interactive, web-based, real-time hydrological map information system

• Published in: Hydrological sciences journal Vol. 56; no. 1; pp. 1 - 16
• Main Authors: Lienert, Christophe, Weingartner, Rolf, Hurni, Lorenz
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford Taylor & Francis 01.02.2011; IAHS Press; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: alerte de crue; alerte précoce; base de données en temps réel; base de données spatio-temporelles; cartographie en temps réel; Cartography; decision making; early warning; Earth sciences; Earth, ocean, space; Exact sciences and technology; flood control; flood forecasting; flood warning; floods; hydrologic data; hydrological visualization; Hydrology. Hydrogeology; information system; Information systems; interactive visualization; Internet; new methods; prévision de crue; real-time cartography; real-time database; spatio-temporal database; Studies; Suisse; Switzerland; système d'information; User interface; visualisation hydrologique; visualisation interactive; Central Europe; Switzerland; Europe; floods; interfaces; maps; management; Decision making; prediction; cartography; history; information systems; data bases; supply; internet
• ISSN: 2150-3435; 0262-6667; 2150-3435
• DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2010.536766

Hydrologists responsible for flood management need real-time data in order to manage imminent or ongoing floods. In this paper, innovative methods for accessing hydrological data and their spatial visualization are introduced. A multitude of relevant real-time, forecast and historical information is provided in a single, self-updating hydrological map information system. The system consists of a central database and a cartographic user interface and provides harmonized and filtered data in the form of interactive, customizable maps. Maps may also be cross-referenced with historical maps or may be animated for improved comprehension and decision making. Emphasis is placed on the development of the hydrological real-time database that manages large amounts of spatial, temporal and attributive data. The paper focuses on the cartographic user interface, its functionality and the resulting interactive hydrological maps.Citation Lienert, C., Weingartner, R. & Hurni, L. (2011) An interactive, web-based, real-time hydrological map information system. Hydrol. Sci. J.56(1), 1–16