Continued strong interest for the TP 2007 Release

The testing of the Technical Preview 2007 is going well and on schedule. All users participating in the TP programme have successfully installed the release and many are currently testing at full pace. Still we are receiving expressions of interest for participating in the programme. The initial feedback has been very encouraging indicating that we are on the right track with the roadmap laid out for MIKE Aqua.

It is now also possible to try an online demonstration of this pre-release by logging on to one of our servers. We inherently encourage you to try it out and subsequently take the time to fill out the online questionnaire and thereby assist us in improving the upcoming DHI Software Release 2007 as well as future software releases.

Some users have already filled out the online questionnaire and provided valuable comments. Those of you who have completed the testing and not yet filled out the questionnaire are encouraged to do so.

Marine Software - Release 2007

The DHI Software Release 2007 (November 2006) is getting closer - we have collected a few appetizers in a power point show, which you can access here: Coming News Part 1

MIKE URBAN tools share website launched

MIKE URBAN is part of an OPEN environment in which you can develop your own tools and utilities. We have now launched a web site where users can share their tools, scripts and other utilities. Find the new site at: http://www.dhisoftware.com/mikeurban/download/toolshare.htm

The main objective of the site is that users can help other users by submitting the tools they have developed and download tools from other users. Our hope is that you all will take the opportunity and make this website a dynamic and rich environment to the benefit of everybody. So please send your contribution, you may not think it is worth much but if it is useful to you, chances are that it will be to others as well. What counts here is to get the job done, not high class programming.

New service pack

SP for MIKE URBAN 2005 can be accessed from the software home page download area: http://www.dhisoftware.com/mikeurban/Download/

Scenario Manager for MIKE URBAN

The MIKE URBAN Scenario Manager is a user interface for a set of MIKE URBAN features, enabling the definition, organisation management and reporting of alternative scenarios, such as: augmentation of existing water mains, increased water demands from increased population, alternative control strategies for pumping stations, fire flow simulations, building of new pipelines in order to cater for a new development area.

MIKE URBAN Scenario Manager is based on the concept of data groups, alternatives and scenarios. Every database table relevant for the scenario manager is included in one of the data groups. Each data group can appear in the MIKE URBAN project in any number of alternatives. The alternatives for a certain data group are organised in a tree-like structure, where dependencies propagate along the branches - from the "parent" to all the "heirs" i.e. children". Scenario represents a complete set of consistent data, featuring the system configuration for a given situation.

MIKE URBAN Scenario Manager provides an easy way of managing the multiple scenarios, within a single MIKE URBAN project (i.e. single geo-database). With MIKE URBAN Scenario manager, the user can work with an unlimited number of scenarios in a single MIKE URBAN project.

• High data consistency without storing duplicate information
• Efficient management of project alternatives
• Suitable tool for developing master plan models of water distribution systems
• Reporting and comparison of various alternatives
• Comparison and evaluation of project scenarios

The Scenario Manager is included in the SP3 for MIKE URBAN 2005.

Illustration: Scenario manager for MIKE URBAN consists of scenarios (left) and alternatives (right).

More information: http://www.dhigroup.com/Software/Urban/MIKEURBAN.aspx

How to compare different data sets in MIKE URBAN

High number of model alternatives is often created while developing, calibrating, and validating a model of water distribution or wastewater network. Keeping track of the model changes has been quite a difficult task requiring systematic and punctual work. Scenario Manager for MIKE URBAN 2005 makes this task much simpler and automatic. In order to use the automatic comparison of different model alternatives, start using the Scenario Manager instead of saving a model under a different name and define the model alternatives and scenarios. Report tool, which you can access from within the Scenario Manager, allows you to select from predefined report types including generating differences between scenarios and alternatives. The comparison report can contain a list of changed records as well as a list of only changed (i.e. new, deleted, or modified records). The report is generated as HTML file and it can be displayed using standard Internet Explorer.

Requires SP3 for MIKE URBAN 2005

Illustration: Report dialog box is used to generated HTML report for any MIKE URBAN scenario or alternative

Illustration: Comparison report is generated from within the Scenario Manager of MIKE URBAN

Using MIKE URBAN Layout Tool

Using the layout tool in MIKE URBAN generates a fixed default layout template. If you want to change it quickly do as follows: right-click in an empty section of the ‘paper’ (i.e. not inside one of the elements) then choose “Change Layout” from the menu and select a template from the list. You can also save your own templates.

Illustration: Select Template dialog box allows you to select the layout template and define its settings

Requires MIKE URBAN 2005

FLOODRELIEF

FLOODRELIEF is a 5th framework research project funded by the European Commission. The overall aim of the project is to improve flood forecasting methodologies and has been undertaken by a group of seven European partners. For further information please see http://projects.dhi.dk/floodrelief/

Ensemble forecasting:

Incorporating Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts (QPF) into a flood forecasting system provides valuable increases in forecast lead-time. This is achieved at the cost of increasing the expected uncertainty in the forecasts. It is therefore of interest to determine how uncertainty in the estimated rainfall propagates through the hydrological forecasting model. At the University of Bristol an ensemble rainfall and flood forecast system has been developed to investigate the behaviour of uncertainty as it propagates through the cascades of forecast models. A description of the application to case studies in the UK is given below

http://projects.dhi.dk/floodrelief/News/News%202006-06-13.htm

Water Framework Directive

Better River Basins: A new website set up for UK on both Integrated Water Resource Management and the implementation of the Water Framework Directive. The UK branch of WWF is the owner of the site. Visit it and get inspiration.

Man and River Systems II; Interactions among Rivers, their Watershed and the Sociosystem: Paris, France, 4-6 December 2006:

The purpose of this new edition of the Man and River Systems symposium is to take stock of the achievements of river system studies undertaken at the whole watershed scale, and to discuss new challenges for a better understanding and management of the complex interactions between aquatic ecosystems and human activity in the watershed.

Upcoming Events

Hydroinformatics 2006 Annual Conference and Exposition,

When: September 4-8, 2006
Where: Acropolis Congress Centre, Nice, France

Hydroinformatics Conference is a significant event in the continuous effort of three international associations - International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research (IAHR), International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) and International Water Association (IWA) - associated for the first time with the Société Hydrotechnique de France (SHF) to actively promote and accelerate both research and applications of hydroinformatics in the world.

Register at http://www.hic2006.org if you are interested in participating in this conference.

For further information please contact Ole Mark at omj@dhigroup.com.