Hydrological Information System

Introduction

The Hydrological Information System (HIS) is a fully GIS based application Sotftware for groundwater data processing, groundwater resources assessment, subsurface modeling, geological inventory and water quality assessment. This is the India's first integrated groundwater application software, and is useful to geologists, hydro-geologists, water resources engineers, water resources managers and decision makers involved in the planning, development and management of groundwater resources. It could be also useful for academic and research institutes, besides the practicing engineers. The HIS has been indigenously developed by Tata Infotech Limited in association with Dr. A.K. Keshari and of Water Resources Section, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi. Dr. B.P. Parida of the same department was also associated with the deveopment in the initial stages. This HIS application has been developed using MAPInfo-a GIS tool, Vertical Mapper-a 3D Modelling tool, SPSS, Mapbasic , VC++, Robo Help and Seagate Crystal Reports. HIS can be invoked for digital image processing too, as it is integrated with the remote sending packages, like EASI/PACE. The groundwater assessment is based on the GEC97 methodology that has national and wider acceptance. This software is being implemented to all groundwater departments participating in the Hydrology Project operating under Ministry of Water Resources, Govt. of India; Besides CGWB, these departments are in the states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, andhra Pradesh, Maharasthra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerla.

Salient features:

A modular structure, Fully GIS based, Menu driven & User friendly. Application Modules include User Administration, Master Maintenance, Rainfall Analysis, Groundwater Assessment, Water Quality Assessment, Statistics, Reports, Thematic maps, Tools, Contours/DEM, Well Inventory & Maintenance, Well logs, Fence & Cross-section Diagrams. It runs on Windows-95/98/NT environment as stand alone as well as Client Server mode. Minimum Hardware requirement is 32MB RAM. Connectivity with any RDBMS. Online-help & Report Generation.

Prospective Users: Central and State Ground Water Departments, Water Resources Organization and Academic & Research Institutes.

Keywords: Groundwater Assessment, Water quality, Hydrogeology, DEM, Geostatistics, GIS

Type of Technology: Software

Developed by : Dr. Ashok K Keshari
Department: Civil Engineering

Contact:

Managing Director
Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer (FITT)
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016, INDIA
Tel : 91-011-26597167, 26857762, 26581013, 26597153
Fax : 91-011-26851169
E-mail : drkdpn@gmail.com