Deltares sets international standards for modeling aquatic and subsoil ecosystems. They are applying innovations in monitoring techniques, data management, and visualization worldwide. Trends show real-time remote sensing data and information sources are increasingly used for ecosystem management. Governments, universities, and research institutes are demanding more integrated and open-source software, moving modeling communities towards sharing. Today's presentations at the Delft3D symposium span from fundamental research to management support, covering topics like climate change, algal blooms, agriculture, and coastal development, and include new applications of software and integrating modeling with data collection. The presentations illustrate models of different complexities to suit various types of users, from complex models for specialists to interactive platforms for

1. Delft3D - Water Quality and Ecological
Modeling Symposium
From science to society
Delft, 1st November 2017
Nicki Villars, Deltares

2. • Deltares sets the international standard for modelling & forecasting of aquatic
and subsoil (eco)systems.
• Deltares innovations in monitoring techniques, data management, and data
visualization are applied worldwide.
1. Real-Time
Information
Tools
Ecosystem Monitoring & Modelling (EMM)
Program leaders: Nicki Villars & Joachim Rozemeijer
2. Models &
Information
systems
3. Sensors &
Monitoring
Techniques
4. Monitoring
strategies, Data
Management &
Visualization

3. Trends in Ecosystem Monitoring and Modeling
Real time (remote sensing)
data and information sources
are increasingly used for
ecosystem management

4. Trends in Ecosystem Monitoring and Modeling
• Governments, universities and
research institutes are
increasingly demanding
integrated, open source software
• Move towards modelling
communities

5. From science to society

6. Today’s presentations……
• Span the spectrum:
• from fundamental research to management support
• Cover a range of water quality and ecology issues:
• Effect of climate change, (harmful) algae blooms, agricultural nutrient loads,
coastal effluent discharges, impacts of coastal sand extraction
• Include a number of new developments:
• Applications of D3D FM software; integration of EO with modelling,
DEB approach for shellfish modelling, integrated nutrient reduction and cost
calculations
• Illustrate different complexities of models (for different types users):
• Complex for super-specialist  interactive platform for stakeholder consultation