Everything about Hydroinformatics totally explained
Hydroinformatics is a branch of
Informatics which concentrates on the application of
information and communications technologies (ICTs) in addressing the increasingly serious problems of the equitable and efficient use of
water for many different purposes. Growing out of the earlier discipline of
computational hydraulics, the numerical
simulation of water flows and related processes remains a mainstay of hydroinformatics, which encourages a focus not only on the technology but on its application in a social context.
On the technical side, in addition to
computational hydraulics, hydroinformatics has a strong interest in the use of techniques originating in the so-called
artificial intelligence community, such as
artificial neural networks or recently
support vector machines and
genetic programming. These might be used with large collections of observed data for the purpose of
data mining for knowledge discovery, or with data generated from an existing, physically based model in order to generate a computationally efficient emulator of that model for some purpose.
Hydroinformatics recognises the inherently social nature of the problems of water management and of decision making processes, and strives to understand the social processes by which technologies are brought into use. Since the problems of water management are most severe in the majority world, while the resources to obtain and develop technological solutions are concentrated in the hands of the minority, the need to examine these social processes are particularly acute.
Hydroinformatics draws on and integrates
hydraulics,
hydrology,
environmental engineering and many other disciplines. It sees application at all points in the water cycle from atmosphere to ocean, and in artificial interventions in that cycle such as urban drainage and water supply systems. It provides support for decision making at all levels from governance and policy through management to operations.
Hydroinformatics has a growing world-wide community of researchers and practitioners. The
Journal of Hydroinformatics provides a specific outlet for Hydroinformatics research, and the community gathers to exchange ideas at the biennial conferences. These activities are coordinated by the joint
IAHR,
IWA,
IAHS Hydroinformatics Section.
There is a growing need for professionals and managers to appreciate and work with these new technologies and tools.
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