An introduction to geographic information systems as applied to a groundwater remediation program

Conference · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:5746654

Hammock, J K; Lorenz, R

While the attention to environmental issues has grown over the past several years, so has the focus on groundwater protection. Addressing the task of groundwater remediation often involves a large-scale program with numerous wells and enormous amounts of data. This data must be manipulated and analyzed in an efficient manner for the remediation program to be truly effective. Geographic Information System's (GIS) have proven to be an extremely effective tool in handling and interpreting this type of groundwater information. The purpose of this paper is to introduce the audience to GIS technology, describe how it is being used at the Savannah River Site (SRS) to handle groundwater data and demonstrate how it may be used in the corporate Westinghouse environment.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-89SR18035
• OSTI ID: 5746654
• Report Number(s): WSRC-RP-89-756; CONF-891192-30; ON: DE92009732
• Resource Relation: Conference: Annual Westinghouse computer symposium, Pittsburgh, PA (United States), 6-7 Nov 1989
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
58 GEOSCIENCES
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATIONS
DATA ANALYSIS
GEOGRAPHY
DATA BASE MANAGEMENT
DIGITIZERS
GROUND WATER
MAPPING
REMEDIAL ACTION
SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT
WATER RECLAMATION
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PULSE CIRCUITS
SIGNAL CONDITIONERS
US AEC
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
VARIATIONS
WATER
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580000 - Geosciences
990200 - Mathematics & Computers