uWATER–PA: Ubiquitous WebGIS Analysis Toolkit for Extensive Resources Pumping Assessment Version 1.0 User’s Manual

Yang, Yi-Chen E.; Lin, Yu-Feng F.

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Title

uWATER–PA: Ubiquitous WebGIS Analysis Toolkit for Extensive Resources Pumping Assessment Version 1.0 User’s Manual

Author(s)

• Yang, Yi-Chen E.
• Lin, Yu-Feng F.

Issue Date

2011-10-27

Keyword(s)

• Water wells, analysis
• Water wells, modelling
• Water wells, software

Abstract

uWATER is a tool developed for non–technically minded citizens and community and business decision-makers to access scientific modeling results and spatial datasets through an interactive online Geographic Information System (WebGIS). The objective of uWATER is to bridge the gap between scientific research results and general public understanding. The uWATER interface is general enough to support decision making in numerous management issues in natural resources, economics, and agriculture.The uWATER–Pumping Assessment (uWATER–PA) toolkit is an extended uWATER package targeting the specific environmental issue of groundwater pumping impacts. The uWATER–PA package is an excellent alternative to evaluating complex groundwater pumping assessment issues before investing significant time, labor, and funds in monitoring and detailed scientific study. It incorporates simulation of the physics of groundwater flow and user interaction into GIS software. A graphical user interface makes both data entry and interpretation of results intuitive to non-technical individuals. Results are presented as colored maps showing well drawdown (change in groundwater level), and these results can be saved in GIS format for future reference.Both uWATER and uWATER–PA are free-download plug-in packages for the free GIS software ArcGIS Explorer Desktop (AGX) developed by the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI).This document represents a preliminary user guide for an ongoing research and development project,and hence the code is viewed as a research effort rather than a commercial package.

Publisher

Illinois State Water Survey

Series/Report Name or Number

ISWS Miscellaneous Publication MP-194

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text

Language

en

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Copyright ... University of Illinois Board of Trustees. All rights reserved. This document is a product of the Illinois State Water Survey, and has been selected and made available by the Illinois State Water Survey and the University Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It is intended for research and educational use, and proper attribution is requested.

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