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DHI SoftwareEvolvable Software Products in the World of Water
Thomas Bech
Karl J. Hollenbeck
Denmark - Australia, Bulgaria, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, Malaysia, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, USA - Brazil, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam
Knowledge of water to value and welfare
DHI is an independent, self-governing research and consultancy organisation (non-profit)
DHI builds competence and promotes technological development relevant to the water and the environment
DHI has ongoing activities world-wide
DHI has a total staff of about 560
DHI Water & Environment
DHI’s Mission
We transform knowledge of water intovalue for customers and welfare for theglobal community
We provide solutions by applying andintegrating core competencies within amanagement and societal context
DHI’s Vision
We aim to be: The world’s preferred source of specialist
knowledge within our core competencies, striving to influence global agendas within water and environmental management
The world’s leading supplier of hydroinformatic tools. Our technology shall make a difference and set global standards
DHI’s Profile
Research/Development Product/Problem Solution
Consultants
Universities
DHI Water & Environment
Authorities
DonorOrganisations
Sector ResearchInstitutions
Industry/Business
Researchers/In-depth Expertise Consultants/Broad Expertise
Gross Turnover by Type of Activity
6%4%
16%
3%
71%
Core Funding for R&D(PerformanceContract)
Commissioned R&D(R&D Contracts)
Software Sales
Equipment Sales(Other Products)
SpecializedConsultancy
DHI Software Products
MOUSE
MIKE 21
MIKE BASIN
MIKE SHE
MIKE 11
MIKE 3
LITPACK
MIKE SWMMMIKE NET
Modelling the World of Water
Software Products
DHI provides front-end software
products within 3 product lines:
Water in the marine environment Water resources Water in the city
- Desktop Software for Windows PC’s
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Marine Software
Modelling Systems for Rivers, Lakes, Estuaries, Bays, Coastal Areas and Seas
Professional Engineering Software Packages for Free-Surface Flows
MIKE 21, MIKE 3, LITPACK….
MIKE 11 /MIKE FLOOD
Dynamic modelling of rivers, reservoirs, floodplains, detailed water quality assessment. MIKE BASIN
Regional environmental assessment, GIS information management.
Integrated analysis of rivers & groundwater,wetlands, irrigation systems.
MIKE SHE
MIKE 21C
River Morphology
Water Resources Software
DHI Software – The figures
Sales budget 2006: roughly 55 mio DKK
Income from product sales funds: “The black figures” (60 %) Marketing & Sales Service & Support IT Infrastructure Development (2006 budget: 11 mio DKK)
Software Development Centers
DK - Hørsholm: Marine Software Urban Software Water Resources Software
CZ - Praha: Development resources available to all areas –
but primarily used by Urban Software
CN – Shanghai Development resources available to all areas
Challenge: Keeping up with technology
New platforms and technologies 64 Bit computing Multiprocessor / Multicore systems New OS GIS platform .NET framework Development Environments Etc.….
Challenge: Market Demands
Diverse markets (and clients) Diverse demands – in terms of features
and technology Ideas come from:
Customers directly The DHI offices The consultancy departments
Development Drivers
Offices and Agents: Sell COTS to clients
Offices and Consultants: Sell Consultancy Services Sell ”Decision Support Systems”
Challenge/Trends
We are moving from dealing with Single, isolated problems
To Complex, multi-disciplinary issues
Symptoms Data -> Information -> Knowledge -> Decision Reports -> Operational Systems Models -> Information Systems -> Decision
Support Systems
Example: Hydropower DSS
The user: Operates the hydropower facility
The user want a system that:
Provides the predicted revenue from power sales for the next 48 hours, with a given release strategy.
Provides the predicted revenue from power sales for the next 48 hours, with a altered release strategy, power prices and precipitation rate (what if scenarios)
DSS Key Characteristics
Data integration across domains, types and sources
Combines, aggregates, analyses data Presents information useful for decision
making Keywords: Integration – Analysis –
Presentation
Challenges Summary
Dealing with 20 years of history Keeping up with technology Balancing drivers: COTS-Technology-Consultancy Dealing with DSS: Openness and Integration
across product lines
Dealing with all of the above in an organisation with 5 development centres, some of which are more focused on projects
Questions
How do we organize our assets (code), so that we are capable of dealing with all challenges ? What methods should we use ? What is in the ”Kernel” and what is not ? …
Contact Details
Thomas Bech
Karl J. Hollenbeck
www.dhigroup.com