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QUIMET

 Output characterisation
OUTPUT SENTENCE

Geographical Information System based hydrogeochemical analysis tools

 
OUTPUT TYPEprocedure 
WATER TOPICQuality of natural systems 
KEYWORDSgis, hydrogeoquemical, database 
MARKET NEED TAILORED

There are available multiple tools to perform hydrogeochemical analysis, however:

  • There is a potential for improvement of an integration of the existing tools.
  • There is a need to fully incorporate into GIS environment tools to perform a complete hydrogeochemical analysis
 
OUTPUT DESCRIPTION

The GIS-base software offers a user friendly GIS environment with a large variety of automatic tools developed specifically for the management and analysis of hydrogeological data to facilitate their integration and interpretation. It has a complete internal structure database where the consultation and the introduction of the data is simple and allow different multi-criteria query forms and utilities. The developed tools add the spatio-temporal analysis required to complete the analysis in other software platforms.

 
STATE OF DEVELOPMENT

Software

Ready to be used, but marketable issues should yet be defined.

Output has already been used by a hydrogeological company in water resources management and in two water management agencies.

 
INNOVATIVE ASPECTS AND ADVANTAGES

Readiness for use; Transferability; Integrated tool; Instruction manual; Enables cooperation with other countries;

-          Reduce time and resources as it entails a database which improves the hydrogeological data management.

-          Fully GIS integrated allowing the use of further geospatial analysis tools.

This software platform enables the user to perform from basics hydrochemical analysis to more complex calculations.

 
INTELLECTUAL/INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

Intellectual Property belongs to theresearch team.

Official intellectual copyright in process.

 
TRANSFERABILITY

Possibility to transfer the output in other territories, other scale or other technical or thematic field.

 
POTENTIAL USERS/CLIENTS

Water managers (groundwater departments), Hydrogeological consultancies and universities.

 
BUSINNESS CASEYes 
 Estimation of risks
INNOVATIVE DISADVANTAGE

To fully use this tool it is required to have basic GIS knowledge.

Less innovative existing tools can be used for the same purpose but they are not fully integrated in a powerful GIS environment.

EVALUATION OF RISKS FOR OUTPUT USERS

Low risk for implementation

ECONOMICAL RISKSThe GIS software (existing; ArcGIS, ESRI) need to be available in order to use QUIMET, so that licence payment is needed.
 Steps ahead
NEXT STEPS TO ACHIEVE THE STATUS 'READY TO USE'

More dissemination to potential users to create awareness on this tool.

INVOLVEMENT OF THE OWNER FOR THE NEXT STEPSYes: Partnership – to further develop other functionalities. commercial agreement - To exploit the software
TYPE OF PARTNER FOR THE NEXT DEVELOPMENTSPartnership – water management agencies (basin and sub-basin authorities), geological surveys, research centres Commercial agreement - water management agencies, hydrogeological companies.
 Estimation of ressources
RESOURCES FOR NEXT STEPS

Human resources and collaborative/commercial agreements to further extent the software functionalities.

 Contact
TECHNICAL CONTACTEnric Vàzquez Suñè 
COUNTRYSPAIN 
WEBSITEhttp://www.h2ogeo.upc.es/ 
WATER RTOM CONTACTbeatriz.medina@amphos21.com 
 Background
PROJECT NAMEDevelopment of hydrochemical analysis and integration tools. (“Desarrollo de herramientas de integración de datos hidroquímicos”) 
PROJECT ACRONYMQUIMET 
PROJECT DESCRIPTIONThe GIS-base software offers a user friendly GIS environment with a large variety of automatic tools developed specifically for the management and analysis of hydrogeological data to facilitate their integration and interpretation. It has a complete internal structure database where the consultation and the introduction of the data is simple and allow different multi-criteria query forms and utilities. The developed tools add the spatio-temporal analysis required to complete the analysis in other software platforms 
LEADERHydrogeology Group at Technical University of Catalunya (UPC) and the Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research in Research Council of Spain, IDAEA-CSIC. 
TEAMS INVOLVEDHydrogeology Group at Technical University of Catalunya (UPC) and the Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research in Research Council of Spain, IDAEA-CSIC 
COUNTRIES INVOLVEDSPAIN 
PROJECT LOCATIONSPAIN 
FUNDING ORGANISATIONCatalan Water Agency (ACA) 

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