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A Critical Review of CUAHSI HydroDesktop

A Critical Review of CUAHSI HydroDesktop. CE 394K.2 Surface Water Hydrology Xitian Cai Center for Research in Water Resources University of Texas at Austin. Contents. Development In CUAHSI Outside CUAHSI Improvement Conclusions. 1. Web Service Development.

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A Critical Review of CUAHSI HydroDesktop

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  1. A Critical Review of CUAHSI HydroDesktop CE 394K.2 Surface Water Hydrology Xitian Cai Center for Research in Water Resources University of Texas at Austin

  2. Contents • Development • In CUAHSI • Outside CUAHSI • Improvement • Conclusions

  3. 1. Web Service Development • Paper copy, Disk storage, Email, FTP, Web page • Web services • XML, SOAP, WSDL, UDDI • Desktop software • Integrated Data Viewer • HydroDesktop (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_service)

  4. 2. Products in CUAHSI HIS • HydroGET • HydroExcel • HydroSeek • HydroDesktop

  5. (To & Whiteaker, 2008)

  6. Active Web Service Information Text Learning about the web service Worksheet Shortcuts Example Web Services

  7. Tutorial Advantage: combining all the features in previous products. Disadvantage: not easy to use, need a help document.

  8. Any Polygon

  9. 3. Products Outside CUAHSI HIS • Unidata (UCAR) • Integrated Data Viewer (IDV) • Local Data Manager (LDM) • THREDDS • … • Environmental Data Connector (NOAA)

  10. 3. Outside CUAHSISummary • Integrated Data Viewer (IDV ) • Deals with satellite and radar data • Display animation, 3D view • Environmental Data Connector • Easy to use • An extension in ArcGIS • HydroDesktop • Comprehensive • Specialize in hydrology and environmental

  11. 4. Suggestions for Improvement • Minor changes • Base Model

  12. USGS EROS Data Center Arc Hydro Base Model (Base Map, Structure & Data) Setting up HydroModeler → HydroDesktop download data automatically. USGS Streamflow data USDA Soils Data National Land Cover Institute National Climate Data Center Nexrad stage III precipitation data (Figures from AGWA model)

  13. Model structure and data needed. Base Model Offers everyone a model. Saves users’ time for their research interests. Standard. National Land Cover Institute USGS EROS Data Center DEM Download to Database HydroDesktop Delineate & Link maps together Base Model Land use … Soil USDA Soil data Precipitation National Climate Data Center Nexrad stage III precipitation data

  14. 5. Conclusions • Integrates the products in CUAHSI project • Has more features than some other likewise products • Base model for everyone • Future work • More suggestions • Report

  15. Thank you! Questions?

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