Visualization, Geospatial Interpolation and Geostatistics

A growing acceptance of dynamic field investigation techniques requires that field personnel have the resources for preliminary data analysis in the field. This change has led to enhanced visualization capabilities in DSTs that allow the user to:
• Rapidly assimilate new field data
• Display contaminant distribution and characteristics
• Support dynamic decision-making in the field

BIOPLUME III	Numerical Modeling	■	I	NA    csv     bmp    bmp   Yes	NA      √       NA      NA     NA     NA	NA     NA      NA      NA      √
Software Home Page	Visualization	□		txt                 avi			•Hydrogeologist
	Remedial Process Selection	■					•General technical staff familiar with chemical fate and transport
CAMEO	Database	■	I/F	mer   zip      jpg      jpg     Yes	√        √       √        √         √         √	√        √         √        √         √	•Emergency
Software Home Page	Emergency Response Tool	■		bmp    bmp			Responder
	Analytical Modeling	■		gif/tif   gif/tif
	Regulatory Reporting (EPCRA)	□		pcx     pcx
FIELDS	Visualization	■	F	xls     dbf     dxf      jpg    Yes	√        √       √        √         √         √	√       √        NA      √        √	•GIS Technician
Software Home Page	Initial Sampling	□		txt      shp      tif			• Statistician
	Secondary Sampling	■		wmf			•Staff familiar with
	Geospatial Interpolation	■		eps			interpolation techniques
	Cost-Benefit Analysis	□
	Human Health Risk Assessment	□
	Ecological Risk Assessment	□
FSPLUS	Visualization	■	F	dbf      NA     dxf      jpg      No	√        √        √        √         √         √	√       √        NA      √        √	•Statistician
Home Page	Geospatial Interpolation	■					•Staff Familiar
Software Download	Data Acquisition	□					with interpolation techniques
GeoSEM	Visualization	■	F	xls     dbf   many^2  shp     No	√        √        √        √         √         √	√        √         √        √         √	•Risk Assessor
Software Home Page	Geospatial Interpolation	■		mdb			•Statistician
	Statisitcal Analysis	■
R.A.T.	Collects and maps data real-time	□	I/F	NA     dbf      jpg     shp     No	√        √       √        NA       √        √	√        NA      √        NA       NA	•Air Quality Specialist
Software Home Page	Create Sample Designs	■		csv      shp			•Engineer
	Perform analysis and basic statistics	■		dxf			•Geochemist
				ASCII grids			•Field Staff
SADA	Visualization	■	F	csv     csv      dxf     jpg     Yes	√        √       √        √         √         √	√       √        NA      √        √	•Risk Assessor
Software Home Page	Initial Sampling	□		shp			•Statistician
	Secondary Sampling	■					•Staff Familiar with
	Geospatial Interpolation	■					interpolation techniques
	Statistical Analysis	□
	Human Health Risk Assessment	□
	Ecological Risk Assessment	□
	Cost-Benefit Analysis	□
VSP	Visualization	■	I/F	txt        txt     dxf      dxf     Yes	√        √       √        √         √         √	√        √         √        √         √	•Statistician
Software Home Page	Initial Sampling	■		xls                 shp     shp
	Secondary Sampling	■		csv                          emf
	Statistical Analysis	■		rtf
	Cost-Benefit Analysis	□
WhAEM 2000	Analytical Modeling	■	I/F	tx       NA     bbm    dxf      No	Any conservative (non-reactive) solutes	NA     NA      NA      NA      √	•Hydrogeologist
Software Home Page	Visualization	■		wl                shp    bln/grd
	Capture Zone Delineation	■		tp              dxf/dwg  shp
				others

Notes:

File input and output formats are represented in the matrix by the file extension.ASCII files, for example are indicated by the extension "txt."

EPCRA = Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act

1 ERPIMS data can be imported through an Access file or a series of text files (.tes, .res, .sam, .ldi).

2 GeoSEM uses several GIS vector and raster file formats: DOD vector product format (VPF) , ESRI product files, CAD drawings (dxf), ASCI II grids, and georeferenced image formats such as geoTIFs, bitmaps, GIFs, JPGs, and ERDAS.

Legend:

N/A Not applicable