A hydrological information- & data-base

the dwaf
DEPARTMENT OF WATER AFFAIRS AND FORESTRY

HYDSTRA: Background................
Commercial off-the-shelf product Originally an Australian company, Now merged with Kisters, Germany Both specialising in Hydrology HYDSTRA used in 22 countries More than 150 installations

HYDSTRA: Distribution in SA.

DWAF Head Office 3x DWAF regions 12x DWAF laptops 10x
KOBWA Namibia Botswana??

HYDSTRA: Supporting...............
Data Acquisition from multi-sources Integrated data management Managing long time-series Graphic user interfacing & editing Analysis, modeling & simulation Archiving with quick access Data & information dissemination

HYDSTRA: Basic Components....

Archive Structures Workbench Displays Calculations & Conversions Data Dissemination Advanced Functions

HYDSTRA: Archive Structures......

Multiple Versions of Records Compressed Time Series Database Tables

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Multiple versions of records:
Infinite number of sites Up to 250 variables per site Up to 100 versions per variable Can store temporary versions in other directories, on server & PC.

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Compressed Time Series:
Water levels Reservoir components

DWAF evaporation and rainfall

Weather Bureau rainfall Dam balances

Comments per data item

Up to 100 quality flags per data item

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Database Tables:
Site details Ratings Basin surveys Site History

Statistics on records

HYDSTRA: Workbench......
Used for data editing / archiving Functions:
Cut and Paste Time adjustment Free hand drawing Reference trace Zoom Edit to control readings etc

Graphical View in Workbench

HYDSTRA: Displays......
Customising to:
Specify period per page/s Combined records Type of plot Statistical plots Different periods on one plot Destination of output

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Box and Whiskers Plot:

HYDSTRA: Conversions.
Variable / version Quality codes Rating tables / equations
Powerful tools for data conversion
Convert to another variable In a string of steps Define once, re-use

HYDSTRA: Dissemination
Many flexible retrieval options Define groups of stations Graphical / text / electronic output Output can be customised DLL for external retrieval of data Data on W W W - refreshed daily

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Can select station numbers from:
group file directory database or defined table combination / filters (and, or / not)

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HYCSV:
useful facility extract data in CSV format multiple columns with variable conversion open in Excel

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www.dwaf.gov.za/hydrology/cgi-bin/his/cgihis.exe/station
or On DWAF website: HYDROLOGY: Dams Flows and Floods Access Data (new)

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Mapping Interface

HYDSTRA: Advanced
HYCRSUM:
combine two time series add, subtract, multiply or divide time shift variable conversion create new time series

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HYCRSUM - Input screen

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HYCRSUM - plot of result

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MODSYN:
powerful modeling language based on vector algebra uses time series as vectors specify time steps do variable conversions

MODSYN - example script

HYDSTRA: Conclusion
Data readily available Easily accessible Multiple formats Multiple media Powerful data manipulation W W W Convenience

HYDSTRA: Conclusion
For more information, please try:

WWW.hydstra.com

Thank You