PURE is an innovative digital platform specifically designed to revolutionise renewable energy demand planning for irrigation in Nepal, especially in the mountain regions. It harnesses the power of satellite imagery and advanced modelling.
PURE enables user-guided inputs, allowing users to select various dataset layers encompassing administrative boundaries, physiographic zones, transmission lines, river networks, canals, road access, and more. These layers are seamlessly integrated to visualise potential renewable energy demand for irrigation and cost predictions across national, provincial, and district levels through clear graphics and tables.
PURE is developed by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC), with support from the Royal Norwegian Embassy (RNE) in Kathmandu.
Team
Energy Team
Innovation and Digital Technology Team
Data References
PURE uses the following data layers:
Land Cover
ICIMOD | RDS. (n.d.). https://rds.icimod.org/Home/DataDetail?metadataId=1972729&searchlist=True
DWRI Irrigation Scheme
Department of Water Resources Irrigation (DWRI). (n.d.). Nepal Irrigation Management Information System. Retrieved from http://nimis.dwri.gov.np/geoportal/index.html
SRTM Digital Elevation Model
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory [NASA JPL]. (2013, September 04). NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission Global 1 arc second V003 [SRTMGL1.003]. Retrieved from NASA Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center [LP DAAC]. https://doi.org/10.5067/MEASURES/SRTM/SRTMGL1.003
FAO Soil Texture
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations [FAO] & United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization [UNESCO]. (1988). FAO/UNESCO Soil Map of the World [Revised Legend, with corrections and updates]. World Soil Resources Reports, (60). https://www.fao.org/documents/card/en?details=1e38b1cb-c080-4282-b03e-9eb4b8ff65e0%2F
FAO Soil Depth
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) [Soil Reference Depth]. (n.d.). Soil reference depth from HWSD v1.2 (Global). FAO catalogue. Retrieved from https://www.fao.org/soils-portal/data-hub/soil-maps-and-databases/harmonized-world-soil-database-v12/en/
HydroSHEDS River
Lehner, B., & Grill, G. (2013). Global river hydrography and network routing: baseline data and new approaches to study the world's large river systems. Hydrological Processes, 27(15), 2171-2186. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.9740
GEE Height Above Nearest Drainage (HAND)
Donchyts, G., Winsemius, H., Schellekens, J., Erickson, T., Gao, H., Savenije, H., & van de Giesen, N. (2016, April 19). Global 30m Height Above the Nearest Drainage (HAND). Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 18, EGU2016-17445-3.
NEA Grid network
Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA). (n.d.). Nepal Electricity Authority; A year in review fiscal year 2020/2021 [Report]. Retrieved from Energy Access Explorer https://www.energyaccessexplorer.org/
