Earth observation · One platform, three modules
Decision-support infrastructure
BukaEarth turns satellite imagery into operational intelligence for water boards, provincial disaster management centres, agricultural lenders and smallholder farmer support programmes — water extent, flood and fire risk, drought status, crop health and rangeland capacity in one place.
Dams monitored
10
Sentinel-2 NDWI extent
Active flood watches
2
Limpopo, Umgeni
Provinces in drought warning
3
Warning or emergency status
Regions below average yield
2
Data refreshed Aug 2026
Water
Dam and water-body surface extent monitoring
- 10 dams monitored
- 3 at critical extent
- 6 on a declining trend
Disaster Management
Flood, wildfire and drought early warning
- 2 active flood watches
- 4 provinces at very high/extreme fire danger
- 3 provinces in drought warning or worse
Agriculture
Crop health, advisories and rangeland capacity
- 2 regions with below-average yield forecast
- 3 communal areas overstocked
- 5 farming regions tracked
Unified national view
- Monitored dam
- Catchment flood risk
- Farming region yield outlook
Latest cross-module alerts
All alerts- WaterCritical
Theewaterskloof Dam surface area is 38.5% below its historical baseline.
- WaterCritical
Clanwilliam Dam surface area is 31.9% below its historical baseline.
- WaterCritical
Kouga Dam surface area is 39.1% below its historical baseline.
- WaterCritical
Kouga Dam surface area dropped 21.1% over the last 12 months.
- DisasterCritical
River levels rising at 94% of bankfull with 7-day rainfall +92% vs normal.
- DisasterCritical
Vegetation dryness index at 88/100 with a 41% rainfall deficit.
Water boards
Track dam surface extent month by month and see which systems are drifting below their historical baseline.
Disaster management centres
Catchment flood watch, provincial fire danger and drought classification in one operational picture.
Agri finance & farmers
Yield risk signals for lenders and insurers, plus plain-language irrigation advice for smallholders.