GWSDAT (GroundWater Spatiotemporal Data Analysis Tool) version 2.1 has just been released on the CL:AIRE website.
This free software application, developed by Shell, is open source, user-friendly and can be used for the visualisation and interpretation of groundwater monitoring data.
To learn more about GWSDAT and its key features...
GWSDAT key features include:
- Visualisation of site- wide trends in solute concentrations, NAPL thickness and groundwater elevation for conceptual site model development.
- Spatiotemporal analysis: variation in groundwater solute concentration is modelled as a function of X,Y and time.
- Automatic generation of concentration contour plots at user specified time intervals, with the option to overlay groundwater elevation contours and NAPL thickness/footprint data.
- Automatic report generation tools with direct export of plots to Microsoft Office applications (e.g. Word, PowerPoint)
The benefits of using GWSDAT include:
- Improved data transparency during the design and optimisation of groundwater monitoring or remediation programmes
- Early identification of new releases, migration pathways, need for corrective action and stable/ declining trends that may aid in closure determinations.
- Rapid analysis of complex data sets from large monitoring networks (e.g. refineries, terminals).
- Efficient evaluation and reporting of groundwater monitoring trends via simple, standardised plots and tables created at the 'click of a mouse'.
- Easy sharing of processed datasets as non-editable “.GWSDATData” files, thereby preserving the integrity of the underlying dataset.
To access GWSDAT go to www.claire.co.uk/gwsdat