Water managers can have more data than ever—and still wait weeks for a usable answer.
Anna Paola Lonardi, a meteorologist with WaterJade, says satellite observations, ground sensors, weather forecasts, and hydrological models often arrive through 20 different systems in 20 different formats. Combining them into a clear picture of future water availability can take weeks or months.
WaterJade developed Gloria to bring those inputs into one platform. A water manager can build and run a basin-scale model directly, then forecast supply at springs, wells, and reservoirs without repeatedly assembling the underlying data.
Lonardi says the platform can compress three weeks of preparation into one day. WaterJade is already working with utilities in Italy, Spain, and Portugal.
Better water forecasting does not depend only on collecting more information. It also requires turning fragmented data into decisions quickly enough to guide drought planning, reservoir operations, and water supply.
WaterJade is part of The Water Council’s 2026 BREW 2.0 cohort, supporting emerging water technologies as they move toward broader commercial adoption. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gkpnNbjj
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