New Valley Project

This file contains a digital map of the New Valley Project (Egypt) in Google Earth KMZ format that was produced as part of The IBT Water Project at Auburn University. The New Valley Project, also known as Toshka Project, was designed to divert water from Lake Nasser on the Nile River to irrigate lands near the Toshka Lakes in southeastern Egypt. The system's main feature, the Mubarak Pumping Station, was thought to be the largest of its kind in the world upon its completion in 2005. The purpose of the project was to develop a new urban center and increase the country’s agricultural production to support its growing population. However, there are concerns about the cost and the potential to meet its intended goals. Metadata embedded in the KMZ file include author contact, Creative Commons License information, and list of references. See the project website (URL shortcut: aub.ie/ibtwater) for information about methods, data sources, additional digital IBT maps, Google Earth tips, and a glossary of key terms.

该文件包含一份以谷歌地球（Google Earth）KMZ格式呈现的埃及新河谷项目数字地图，该地图作为奥本大学（Auburn University）IBT水利项目的组成部分制作完成。新河谷项目又称托什卡项目，旨在从尼罗河纳赛尔湖调水，用于灌溉埃及东南部托什卡湖周边的农田。该系统的核心设施为穆巴拉克泵站（Mubarak Pumping Station），其于2005年建成时被认为是全球同类设施中规模最大的一座。本项目的初衷是打造一座全新的城市中心，并提升该国农业生产水平，以满足不断增长的人口需求。不过，该项目也面临着成本层面的争议，以及能否达成预设目标的潜在质疑。该KMZ文件中嵌入的元数据（Metadata）包含作者联系方式、知识共享（Creative Commons）许可信息以及参考文献列表。如需了解研究方法、数据来源、更多IBT数字地图、谷歌地球使用技巧以及关键术语表等内容，请访问该项目官网（网址快捷方式：aub.ie/ibtwater）。