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FREEWAT: an HORIZON 2020 project to build open source tools for water management. |
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Rudy Rossetto, Iacopo Borsi, Laura Foglia |
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EGU General Assembly 2015
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Artikel
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Englisch
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PDF |
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In: GRA - Volume 17 (2015) |
| Datensatznummer |
250109680
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 EGU/EGU2015-9615.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| FREEWAT is an HORIZON 2020 project financed by the EU Commission under the call
WATER INNOVATION: BOOSTING ITS VALUE FOR EUROPE. FREEWAT main result
will be an open source and public domain GIS integrated modelling environment for the
simulation of water quantity and quality in surface water and groundwater with an
integrated water management and planning module. FREEWAT aims at promoting
water resource management by simplifying the application of the Water Framework
Directive and other EU water related Directives. Specific objectives of the FREEWAT
project are: to coordinate previous EU and national funded research to integrate
existing software modules for water management in a single environment into the
GIS based FREEWAT and to support the FREEWAT application in an innovative
participatory approach gathering technical staff and relevant stakeholders (in primis policy
and decision makers) in designing scenarios for the proper application of water
policies.
The open source characteristics of the platform allow to consider this an initiative "ad
includendum" (looking for inclusion of other entities), as further research institutions, private
developers etc. may contribute to the platform development.
The core of the FREEWAT platform will be the SID&GRID framework in its version
ported to the QGIS desktop. SID&GRID (GIS integrated physically-based distributed
numerical hydrological model based on a modified version of MODFLOW 2005; Rossetto et
al. 2013) is an open source and public domain modelling platform firstly developed within the
EU-POR FSE 2007-2013 Regione Toscana – Italy and then ported to the QGIS desktop
through a dedicated fund by Regione Toscana. SID&GRID will be complemented by June
2015 with solute transport (also density dependent) capabilities in aquifers within the
MARSOL (2014) EU FPVII project.
Activities will be mainly carried out on two branches: (i) integration of modules, so that
the software will fit the end-users requirements, including tools for better producing
feasibility and management plans; (ii) a set of activities devoted to fix bugs and to provide a
well-integrated interface for the different tools implemented. Further capabilities to be
integrated are:
- a dedicated module for water management and planning that will help to manage and
aggregate all the distributed data coming from the simulation scenarios;
- a whole module for calibration, uncertainty and sensitivity analysis;
- a module for solute transport in the unsaturated zone;
- a module for crop growth and water requirements in agriculture;
- tools for dealing with groundwater quality issues;
- tools for the analysis, interpretation and visualization of hydrogeological data.
Through creating a common environment among water research/professionals, policy
makers and implementers, FREEWAT main impact will be on enhancing science- and
participatory approach and evidence-based decision making in water resource management,
hence producing relevant and appropriate outcomes for policy implementation. The
Consortium is constituted by partners from various water sectors from 10 EU countries, plus
Turkey and Ukraine. Synergies with the UNESCO HOPE initiative on free and
open source software in water management greatly boost the value of the project.
Large stakeholders involvement is thought to guarantee results dissemination and
exploitation.
Acknowledgements
This paper is presented within the framework of the project FREEWAT, which has
received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme under Grant Agreement n. 642224.
References
MARSOL (2014). Demonstrating Managed Aquifer Recharge as a Solution to Water
Scarcity and Drought www.marsol.eu [accessed 4 January 2015]
Rossetto, R., Borsi, I., Schifani, C., Bonari, E., Mogorovich P. & Primicerio M. (2013) -
SID&GRID: integrating hydrological modeling in GIS environment hydroinformatics system
for the management of the water resource. Rendiconti Online Societa Geologica Italiana
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