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Webinar presented 19 th December 2017 A case study turning data into information and information into knowledge. Using HydroNET to access, collaborate with and visualise water management data. Water and Environment Specialists

Water Control Room for the Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Agency Brian Jackson Senior Principal Engineer, Water T echnology

Water Control Room for the Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Agency Programme:  Welcome and Introduction  The Goulburn Broken CMA  GBCMA Environmental Management Responsibilities  Overview of the GBCMA Water Control Room functionality  Questions and Answers

The Goulburn Broken CMA

The Water Management Activities ▪ Riverine water quality & environmental monitoring and management ▪ Determine and Order Environmental water ▪ Monitor catchments with environmental value ▪ Collaborate with partners (eg. GMW) and stakeholders on ▪ Defining Decision Levels for different times of the year ▪ Deciding on management actions ▪ Implementing actions ▪ Monitoring response ▪ Report to DELWP, Stakeholders etc. ▪ It all Needs Information. Member of Water Monitoring Partnership.

Data Challenges for Water Management Activities ▪ Information must be readily available in real time, in suitable formats, and personalised for effective planning, decision making, implementation, monitoring…. ▪ Data located in many locations . ▪ Implies not easily accessible to GBCMA staff (office and field). ▪ Implies GBCMA has no control over what is shown and available. ▪ Implies data did not meet information needs without further manipulation. ▪ Database administrators often deny access due to concerns about corruption & security ▪ Traditional solutions create central data repositories – Expensive too implement

Our mission: Easy access to personalised dashboards and reports to make informed decisions

A cloud solution platform ▪ Access anywhere, anytime ▪ No hardware and software or other IT costs ▪ Maintenance and support costs reduced ▪ Subscription costs shared amongst all users ▪ Software updates are performed automatically ▪ Updates shared amongst all users ▪ Scalable, flexible, reliable, future-proof, secure The ICT authority Gartner expect that more than 80% of all professional software services will run from private and public clouds in the near future.

HydroNET Water Control Room – Implementing the Digital Delta Approach - More than just a SaaS solution ▪ Secure connection ▪ Smartly links to and combines different systems/data/products ▪ Smart tools to visualise and use all the disparate data sources via one interface ▪ Provides individualised personal dashboards ▪ Responsibility for data remains at source ▪ No unnecessary duplication implies cost and time savings ▪ Multiple organisations work together “The Digital Delta approach” ( www.digitaldelta.nu) where all services are delivered from distributed data centres, over internet and through web portals

CONNECT internal and VIEW, combine and WATCH keep an eye on analyse external data (consult) your water system, ALERT, timely alerts REPORT information to and reduced impact stakeholders

CONNECT internal and VIEW, combine and WATCH keep an eye on analyse external data (consult) your water system, ALERT, timely alerts REPORT information to and reduced impact stakeholders

The HydroNET SaaS solution in a Nutshell Generic Applications Tailored Applications • Flood intelligence • Generic Applications (eg. • Web-portals, Community Portals Hydroview, RainMap) • Application Packages Dashboard (RainWatch, Water Control Room) Mobile Apps Added Value Application services Products / Guardian Other Models Information Platforms Backend services Open Data protocols Implement DWS Services Databases Calibrated Radar; Distributed Data Water Auditing Forecast Other Application Sources

Internet HTTPS or HydroLogic VPN Firewall DWS only responds to requests from HydroNET IP Client Firewall addresses DMZ Client HydroNET Data Web Service proxy (DWSp) HTTP Network Client HydroNET Data Web Service (DWS) Aquarius Other databases

GMW Data available ▪ Precipitation ▪ Water Quality ▪ Dissolved Oxygen ▪ Water Temperature ▪ Conductivity ▪ Turbidity ▪ Water Level ▪ Water Flow Rate ▪ More to come… GMW data

BoM Data available Historic BoM Radar Images, Warnings, Text forecasts, observed, BoM data Meteogram’s…

Benefits ▪ Live, real time, secure links to data from various locations ▪ No duplication , implies no versioning issues, no added storage and related costs ▪ Cost Effective compared to large central data repositories ▪ GBCMA staff are always seeing the official data ▪ Responsibility for data remains at source ▪ Database administrators concerns met . Hydronet protects. ▪ No added burden on database administrators to provide data and information ▪ Can expand and link to almost any database as needed

CONNECT internal and VIEW, combine and WATCH keep an eye on analyse external data (consult) your water system, ALERT, timely alerts REPORT information to and reduced impact stakeholders

Benefits ▪ Easy access from anywhere, anytime . All you need is an internet connection. ▪ Stop Searching for Data . Find the information you need in your control room. ▪ Smartly combine data from various sources ▪ Smart tools to visualise and use all the disparate data sources via one interface ▪ No further IT hassle . No hardware needed. Software updates.

CONNECT internal and VIEW, combine and WATCH keep an eye on analyse external data (consult) your water system, ALERT, timely alerts REPORT information to and reduced impact stakeholders

Benefits ▪ Be in Control . Can keep an eye on the water system in real time. ▪ Set intelligent thresholds and alerts for your decision making ▪ Smart tools to visualise and use all the disparate data sources via one interface ▪ Works with all databases and systems.

Benefits ▪ Be in Control . Access and use the data as you need without hassling after others. ▪ Technical know-how not required. All staff can view what they want. ▪ Can keep an eye on the water system in real time . ▪ First Weekend in December event good example. ▪ Personalised Dashboards for field staff, office staff and management. ▪ Make transparent and accountable decisions . Easily replicate Dashboards. ▪ Smart tools to visualise and use all the disparate data sources via one interface

CONNECT internal and VIEW, combine and WATCH keep an eye on analyse external data (consult) your water system, ALERT, timely alerts REPORT information to and reduced impact stakeholders

Example: HydroAlert monitors regions every 15 minutes Trigger: Middle Goulburn: DO from status “Yellow” to “Red” Actions: 1. Send message to… (email group, SMS, push notification, …) 2. Start process/calculation/… in system A,B, ….

CONNECT internal and VIEW, combine and WATCH keep an eye on analyse external data (consult) your water system, ALERT, timely alerts REPORT information to and reduced impact stakeholders

Outcomes ▪ Save Time. Report the status of your system in one click with automatic reports in Word, PDF and PowerPoint. ▪ Increase Awareness. Share information with your stakeholders: ▪ ESRI Arc Online storyboards ▪ Web Embeds ▪ Automatic reports

Share your Give us an overview Too much to do water about what you and not enough information have achieved time!? with us Funders Stakeholder Can my house Do you have flood? information that we can use in our project Consultant Community What is the Can you give me a flow at the monthly report on border? the water system status Can you give me information about water levels and quality? Colleagues Board members Partner

I can focus now on making the right decisions with my partners Funders Stakeholder Consultant Community Colleagues Board members Partner

How can HydroNET benefit you? Flood Reporting Portal Webinar: SHARING FLOOD RISK INFORMATION AS PART OF CREATING RESILIENT COMMUNITIES USING HYDRONET When: 12:30pm AEDT 25th January 2018 Register: http://watertech.com.au/news/webinars/ www.watertech.com.au/hydronet Brian Jackson +61 3 8526 0800 hydronet@watertech.com.au