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title: 'drillingdata: Borehole Drilling and Construction Data – Malawi, 2018 - 2024'
version: 1.0.1
doi: 10.5281/zenodo.17543305
abstract: This dataset captures detailed information on borehole drilling and construction
  activities conducted across selected sites in Malawi in 2018. Data were collected
  using the mWater digital platform, documenting each stage of groundwater development,
  from site selection and hydrogeological studies to drilling operations, borehole
  design, and post-construction assessments.
authors:
- family-names: Mhango
  given-names: Emmanuel
  email: emmanuellmhango@gmail.com
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3197-6244
- family-names: Rattray
  given-names: Jamie
- family-names: MacLeod
  given-names: Shaun
- family-names: Bwanyula
  given-names: Feston
preferred-citation:
  type: generic
  title: 'drillingdata: Borehole Drilling and Construction Data – Malawi, 2018 - 2024'
  authors:
  - family-names: Mhango
    given-names: Emmanuel
    email: emmanuellmhango@gmail.com
    orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3197-6244
  - family-names: Rattray
    given-names: Jamie
  - family-names: MacLeod
    given-names: Shaun
  - family-names: Bwanyula
    given-names: Feston
  year: '2026'
  doi: 10.5281/zenodo.17543305
  url: https://github.com/openwashdata/drillingdata
  abstract: This dataset captures detailed information on borehole drilling and construction
    activities conducted across selected sites in Malawi in 2018. Data were collected
    using the mWater digital platform, documenting each stage of groundwater development,
    from site selection and hydrogeological studies to drilling operations, borehole
    design, and post-construction assessments.
  keywords:
  - open data
  - washdata
  - boreholes
  - drilling
  - groundwater
  - water supply
  - Malawi
  - borehole
  - sanitation
  - wash
  version: 1.0.1
repository: https://openwashdata.r-universe.dev
repository-code: https://github.com/openwashdata/drillingdata
commit: a67fa968f31a56e071183ae39dce1fe71b0c1f4e
url: https://github.com/openwashdata/drillingdata
date-released: '2026-09-18'
contact:
- family-names: Mhango
  given-names: Emmanuel
  email: emmanuellmhango@gmail.com
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3197-6244
keywords:
- open data
- washdata
- boreholes
- drilling
- groundwater
- water supply
- Malawi