This document discusses the impact of various technological developments on water management. It describes advances in modeling like flexible meshes and Python scripting. It discusses how data science and machine learning can enhance interactive modeling and serious gaming. Other developments mentioned include coupling different models, remote sensing to monitor marine systems, crowd-sourcing water quality data using smartphones, and using robots and drones for tasks like inspecting dikes and cleaning lakes. The document argues these technologies can provide benefits to stakeholders like water managers, urban planners, and hydrologists.

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Impact of technological developments
Joost Icke

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Contents
• Modelling
• Data
• User interaction
• Embedded simulation

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Flooding
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Stakeholders
• Water managers
• Urban planners
• Hydrologists
• Inhabitants
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Modelling developments
Regular (curvilinear) meshes
Flexible meshes
Python scripting
Modelers' user interface
Data science
Machine learning
Interactive modelling
Serious gaming
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Coupling of Models
D-Water Quality 1D2D3D
D-Hydrology
D-Emissions
Societal, ecological impact
D-Flow 1D2D3D

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Delta Areas in D-Flow Flexible Mesh

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Global Storm Surge Information System (GLOSSIS)

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Towards a Global Modelling Platform

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Remote Sensing
• Interpretation and processing
• Compare local situation with global
developments
• Monitoring of marine systems, e.g. North Sea
• Chlorophyll mapping
• Combine with in-situ measurements, such as
the Ferry-box
• Computations near the data
Algal bloom Baltic Sea, source: ESA

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Aqua Monitor
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The sand engine
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Everyone can use the Aqua Monitor
http://aqua-monitor.deltares.nl/

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Global shoreline analysis

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Crowd Sourcing
• Involve stakeholders in water quality monitoring
• Nitrate strips
• Use of the smartphone
• Results are shared in a map online

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DNA-kit for swimming water

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Human Machine

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The Augmented Reality SandBox
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Robotics
• Combination of:
• Image collection (robot platform)
• Image processing
• Simulation
• New team member:
• Repeating work
• Difficult locations
• Scientific underpinning of decisions

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This drone maps vegetation

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These robots inspect a dike

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This boat cleans-up a lake

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• Current state of the infrastructure
• Data-driven modelling
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Thank you for your attention
Deltares
Joost Icke
joost.icke@deltares.nl