Accessing the Water Data of the World using Open Source Desktop GIS Enabled Software Tools (few steps forward…) Daniel P. Ames, Ph.D. P.E. Idaho State University Conference on Hydrologic Data and Information Systems Logan, Utah, June 22, 2011
Original Technical Design (Overview) – 06/09
Implementation thus far…
* New start up screen – XML file can be updated to expose other custom templates.
Map Map Layers Data Search Ribbon
HydroDesktop GIS Capabilities Add shapefiles to map Change symbology and labels Print and export map GIS toolbox and Modeler GIS
Base Maps
EPA Delineation Service
HydroDesktop Data Search Region Keywords (variable) Time range Web services Search Criteria Boise watershed, discharge, Example:
HydroDesktop Data search – select region Draw bounding box Select polygons Select State Select County Select HUC Code Region selection
Select keywords – Run search
Attribute Table Editor/Search Filter
HydroDesktop Data search – download results
Data Download Manager
Graphing Capabilities
Tabular Data View
HydroDesktop Plug-in Development Search and Download Graph View Data Export Metadata Fetcher HydroModeler (Open MI) Search and Download Graph View Data Export Metadata Fetcher HydroModeler (Open MI) Existing plugins HydroDesktop.exe DotSpatial.dll HydroDesktop.Database.dll CZO HydroDesktop OpenMI HIS See “Documentation” Link on hydrodesktop.codeplex.com to learn how to write a plug-in.hydrodesktop.codeplex.com
OpenMI HydroModeler
Integration with “R” Statistics Package
Community Development
Accessing the Water Data of the World using Open Source Desktop GIS Enabled Software Tools (few steps forward…) Daniel P. Ames, Ph.D. P.E. Idaho State University Conference on Hydrologic Data and Information Systems Logan, Utah, June 22, 2011