QUIMET
| Output characterisation | |
| OUTPUT SENTENCE | Geographical Information System based hydrogeochemical analysis tools |
| OUTPUT TYPE | procedure |
| WATER TOPIC | Quality of natural systems |
| KEYWORDS | gis, hydrogeoquemical, database |
| MARKET NEED TAILORED | There are available multiple tools to perform hydrogeochemical analysis, however:
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| 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 CASE | Yes |
| 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 RISKS | The 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 STEPS | Yes: Partnership – to further develop other functionalities. commercial agreement - To exploit the software |
| TYPE OF PARTNER FOR THE NEXT DEVELOPMENTS | Partnership – 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 CONTACT | Enric Vàzquez Suñè |
| COUNTRY | SPAIN |
| WEBSITE | http://www.h2ogeo.upc.es/ |
| WATER RTOM CONTACT | beatriz.medina@amphos21.com |
| Background | |
| PROJECT NAME | Development of hydrochemical analysis and integration tools. (“Desarrollo de herramientas de integración de datos hidroquímicos”) |
| PROJECT ACRONYM | QUIMET |
| PROJECT 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 |
| LEADER | Hydrogeology Group at Technical University of Catalunya (UPC) and the Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research in Research Council of Spain, IDAEA-CSIC. |
| TEAMS INVOLVED | Hydrogeology Group at Technical University of Catalunya (UPC) and the Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research in Research Council of Spain, IDAEA-CSIC |
| COUNTRIES INVOLVED | SPAIN |
| PROJECT LOCATION | SPAIN |
| FUNDING ORGANISATION | Catalan Water Agency (ACA) |