WaterCube, LLC., and Tecplot, Inc., today announced that they have formed a strategic partnership whereby Tecplots data visualization software will power WaterCubes brand new-to-the-market water resource management solution.
The new product, called CUBEIT, powered by Tecplot, will officially launch at HydroVision International, which takes place July 14 17 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. HydroVision International (http://www.HydroEvent.com) is the worlds largest hydropower conference and exhibition.
The Watercube/Tecplot partnership creates a unique data visualization solution that takes the power of big data and makes it usable on a mass scale. CUBEIT, powered by Tecplot, will be offered exclusively by WaterCube. It will be available in a tiered format that grows in functionality as customers needs for complex data analyses grow.
CUBEIT, powered by Tecplot, will be used by scientists and researchers to visualize, validate and manage river, reservoir and stream data. It provides valuable insights for dam removal and placement, hydropower applications for assessing stream power, and environmental studies enabling river restoration and ecological improvements.
WaterCube and Tecplot have a unique opportunity to visualize and manage real 3D spatial river data like never before, WaterCube CEO Diana Krupa said. We have developed innovative new methods based on the latest technology to capture and process vast amounts of river data, including water velocity, depth, quality and temperature variations throughout entire river systems. This allows scientists and researchers, for the first time, to analyze and manage what is really happening within their river. WaterCube is revolutionizing the way data is collected and processed, but visualizing it to tell the entire story was even more important. That’s where the partnership with Tecplot comes into play.
We knew instantly that WaterCubes technology was unique and had the potential to open new doors to visualize rivers and reservoirs in the environmental and water resource arena, Tecplot CEO Don Roberts said. This is an area in which Tecplot has not had significant market penetration because there has not been such complete access to this type of data until now. We believe this partnership will not only change the way we look at our fresh-water resources, but it will enable scientists to make better decisions to manage and compare changes year-over-year in our major river systems.
Unique capabilities of CUBEIT, powered by Tecplot include:
1. First-of-its-kind visualization and data management solution that can quickly compare big data files and Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) with spatially collected river data, including LiDAR.
2. The ability to measure specific volumes of water and discharge at varying flows anywhere along the river reach, providing ideal locations for instrumentation placement and stream power.
3. The ability to calibrate computer-created predictive models for higher accuracy in flood and drought conditions.
4. The ability to perform advanced hydraulic analyses that determine sediment transfer, temperature changes, quality, and the impact to the environment.
Teledyne R&D Instruments is another WaterCube partner. It provides the equipment that measures river discharge and other key data points. WaterCubes unique data processing approach allows scientists and researchers to quantitatively understand what’s happening within the river reach, said Jim Rogers, director of products at Teledyne R&D Instruments.
