RainApp

ICW conference – New Developments in IT&Water5 November 2012

Hanneke Schuurmans: Royal HaskoningDHV

Jojanneke van Vossen: Nelen & Schuurmans

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This talk

Hydrology and IT Rainfall radar RainApp – innovative viewer

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Rainfall – the driving force

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Modern Hydrology

More data Faster models

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Water managers -> Information managers

Raingauges

Water heights

Model results

Rainfall radar

Sub-optimal watermanagment by too little information about current state of water system – high operational costs

advise

decision

Satellite images

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Water managers -> Information managers

Central informationsystem

Own dashbord

Modelresults

Raingauges

Water heights

Rainfall radar

Satellite images

internet

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Applications

Early warning

Model input

Incedent investigation

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Rainfall radar

Radio Detection And Ranging

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Radar: from 3D to 2D

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Rainfall composites

Real time: Every 5 minutes 1 km x 1 km best method

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Three composite methods tested

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Calibration

As soon as raingauge is available KNMI DWD from partners

Each raingauge gets a

Quality stamp

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Operational delivery

Raw radarimagesNetherlands

Composite + calibration

Raw radarimages Germany/Belgium

Raingauges

FTP site

RainApp

FEWS

Hydronet Wiskiwebviewer

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RainApp: www.lizard.net

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Apps

Lizard

FEWS

GEODIN

WITGeo-

server

Flooding

3Di

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RainApp

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End user is our focus

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How often does this happen?

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Unique

Coorporation with KNMI and universities Open source: GPLv3 In line with Dutch Free and Open Data policy

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