1. WATER DATA
Sensor Network - Collection… to Decision Support
George Sousa
gsousa@grandriver.ca
@george_sousa
www.grandriver.ca

2. Who we are and
what we do
Data
Why
What
How
Tools
Time Series
Data
Models
Open Data
Spatial data
(time and
interest)
outline

3. who
we are

4. Protect lives and
minimize property
damage from
flooding and
erosion…
Improve
watershed
health…
Connect people
with the
environment
through outdoor
experiences…
Maintain an
organization
with a focus on
teamwork,
development,
engagement and
positive
change…
Deliver value and
innovation to
our watershed
stakeholders
Grand River
Conservation
Authority

6. Protect lives and
minimize property
damage from
flooding and
erosion…
Improve
watershed
health…
Connect people
with the
environment
through outdoor
experiences…
Maintain an
organization
with a focus on
teamwork,
development,
engagement and
positive
change…
Deliver value and
innovation to
our watershed
stakeholders
Why do we
monitor

7. water quality
water quantity
Precipitation
Groundwater
…
What do
we monitor

10. Stevenson
Screen
Tipping Bucket
Rain Gauge

11. Where

12. Dedicated Bell
Data Circuit
900 MHz Licenced
Data Radio
BlueTree Wireless
Modem
Fibre
How

13. A simple one
A more
complicated one
Some
examples

14. Software
Architecture

15. Data
Collection
Components

16. Data
Prep

17. Import
Engine

18. Data
explorer

19. Public Facing
website

20. Groundwater
Surface Water (flooding
and drought)
Water Quality
Climate Change
modeling

21. Groundwater
Model
Calibration

22. Groundwater
Particle
Modeling

23. Flood
Model
Calibration

24. Flood
Damage
Analysis

25. Water
Quality
Modeling

26. Water Quality
Model
Calibration

27. Water Quality
Current
Conditions

28. Water Quality
Future
Conditions

29. Climate
Change
Using 10 (of 72) Future Climates

30. 0
1
2
3
4
5
6
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Monthly
Median
Flow
(m
3
/s)
Month
Monthly Median Flow -- Whitemans
Baseline Scenario 30 Scenario 31 Scenario 34 Scenario 52 Scenario 53
Scenario 58 Scenario 65 Scenario 66 Scenario 71 Scenario 72
Climate
Change

31. What is
it
Our
Plan
Open
Data

32. What is
open data
image courtesy of data.gov

33. Our Plan
Policy
Development
Standards
(WaterML2,
Web Mapping
Services…)
Technology
Open Data
Portal

34. Open Data
Example

35. Open Data
Example

36. Spatial
Data

37. THANK YOU
Sensor Network - Collection… to Decision Support
George Sousa
gsousa@grandriver.ca
@george_sousa
www.grandriver.ca