MRC Water Utilisation Programme

20 May 2003

Knowledge Base &

DSF Software

Presenter: Dr Jon Wicks,Software Integration Specialist

in association with WRCS, Water Studies, FEl, EIA, and Team Consultants, CamConsult, Laos Consulting

Services,Water Resources University of Hanoi

Contents

• Requirements

• Top Level Design

• Knowledge Base

• DSF User Interface and Tools

• Proposed Documentation

Requirements – The Need

• Planning tool to:– test development scenarios and assess

impacts on environment and socio-economics

– assist in rules development

Requirements – Detailed

• Captured from:– terms of reference– working papers– workshops/other discussions– feedback on interim DSF releases

Top Level Design

Knowledge Base

Planning and monitoring data such as:

• hydrological records

• physical data • socio-economic and environmental data • scenario description data• simulation model input data• simulation model results

MRC Decision Support Framework (DSF)

DSF User Interface and Tools

Basin Simulation Modelling Package SWATSWAT

IQQMIQQM

ISISISIS

Impact Analysis Tools

Reporting Tools

Top Level Design

• Four categories of user:– Managers/planners– DSF Operators– Specialist Modellers– System Administrators

Modeller

KB

Line Agency

LAN

Operator/ModellerPlanner

KB

NMC 1

LAN

OperatorPlanner

KB

NMC 3

LAN

Operator/ModellerPlanner

KB

NMC 2

LAN

Operator/ModellerPlanner

KB

NMC 4

LAN

Operator ModellerPlanner

Master KB

MRCS

Modeller

KB

Line Agency

LAN

Operator/ModellerPlanner

KB

NMC 1

LAN

OperatorPlanner

KB

NMC 3

LAN

Operator/ModellerPlanner

KB

NMC 2

LAN

Operator/ModellerPlanner

KB

NMC 4

LAN

Operator ModellerPlanner

Master KB

MRCS

Distributed System

Knowledge Base

• Stores data such as:– hydrological records– physical data – socio-economic environmental data– scenario description data– simulation model input data– simulation model results

• Data categorised into:– Times series– GIS data sets– Model simulation data sets– Miscellaneous data

Knowledge

Base

MRC DSFDSF GUI / Tools

SWATSWAT

IQQMIQQM

ISISISIS

Impacts

Reports

Knowledge Base – Data contents

• Early 2003:– 51 layers of spatial data– 800 time series records

• Further data continues to be added as verified during modelling process

DSF User Interface & Tools

• Single user-friendly interface to:– Scenario management (define, review)– Simulation models (edit, run)– Impact analysis tools (time series, spatial)– Reporting tools (maps, tables, graphs)– Administrator functionality

Knowledge

Base

MRC DSFDSF GUI / Tools

SWATSWAT

IQQMIQQM

ISISISIS

Impacts

Reports

Tool barTool bar

Title barTitle bar

Menu barMenu bar

Status barStatus bar

Overview mapOverview map

Main mapMain map

LegendLegend

Tool barTool bar

Title barTitle bar

Menu barMenu bar

Status barStatus bar

Overview mapOverview map

Main mapMain map

LegendLegend

Scenario Management

• 3 components:– Climate– System demands– Proposed

interventions

• Defined by manager/planner

Scenario Management

• Operator/modeller selects models (or builds models) to represent the scenario

• Editing of model data sets may be required

Editing Model Datasets

• New custom-built users interface within DSF for:– SWAT (hydrometeorological time series)– IQQM (selected data)– ISIS (boundary conditions)

• Edit, run models, accept results

Knowledge

Base

MRC DSFDSF GUI / Tools

SWATSWAT

IQQMIQQM

ISISISIS

Impacts

Reports

DSF–SWAT Interface

DSF–IQQM Interface

• Enables ‘operator’ to edit:– Hydrometeorological time series– Irrigation nodes (max areas, cropping)– Flow control nodes (demand flows)– Fixed demand nodes (demand flows)– On-river storage nodes (power station

efficiencies)

Impact Analysis Tools

• Time Series Tools:– Time series plotting– Flood event analysis– Low flow analysis (including Tonle Sap flow

reversal)– Probability-exceedence

Knowledge

Base

MRC DSFDSF GUI / Tools

SWATSWAT

IQQMIQQM

ISISISIS

Impacts

Reports

Impact Analysis Tools – Spatial

• Post-processing of hydraulics/salinity: – Flood extent– Flood depth– Flood duration– Maximum salinity (grid and contours)– Maps of duration thresholds exceeded (eg months

higher than 1g/l, 4g/l)

• Reported on grid or by ‘planning area’• For area downstream of Kratie including

Tonle Sap

Reporting Tools

• Tools aimed at planner/manager user:– Text and tabular results (eg time series

statistics)– Graphs (using Impact Analysis Tools ‘time

series plotter’)– Maps (either from DSF GIS-type view or

ArcView format files in external GIS)

Knowledge

Base

MRC DSFDSF GUI / Tools

SWATSWAT

IQQMIQQM

ISISISIS

Impacts

Reports

Proposed DSF Documentation

DSF Brochure – ‘What the DSF can do’ : 6 page summary of capabilities

DSF User Guide – ‘How to do it’: 100 page user guide / software manual for manager/planner and operator. Key reference source for most users.

Simulation Software Manuals: Standard user manuals for SWAT, IQQM and ISIS (digital)

Knowledge Base Data Catalogue – ‘What data are in the KB’: Catalogue of the data stored in the Knowledge Base. First version will define data holdings in KB at end of Halcrow project. (digital?)

DSF Training Material: Training notes and PowerPoint presentations for use during training.

Reference Reports - ‘Background information for all’ : revised versions of working papers 13-15

DSF Software Documentation - ‘For future programmers use’

Final Report - Administrative report covering process and outcomes of WUP-A project

Remarks

• DSF design has evolved following workshops, discussions and feedback

• Expect further refinement during ‘scenario testing’ and during further training and future use

Thank you and any questions