Hydro GeoAnalyst 13.0 Product Release

HGA+ Improvements

Version 13 of HGA includes the following improvements:

Interval Validator

New Interval Validator module allows you to check interval data quality:

• Automated Validation: automatically check intervals of geologic, well construction or other interval data for a selected station or station group for inconsistencies:
  • Overlapping intervals: portions of the borehole with overlapping/duplicate intervals can be trimmed using the upper or lower intervals
  • Gaps: portions of the borehole with missing information can be filled using adjacent intervals
• Preview Errors: each validation error can be selected and is displayed in its source table with a preview of where the error occurs
• Fix Errors: errors can be fixed manually or with tools to remove duplicates, trim overlap or fill gaps

Cross Section Viewer

The Cross Section Viewer Module allows you to export cross-sections as shapefiles for use in other applications:

Map Viewer

The Map Viewer module includes the following enhancements:

• Station Selection: if a station group is the active layer in the map, selections in the map are consistent with the station list, station picker, and other modules
• Create Station Groups: Create a static station group based on a selection in the Map Viewer
• SQL Queries: the Map Viewer allows you to more easily add queries with X/Y fields to the map he plot collection module supports labels for datapoints

Plot Collections

The Plot Collection module includes the following enhancement:

• Plot Labels: plots with discrete data points include settings for data labels, for some, all, or none of the points

Import

The Import module includes the following enhancements:

• Spreadsheet Data Import: importing spreadsheet (.xlsx/.xlsm) data files no longer requires MS-Office, Access Runtime, or the OLE DB driver as a prerequisite
• Import LAS: Log ASCII (LAS) files can be imported using 64-bit editions of HGA
• Import MON: Diver data (MON) files can be imported using 64-editions of HGA

Usability and Other Enhancements

HGA and HGA+ include the following additional enhancements:

• Manage Databases: Improved usability for managing databases, including data source migration, backup, and restore options for users with sufficient privileges
• Lists: The Template Manager allows you to select an existing list so that multiple fields in different tables can share the same list as a requirement
• Data Filter: includes a setting to use station names instead of IDs and field aliases instead of database field names for improved readability
• Data Filter: allows admins to view information at for the whole database rather than just for the current project
• Queries: Read-only users can run SELECT queries
• Scene Viewer: Images include transparency settings
• Template Manager: the Template Manager allows you to use certain TSQL functions such as GetDate() as the default value for DATETIME fields

HGA+ Improvements

Version 13 of the Hydro GeoAnalyst Plus Edition includes the improvements described above, plus the following:

HGA Plus includes integrated cross-functionality with the basic features of PHREEQC, the popular HGA Plus includes integrated cross-functionality with the basic features of PHREEQC, the popular geochemical modeling program developed by the USGS:

The modeled parameter picker in the Parameter Editor supports filtering and sorting

The PHREEQC Module supports saving PHREEC (Basic) simulation configurations

Usability and Other Enhancements

HGA and HGA+ include the following additional enhancements:

• Project Import: Upgrade AquaChem projects into HGA+
• Sample Import: Setting to define default symbol for newly-imported sample data
• Water Quality Standards: support for lower limits

For full version history, see the HGA readme file at: https://www.waterloohydrogeologic.com/hydro-geoanalyst-readme/