groundwater data management Articles
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Making Australian groundwater data accessible: the value of collaboration
Access to nationally consistent information is essential to support informed decision-making about Australia's vital groundwater resources. However, until now it has been difficult to depict a seamless national picture of groundwater resources and frame groundwater issues at a national scale. This is because groundwater data is typically managed locally without consistent format or ...
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What is a CAS Registry Number?
The Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) is part of the American Chemical Society, and it is used to maintain a database of chemical compounds, substances, and alloys. The CAS database contains over 100 million different chemical compounds. Each CAS entry is identified by a specific number called CAS Registry Number (Cas.org, 2018). CAS Registry Number refers to a maximum of ten digits which are ...
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Groundwater and surface water data management at Rosebery Mine, Tasmania - Case Study
Efficient management of the large monitoring data set is paramount given licence conditions imposed on the mine. Confidence in the data accuracy is crucial in forming the basis for interpretation and subsequent operational decisions. MMG has adopted an Environmental Data Management System (EDMS) comprising the following ‘off-the-shelf’ components produced and supplied by Earth Science ...
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Have your groundwater measurement data available!
OTT Hydromet has developed an integrated groundwater monitoring and data management solution. The combi-package includes the OTT ecoLog 500, a device for the collection and remote transmission of groundwater data and the Hydromet Cloud, a mobile and web-based software solution for storing and managing measurement data. The groundwater combi-package saves you time-consuming trips to the ...
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Environmental Data Management Support for a Chemical Site
Project: Environmental Data Management Support for a Chemical Site Client: Ford Consulting Ltd Location: Lancashire, UK Services: Groundwater and Environmental Data Management, Geographical Information Systems - Support for data migration and environmental data management system Summary: ESI provided data migration and environmental data management solutions to Ford Consulting Ltd. Data were ...
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Reduce site visits and save costs with the OTT ecoLog 1000
Groundwater measurements on site are time-consuming and cause easily avoidable costs. The same applies to maintenance visits to the device. When developing our new OTT ecoLog 1000 groundwater data logger, Product Manager Peter Schaeffeler and his team had a clear goal: To make measurement, data transmission and maintenance as efficient, convenient, safe and cost-saving as possible. Based on the ...
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What is a bore log?
A bore log refers to a record detailing the in-situ conditions and aspects of geotechnical exploration activities such as drilling boreholes and mining. The log information needed to create a bore log is obtained through visual inspection of samples obtained from the geotechnical process. It is also obtained through geophysical measurements made along the borehole axis by using special logging ...
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ESdat environmental database software helps organizations manage their environmental data for ISO 14001
Environmental data management software is an efficient way to handle large amounts of data generated with the adoption of environmental standards like ISO 14001. A recent survey by EScIS shows that 100% of environmental professionals saved time using their ESdat environmental database software and that having the data organized was seen as a major feature. ESdat environmental database software ...
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Electronic Chain of Custody (COC) in Environmental Data Management using the LSPECS upgrade for ESdat
Summary As electronic information can be easily altered, a chain of custody ensures that the data presented is "as originally acquired" and has not been tampered with during the copying process or during analysis. When using ESdat Environmental Data Management System, all data is tracked and backed up electronically; there is no scope for transcription errors or loss of paper based records. ...
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Environmental Data Management for Groundwater Contamination
ESdat environmental data management software has been used to manage and report on large datasets generated from an investigation of groundwater contamination on an industrial facility in Adelaide. ESdat was used in managing site data and the maintenance of conceptual model and time series outputs at a complex site over an extended period. Leakages of TCE and the subsequent groundwater ...
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ATES: a geo-informatics decision aid tool for the integration of groundwater into land planning
Groundwater is the primary source of drinking water for small municipalities and individuals. However, groundwater can be polluted by almost any land use. Consequently, many governments have acquired groundwater information in the aim of protecting the resource. Nevertheless, the resulting data are often ill-fitted to planning needs. In a previous study, a method was developed to help planners ...
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Groundwater monitoring and assessment with ESdat environmental data management software and its use in groundwater remediation plans
Groundwater investigations, contaminated/industrial sites, landfill and regulatory compliance are all ideal areas for environmental consultants and site managers, specializing in groundwater monitoring and assessment, to use environmental data management software. A successful groundwater remediation plan, used to facilitate the removal of pollution or contaminants from groundwater, sediment or ...
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Kenya - Groundwater governance case study
This report presents a case study on groundwater governance in Kenya. The objectives of the study were to: (a) describe groundwater resource and socioeconomic settings for four selected aquifers; (b) describe governance arrangements for groundwater management in Kenya; and (c) identify the relevance of these arrangements for planning and implementing climate change mitigation measures. The report ...
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Remote Monitoring of Ground Water and Surface Water as Part of the IWRM-Project Dong Nai River Basin, Vietnam
The planned research project IWRM Vietnam, Dong Nai River Basin Phase II is a joint venture project, in which multiple partners from Germany, all in cooperation with partners in Vietnam elaborate the subject IWRM in the project area of the Dong Nai River Basin in Vietnam in its various aspects. The Dong Nai River Basin is located in the south of Vietnam and is, with an area of 35,000 km2, one of ...
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Westbay System Reduces Construction Costs by 65% - Case study
CHALLENGE OCWD had determined that information on the piezometric level and water quality of each aquifer layer was required to optimize management of the recharge, storage, and recovery of groundwater. SOLUTION A cost analysis indicated that for 10 zones through a depth of 1,500 ft, the Westbay System instrumentation would result in a total cost 55% to 65% lower than that for clustered wells or ...
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WRD Secures Sustainable Water Independence with Continuous Groundwater Monitoring
Overview A Southern California groundwater management agency is capitalizing on the latest remote water monitoring technology to simplify and expand access to continuous groundwater data used to ensure a sustainable water future for its service area. Challenge The Water Replenishment District (WRD) is responsible for monitoring and testing groundwater throughout a 420-square-mile region of ...
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