Strengthening Water Resilience with Satellite-Based Evapotranspiration Data
The U.N. recently declared a “global water bankruptcy,” highlighting that water scarcity is one of the biggest challenges of our time, as water underpins food systems, ecosystems, public health, and social and political stability. One major hurdle of sustainable water management has been the lack of widely available, low-cost data on water consumption. OpenET changes this by making satellite-based data on water use widely accessible at the field scale across the contiguous United States.
In this webinar, Sara Larsen, CEO of OpenET Inc., will dive into the OpenET platform, sharing why it is needed, how it was created by a unique public-private-philanthropic partnership, and who is using it. She’ll also share what’s on the horizon for OpenET, including plans for expansion and new features.
Join us May 5 at 1pm ET to learn more about how OpenET can help transform water management.
Sara G. Larsen, PE
Sara brings more than two decades of experience in water resources management, data sharing, and cross-jurisdictional collaboration to her role as CEO of OpenET, where she leads efforts to both refine and expand access to critical, field-level water data.
Larsen came to OpenET from dual leadership roles at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and the Internet of Water, working with a broad coalition to address technology and capacity barriers to water data sharing. From 2019 to 2024, Larsen served as Deputy Director and Chief Engineer for the Upper Colorado River Commission, where she managed multidisciplinary teams on Colorado River Basin initiatives, including modeling, consumptive use estimation, water conservation programs, data infrastructure development, and more. Her previous experience also includes roles at the Western States Water Council, the State of Utah, and the Provo River Water Users Association.
Sara holds a master’s degree in civil engineering and water resources from the University of Utah.
