Performance Evaluation of Irrigation Projects: The Power of Remote Sensing Tools

Irrigation performance concerns with knowing the extent to which an irrigation system achieved its established objectives. In this regard, different methodologies and tools have been developed to assess and evaluate irrigation projects performance. Remote Sensing (RS) has become a major tool for assessing and evaluating irrigation systems performance. Remote sensing management tools provide a system-wide and spatially distributed information for the evaluation process. The main concept is based on derived satellite images data that can be merged with maps of the irrigation delivery systems to find real time performance. This paper aims to identify the advantages and disadvantages of RS as a tool with high potentials in performance evaluation of irrigation projects. In addition, the paper provides new insights and recommendations to improve the performance of irrigation systems in terms of water saving and increasing crops productivity.