What is it about?
The paper explores a critical paradigm shift in water management, advocating for a move from a model-centric to a data-centric approach. It emphasizes the importance of prioritizing high-quality data over complex models to ensure accurate and reliable water management strategies. The focus is on smart data collection, ethical data handling, and universal accessibility, highlighting the pivotal role of data in shaping the future of water and environmental engineering practices.
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Why is it important?
The importance of this work lies in its challenge to traditional approaches in water and environmental engineering. By advocating for a prioritization of reliable data over complex models, it aims to enhance the accuracy and efficacy of water management strategies. This shift is critical for ensuring sustainable water usage, environmental protection, and meeting future demands. Aligned with key data principles, it promotes fair access and ethical data use, leading to more inclusive and effective water management practices.
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Working with Ahmad Ferdowsi was an absolute blast, and learning from Prof. Dragan Savic, a hydroinformatics trailblazer, was like hitting the jackpot of insights! It was a fantastic journey exploring hydroinformatics from this new angle. This experience not only taught me a ton but also ignited a passion for advocating a data-centric approach to water management. Can't wait to keep pushing boundaries in this exciting field!
Babak Zolghadr-Asli
University of Exeter
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This page is a summary of: A call for a fundamental shift from model-centric to data-centric approaches in hydroinformatics, Cambridge Prisms Water, January 2024, Cambridge University Press,
DOI: 10.1017/wat.2024.5.
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