Difference between revisions of "Terrain analysis for urban storm water modelling using Mapwindow in Surrey"
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Mapwindow is an opensource software which is includes a ready-to-use spatial data viewer and a geographic information system which can be modified and extended using plugins. The open source software will be exclusively used is MAPWINDOW along with the Hydro Desktop application. MAPWINDOW is a ready-to-use spatial data viewer and geographic information system that can be modified and extended using plugins and is able to accurately illustrate watershed delineation in 3D. The Hydro Desktop is a free software tool for finding time series of water and climate data which submitted by the hydrologic research community and other experts around the world. The MAPWINDOW toolset will be used to illustrate and query hydrogeomophological features in the catchment areas with Surrey. |
Mapwindow is an opensource software which is includes a ready-to-use spatial data viewer and a geographic information system which can be modified and extended using plugins. The open source software will be exclusively used is MAPWINDOW along with the Hydro Desktop application. MAPWINDOW is a ready-to-use spatial data viewer and geographic information system that can be modified and extended using plugins and is able to accurately illustrate watershed delineation in 3D. The Hydro Desktop is a free software tool for finding time series of water and climate data which submitted by the hydrologic research community and other experts around the world. The MAPWINDOW toolset will be used to illustrate and query hydrogeomophological features in the catchment areas with Surrey. |
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+ | Storm water runoff- The changes in the hydrological cycle due to paved streets and buildings which speed the delivery of both water and pollutants to waterways(Columbia, 2005). |
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+ | Watershed- A watershed is an area of land in which all of the water beneath it or drains off in it is concentrated into the same place (Agency, 2012). |
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+ | Agency, U. E. (2012, March 03). What is a Watershed? Retrieved from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency : http://water.epa.gov/type/watersheds/whatis.cfm |
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+ | Columbia, G. o. (2005, May). Water Quality. Retrieved from Environmental Protection Division: http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wat/wq/nps/NPS_Pollution/Stormwater_Runoff/sw_main.htm |
Revision as of 12:25, 22 December 2013
Disclaimer
This Wiki has been produced for the GEOM4008 Advanced Topics in Geographic Information Systems course at Carleton University. It is a tutorial to showcase the methods of calculating and illustrating the effects of terrain analysis for urban storm water modelling using Mapwindow in Surrey. This tutorial should aid in the user's ability to replicate the results shown using Mapwindow's plugins and tools.
Introduction to Mapwindow
Mapwindow is an opensource software which is includes a ready-to-use spatial data viewer and a geographic information system which can be modified and extended using plugins. The open source software will be exclusively used is MAPWINDOW along with the Hydro Desktop application. MAPWINDOW is a ready-to-use spatial data viewer and geographic information system that can be modified and extended using plugins and is able to accurately illustrate watershed delineation in 3D. The Hydro Desktop is a free software tool for finding time series of water and climate data which submitted by the hydrologic research community and other experts around the world. The MAPWINDOW toolset will be used to illustrate and query hydrogeomophological features in the catchment areas with Surrey.
Definitions
Storm water runoff- The changes in the hydrological cycle due to paved streets and buildings which speed the delivery of both water and pollutants to waterways(Columbia, 2005).
Watershed- A watershed is an area of land in which all of the water beneath it or drains off in it is concentrated into the same place (Agency, 2012).
Sources
Agency, U. E. (2012, March 03). What is a Watershed? Retrieved from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency : http://water.epa.gov/type/watersheds/whatis.cfm
Columbia, G. o. (2005, May). Water Quality. Retrieved from Environmental Protection Division: http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wat/wq/nps/NPS_Pollution/Stormwater_Runoff/sw_main.htm