Integrating free and open source tools and distributed modelling codes in GIS environment for data-based groundwater management

Rossetto, Rudy; Filippis, Giovanna De; Borsi, Iacopo; Foglia, Laura; Cannata, Massimiliano; Criollo, Rotman; Vàzquez-Suñé, Enric

doi:10.1016/j.envsoft.2018.06.007

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“…This section aims at providing an overview of the FREEWAT platform capabilities. Further details can be found in Rossetto et al [17,18] and in Criollo et al [19].…”

Section: Overview Of the Freewat Platformmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…Water 2020, 12, 41 6 of 31 Figure 3. Location of the presented case studies (modified after Rossetto et al [17]). Figure 3.…”

Section: Demonstration Of Freewat Application At Selected Case Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These solutions allow to complement the capabilities of GIS tools in supporting efficient management of spatial data and in extracting information, and the potentialities of numerical models in the field of water resource management. For a thorough review on the state-of-the-art integration of GIS and numerical models, see Rossetto et al [17]. The objective of this paper is to demonstrate the effectiveness of the FREEWAT approach combining spatial data management and numerical models to target GWRM issues.…”

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“…The objective of this paper is to demonstrate the effectiveness of the FREEWAT approach combining spatial data management and numerical models to target GWRM issues. FREEWAT [17] is a free and open source platform integrated in a GIS environment and embedding tools for pre-and post-processing of spatial data and numerical codes for the simulation of the hydrological cycle, with a main focus on groundwater. It is the main result of the HORIZON 2020 FREEWAT project (FREE and open source software tools for WATer resource management; www.freewat.eu), aimed at promoting GWRM by simplifying and strengthening the application of water-related regulations by means of ICT tools.…”

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Spatial Data Management and Numerical Modelling: Demonstrating the Application of the QGIS-Integrated FREEWAT Platform at 13 Case Studies for Tackling Groundwater Resource Management

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Water

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Because of the spatial nature of groundwater-related data and their time component, effective groundwater management requires the application of methods pertaining to the Information and Communication Technologies sector, such as spatial data management and distributed numerical modelling. The objective of this paper is to demonstrate the effectiveness of the QGIS-integrated FREEWAT platform and an approach combining spatial data management and numerical models to target groundwater management issues. FREEWAT is a free and open source platform integrated in a Geographic Information System environment and embedding tools for pre-and post-processing of Water 2020, 12, 41 2 of 31 spatial data and integrating numerical codes for the simulation of the hydrological cycle, with a main focus on groundwater. To this aim, this paper briefly presents the FREEWAT platform, introduces the FREEWAT approach, and showcases 13 case studies in European and non-European countries where the FREEWAT platform was applied. Application of the FREEWAT platform to real-world case studies is presented for targeting management of coastal aquifers, ground-and surface-water interaction, climate change impacts, management of transboundary aquifers, rural water management and protection of groundwater-dependent ecosystems. In this sense, compared to other existing software suites, FREEWAT allows data analysis and visualization to accomplish each step of the modelling workflow, i.e., from data analytics, to conceptual model definition, to numerical modelling and reporting of results. The presented experiences demonstrate that improved access to data and the portability of models and models' results can help to promote water sustainability from the localto the basin-scale. Furthermore, FREEWAT may represent a valuable tool to target the objective of increasing the capabilities of public authorities and private companies to manage groundwater resources by means of up-to-date, robust, well-documented and reliable software, without entailing the need of costly licensing, nowadays seldom affordable by public water authorities. Based on the strengths highlighted, the FREEWAT platform is a powerful tool for groundwater resources management, and for data collection, sharing, implementation and comparison of scenarios, for supporting planning and decision-making.

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“…This section aims at providing an overview of the FREEWAT platform capabilities. Further details can be found in Rossetto et al [17,18] and in Criollo et al [19].…”

Section: Overview Of the Freewat Platformmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…Water 2020, 12, 41 6 of 31 Figure 3. Location of the presented case studies (modified after Rossetto et al [17]). Figure 3.…”

Section: Demonstration Of Freewat Application At Selected Case Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Spatial Data Management and Numerical Modelling: Demonstrating the Application of the QGIS-Integrated FREEWAT Platform at 13 Case Studies for Tackling Groundwater Resource Management

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“…The use of geo‐analysis models enables the simulation and reproduction of geographic processes to make decisions and explore geographic rules. When considering complex geographic problems, typically, geo‐analysis models must be integrated to solve complex geographic problems due to the limited capacity of a single model (Overeem et al, ; Jones et al, ; Guzman et al, ; Belete, Voinov, & Morales, ; de Bakker et al, ; Buahin & Horsburgh, ; Marcot & Penman, ; Rossetto et al, ; Tian et al, ). After years of development, massive numbers of geo‐analysis models in multiple disciplines and domains have been produced all over the world (Goodchild, ; Goodall et al, ; Jagers, ; Voinov & Cerco, ; Granell, Schade, & Ostländer, ; Laniak et al, ; P. Yue et al, ).…”

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A Study on Data Processing Services for the Operation of Geo‐Analysis Models in the Open Web Environment

Wang

Chen

et al. 2018

Earth and Space Science

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With the development of network technology, integrated modeling frameworks based on web services are becoming a key topic with regard to solving complex geographic problems. Currently, large numbers of geo‐analysis models and massive data resources are available on the open web. Accessing, acquiring or invoking individual resources transparently is relatively straightforward; but combining these models and data resources for comprehensive simulations remains challenging due to their heterogeneity and diversity. Data resources are the driving force of model execution and can serve as an intermediate linkage medium for model integration, yet in most cases, the data resources cannot be directly used to drive or link models. Data processing services that can prepare and process data are urgently needed in the web environment to enable the convenient coupling of models and data resources through the web, thus reducing the difficulty of preparing data and avoiding repetitive data processing work. Three types of data processing methods that can achieve mapping, refactoring, and visualization are designed in this article based on the proposed Universal Data eXchange (UDX) model. These methods can be published as data processing services to facilitate the operation of geo‐analysis models through the web environment. The applicability of the proposed data processing services is examined through two cases: the processing service is applied in model integration through the web in the first case, and data preparation with processing services for the Taihu Water Pollution Diffusion Model (TWPDM) is carried out in the second case. The results demonstrate that the proposed processing services can bridge the gap between geo‐analysis models and data resources hosted on networks.

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Groundwater Modeling

Holzbecher¹

2019

Encyclopedia of Water

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Computer models nowadays have become part of the common toolbox used in groundwater studies, concerning subsurface flow and transport processes. Analytical and numerical models are developed as solutions of differential equations, which are derived from basic principles and conservation laws. There are different finite discretization techniques to implement approximate solutions for differential equations and boundary conditions on a computer. Current modeling software, used by modelers for their work, not only includes solvers for equations but also various tools for pre‐ and postprocessing. The connections with other software, for surface water, for multispecies, for multiphysics, geo‐information systems, optimization, or parameter estimation are the current frontier of further development.

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Integrating free and open source tools and distributed modelling codes in GIS environment for data-based groundwater management

Cited by 83 publications

References 47 publications

Spatial Data Management and Numerical Modelling: Demonstrating the Application of the QGIS-Integrated FREEWAT Platform at 13 Case Studies for Tackling Groundwater Resource Management

Spatial Data Management and Numerical Modelling: Demonstrating the Application of the QGIS-Integrated FREEWAT Platform at 13 Case Studies for Tackling Groundwater Resource Management

A Study on Data Processing Services for the Operation of Geo‐Analysis Models in the Open Web Environment

Groundwater Modeling

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