Application Areas

• Real-time flood forecasting and warning
• Decision support and scenario analyses
• Real-time optimisation of dams and reservoirs
• Dissemination and flood mapping
• Water quality forecasting
  

Product Features

Designed for use in real-time environments, FLOOD WATCH integrates spatial data, real-time data, forecast models and dissemination tools in a GIS or web based environment. The system includes a GIS client designed for use by staff working in office and a web client designed for use by duty staff working remotely. The system includes the following features:

Robust and resilient single user or client-server solution – supports a range of different database systems, for instance Microsoft Access (Professional edition) and Microsoft SQL Server, ORACLE Server, INFORMIX server and DB2 (Enterprise edition)

• User-friendly software solution designed for ease of use – produces highly visual forecast information
• Proven and documented interfaces to real-time data sources – includes point based and spatially distributed data
• Proven interfaces to DHI models and third party models - includes AUTOCAL, MIKE 11, MIKE 21, MIKE FLOOD, MIKE BASIN, MIKE SHE and HSPF
• Optimisation with AUTOCAL – includes the unprecedented capability to provide - in real-time - optimised operation strategies reflecting multiple user defined objectives
• Scenario Editor – enables users to define model scenarios, carry out comparative assessments and establish a firm decision basis
• Task Editor – allows users to configure, examine and control system duties, including telemetry polling, scenario simulations, publications and – generally – and user defined process
• Simulation Editor – allows users to examine simulation details, including log files, input and output time series, animations and warning maps
• Statistics Editor – allows users to carry out forecast statistics and evaluate model performance
• Publication Editor – allows users to compose dedicated reports and disseminate information manually, automatically or on an event driven basis. The information can be forwarded to a range of recipients, including ftp, email, fax, web and SMS
• Event Editor – allows users to examine event messages issued by system processes and monitor system status
• Alarm Editor – allows users to define single or aggregated events that cause the system to initiate task runs ranging from the dissemination of simple warnings to comprehensive action plans
• Web interface – allows users to control the system remotely using a Microsoft Windows based web client