An integrated GIS-based tool for aquifer test analysis

The quantification of the hydraulic parameters is important to support decision making in environmental impact assessment, water resources evaluation or groundwater contamination remediation, among others. These kind of parameters derived from aquifer tests usually encompasses a vast amount of data...

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Published in:Environmental earth sciences 2016-03, Vol.75 (5), p.1-11, Article 391
Main Authors: Criollo, R., Velasco, V., Vázquez-Suñé, E., Serrano-Juan, A., Alcaraz, M., García-Gil, A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aquifer testing
Aquifers
Biogeosciences
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Environmental impact
Environmental Science and Engineering
Geochemistry
Geographic information systems
Geology
Groundwater flow
Groundwater pollution
Hydrogeology
Hydrologic analysis
Hydrology
Hydrology/Water Resources
Original Article
Pumping tests
Spatial analysis
Spatial distribution
Terrestrial Pollution
Water resources
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Summary:The quantification of the hydraulic parameters is important to support decision making in environmental impact assessment, water resources evaluation or groundwater contamination remediation, among others. These kind of parameters derived from aquifer tests usually encompasses a vast amount of data (spatial and non-spatial) for management and analysis. To achieve this in a clear and understandable manner, the GIS environment is a useful instrument. Development of innovative software to analyze pumping tests in a GIS platform environment to support the hydraulic parameterization of groundwater flow and transport models is presented in this paper. This new platform provides three interconnected modules to improve (a) pumping test interpretation code through a user-friendly interface, (b) pumping test data visualization supported by a set of tools that perform spatiotemporal queries in a GIS environment and (c) the storage and management of hydrogeological information. Additionally, within the GIS platform, it is possible to process the hydraulic parameters obtained from the pumping test and to create spatial distribution maps, perform geostatistical analysis and export the information to an external software platform. Finally, a real-world application in the area of Barcelona (Spain) has shown the usefulness of the tools developed in support of hydrogeological analysis.
ISSN:1866-6280
1866-6299
DOI:10.1007/s12665-016-5292-3