Application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to Ground Water Challenges

Tuesday, April 13, 2010: 11:25 a.m.-12:25 p.m.
Continental A (Westin Tabor Center, Denver)
The real estate industrys adage location, location, location holds true for ground water geologists, engineers, and contractors. Virtually all groundwater projects require accurate location-based data sets and related tables of data. As a maturing technology, geographic information systems (GIS) software is widely employed by the groundwater community to streamline the collection, processing, analysis, and presentation of spatial data. In addition, the recent advent of web-based mapping, Web services, open-source GIS software, and mobile applications is bringing the benefits of GIS to an increasing number of groundwater project stakeholders. In this session, we present abstracts on: • Case studies and cutting-edge applications that highlight the innovative application of GIS and Web services • Challenges in ground water modeling • Surface water/ground water interaction • Well site selection • Water administration  • Water quality and sampling • A wide variety of other groundwater topics.
Moderator:
Matthew J. Seitz, PG
11:25 a.m.
Sensitivity of Surface Water/Groundwater Interaction Models to Land Surface Elevation Data in Riparian Areas
Elizabeth Jones, PE, S.S. Papadopulos and Associates; Gilbert Barth, Ph.D., S.S. Papadopulos and Associates
11:45 a.m.
Semi-Automated Analysis Methods and GIS to Evaluate Performance of Pump-and-Treat Systems
Marinko Karanovic, S.S. Papadopulos & Associates Inc.; Dominique Sorel, S.S. Papadopulos and Associates Inc.; Matthew J. Tonkin, S.S. Papadopulos & Associates Inc.; David E. Wilson, U.S. EPA, Region V
12:05 p.m.
Automating MODFLOW Model Setup with Web and GIS Tools
Karen Margita Madsen, Groundwater Go LLC
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