This document summarizes the International Delft-FEWS User Days 2014 conference. It introduces several of the FEWS developers, the features they focused on in 2014, and challenges for 2015. These include improving integration with archives, models, and metadata standards. It also discusses the organization of FEWS development and support teams.

1. 10 november 2014
International Delft-FEWS User Days 2014
New Developments

2. fews.support @deltares.nl
Just a FEW(s) faces…
10 november 2014
The faces behind the features…

3. André Grijze
10 november 2014
FEWS developer since: 2008
Feature Focus in 2014: Archive, Time Dependent Locations and Modifiers
Feature Challenge for 2015: Seamless Integration, Modifiers

4. Time Dependent Locations
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5. Open Data Archive
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Open (readable);
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Accessible;
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Queryable (metadata);
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OPeNDAP / NetCDF based;
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Thredds en GeoNetwork (technology);
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FEWS is one client which can connect’
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Production of Archives;
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Querying/downloading;
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Event ‘tagging’
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Web client
10 november 2014

6. Erik Pelgrim
10 november 2014
FEWS developer since: 2013
Feature Focus in 2014: General Adapter, NetCDF-Model adapter
Feature Challenge for 2015: Ecological data, Hurricane/Cyclone tracks

7. Cyclones tracks and related model adapters
10 november 2014
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Import for JTWC, NHC tracks
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Scalable Circles and Symbol improvements
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NetCDF based Model Adapters for
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Wind Enhanced Scheme (WES)
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Flooding ASsesment of Tsunami (FAST)

8. Onno van den Akker
10 november 2014
FEWS developer since: 1999
Feature Focus in 2014: Performance, Direct Database Access, Water Quality Samples, CSV based configuration, TimeSeries Dialog
Feature Challenge for 2015: Simplification of FEWS, Sharing local runs, Private remote runs, 64 bits…

9. Water Quality Samples
10 november 2014

10. TimeSeriesDisplay – Day/Week/Month view
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Besides ‘normal’ TimeSeriesDisplay Table View also ordered by
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Day
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Week
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Month
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View period updated after time adjustments in chart;
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(Time) Navigation buttons will update view period;
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All statistics also work for the new views.
10 november 2014

11. TimeSeriesDisplay – Normal view
10 november 2014

12. TimeSeriesDisplay – Day view
10 november 2014

13. TimeSeriesDisplay – Week view
10 november 2014

14. TimeSeriesDisplay – Month view
10 november 2014

15. TimeSeriesDisplay – Column Statistics
10 november 2014

16. TimeSeriesDisplay –Statistical Functies Shortcuts
10 november 2014

17. TimeSeriesDisplay – ButtonsPanel
10 november 2014

18. Erik de Rooij
10 november 2014
FEWS developer since: 2001
Feature Focus in 2014: Webservices and Catalogues
Feature Challenge for 2015: Harmonizing Metadata, Webservices

19. Webservices etc…
10 november 2014

20. Team ICT
10 november 2014
FEWS – ICT-OS available since: 2003
Feature Focus in 2014: Virtualisation, storage (internal migrations),
IT-aspects iDLab…
Feature Challenge for 2015: provisioning/services/maintenance,
OpenEarth and Open Data Archive backends servers & services…

21. Marijn Swenne
10 november 2014
FEWS developer since: 2012
Feature Focus in 2014: Color Schemes, Thresholds
Feature Challenge for 2015: Transformations, Forecast Management…

22. Explorer – Buttons & Icons
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Redesign by VHP: Consistent and (more) meaningfull;
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Color sensitive;
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Configurable visibility (also in TimeSeriesDisplay)
10 november 2014

23. Explorer – Color Schemes
10 november 2014

24. Rudie Ekkelenkamp
10 november 2014
FEWS developer since: September 2014
Feature Focus in 2014: Getting to know FEWS, Imports, GUI improvements
Feature Challenge for 2015: Report Module, NetCDF

25. Miscellaneous improvements
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GUI
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Tooltip/messages
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Toolbar
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Selections (lasso tool)
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(documented) Imports
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MetOffice formats
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HydroThermal data
10 november 2014

26. Arno Kockx
10 november 2014
FEWS developer since: 2007
Feature Focus in 2014: NetCDF - General Adapter, Model adapters (SWAN, Delft3D, D-Flow Flexible Mesh) - Model adapters (SWAN, Delft3D, D-Flow Flexible Mesh)
Feature Challenge for 2015: Visualization of model results (D-Flow Flexible Mesh, 3Di). Automatic validation of NetCDF files

27. D-FLOW FM Adapter
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Coupling between Delft-FEWS and D-FLOW-Flexible Mesh
10 november 2014

28. Camiel van Breugel
10 november 2014
FEWS developer since: 2010
Feature Focus in 2014: Admin Interface Trend Analysis, System Event logging, Configuration Manager
Feature Challenge for 2015: live system monitoring & reliability improvements, secondary validation, Configuration Manager

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Trend Analysis – Admin Interface

30. Trend Analysis – Admin Interface
How many records (and bytes) have been added to the database?
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Number of records added to relevant database tables since 1 year, x-number of months, weeks, days…
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Estimate of memory usage of relevant database tables since 1 year, x-number of months, weeks, days… How many records (and bytes) will be removed (shortly)?
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Number of records which will be removed from relevant database tabels within x-number of days, weeks, months, 1 year…
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Estimate of memory to become available in relevant database tables within x-number of days, weeks, months, 1 year… Option to configure a custom period
10 november 2014

31. Trend Analysis – Admin Interface
10 november 2014

32. Jitka Tacoma
10 november 2014
FEWS developer since: 2004
Feature Focus in 2014: Threshold / Timeseries Displays, System Monitoring, Reports
Feature Challenge for 2015: Refactoring van performance indicators and satisfied customers (!)

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Forecaster notes (HyFS)
Rating Curve graph/table (GMW)
Thresholds visible in table
Pause/start System Time (BPA/Hermes)

34. Selectable Thresholdsgroups
10 november 2014

35. TimeSeriesDisplay – Threshold Colors
10 november 2014

36. RTC - Tools
10 november 2014
Feature Focus in 2014: Organisation of SVN repository and Build server, Release 1.2 : Validation checks, Dead band time rule and ReservoirCompact (hydro power)
Feature Challenge for 2015: Organisation of S&M, RTC-Tools on Linux, connect to optimizer log messages, Research related to forecast uncertainty, more model components (hydrology, ground water, water demand, …)

37. A brief history of RTC-Tools:
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2007: Delft-FEWS reservoir module
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2010: RTC-Tools with feedback/feedforward control (decision trees) and model predictive control
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2012: RTC-Tools becomes the real-time control module for DeltaShell software (Sobek, Delft3D-flexible mesh)
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2014: first official release, accessible via the website oss.deltares.nl
RTC-Tools
RTC-Tools functionality in DeltaShell user interface
RTC-Tools is an open source, modular toolbox dedicated to real-time control (RTC) of hydraulic structures like weirs, pumps, hydropower, water intakes, etc.
RTC-Tools results within a Delft-FEWS operational reservoir management system

38. Changes in the Delft-FEWS organisation
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FEWS development team - headlines
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Refactoring
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Code Review
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New Java Developer (Rudie joined September 2014)
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FEWS Support & Maintenance
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Support Officer (coordination, communication)
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Support Hero (expert per system)
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Extending the S&M team (6) 10 november 2014
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39. Outlook & Challenges 2015
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Archive
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Seamless Integration
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Harmonizing Metadata & Catalogue(s)
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Simplifying and Robustness improvements Live System
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NetCDF
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Ecological Data & Samples
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Data Validation
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Report Module
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64bit
10 november 2014
Last but not least: working/testing hard on 2014.02 – early December 2014…

40. Questions…
10 november 2014