Premium
Development and Integration of a Groundwater Simulation Model to an Open Geographic Information System
Author(s) -
Almeida C.N.,
Roehrig J.,
Wendland E.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
jawra journal of the american water resources association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.957
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1752-1688
pISSN - 1093-474X
DOI - 10.1111/jawr.12119
Subject(s) - geographic information system , interface (matter) , computer science , groundwater , spatial analysis , process (computing) , groundwater model , application programming interface , groundwater flow , information system , data mining , database , geography , remote sensing , engineering , programming language , operating system , geotechnical engineering , electrical engineering , bubble , maximum bubble pressure method , aquifer
This study presents the implementation of a spatial decision support system ( SDSS ) named ARENA . The program has been developed based on object‐oriented concepts using the J ava programming language. The SDSS is made up of a groundwater simulation tool coupled to an open geographic information system (open GIS ). Both the open GIS and groundwater simulation package share common spatial and nonspatial entities during the modeling process. A dedicated interface provides direct access to the GIS data without the need of external files. The finite element method is used to solve the partial differential equation that governs groundwater flow. The system implementation is presented by depicting the main classes and coupling procedures. A study case demonstrates the applicability of the simulation tool.