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The Demo Watershed project

The Demo Watershed project is available for all users with Preview access and can be found in the main menu under Edit projects. This project does not count towards your license.

This project is intended for plans, spatial development, environmental regulations, building policy.

This project showcases the Aerius Module.

The Demo Aerius project demonstrates the Aerius Overlay in a project of the Hague. It can serve as a working demo to explore the Aerius Module and the configurable parameters. By following the steps below, an example plan will be constructed. The effect on the nitrogen deposition on Natura 2000 areas will be calculated by the Aerius Module and visualized.

Exploring the project

Future design

Click on the tab Future Design and click in the Action bar on the house icon (see image below).
In the new panel that opens, select the Office measure and click on the Apply button. The new office building is constructed. Click on the Confirm button and close the panel by clicking on the close icon.
Notice the arrow above the new Office. Click on the arrow to open another panel. If the arrow is not visible, try zooming out and in with your scroll wheel mouse button to update the visualization.
Click on the Plan button and enter 7500 m2 for the Office and Shops category. Then click on the Bouw button.
Scroll down to the bottom and enter for the last construction machine category a fuel usage of 20000 liter per year. Then click on Verstuur.
Go to the Rainfall Overlay and play the Overlay. This Overlay shows the Surface last value result type of a heavy short rainfall. The blue with red lines are culverts, which connect the water terrains. The blue with orange lines are the outlets.
Select the Surface elevation result type and notice the forest area is higher than the rest of the project area.
Take a look at the Surface avg direction result result type. The arrows show the average flow direction of the water. Notice that in the forest area, the arrows point inwards. Zoom out a bit and play the Surface average direction result type and notice that around timeframe 25 the direction of the arrows stay the same. This result type is used as input for the Watershed Module for the direction of the rainwater flow on the terrain.

Step 1. Click in the Future design tab on the house icon.
Step 2. Click on the Office measure and Apply.
Step 2. Click on Confirm and close the panel.
Step 3. Click on the blue arrow.
Step 4. Fill in the amount of office space in m2.
Step 5. Fill in the fuel usage per year and click on Verstuur.

Results

Analyse

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 This project showcases '''the [[Aerius Module]]'''.
-The ''Demo  Aerius'' project demonstrates the [[Aerius Overlay]] in a project of the Hague. It can serve as a working demo to explore the [[Aerius Module]] and the configurable parameters.
+The ''Demo  Aerius'' project demonstrates the [[Aerius Overlay]] in a project of the Hague. It can serve as a working demo to explore the [[Aerius Module]] and the configurable parameters. By following the steps below, an example plan will be constructed. The effect on the nitrogen deposition on Natura 2000 areas will be calculated by the [[Aerius Module]] and visualized.
 ==Exploring the project==
-====Boundary conditions and input====
+====Future design====
-# Click on the ''Pumping stations'' Overlay in the Overlay bar (see image). Notice the highlighted areas under the grey water tap. These areas are two [[Inlet_(Water_Overlay)|outlets]] which remove water from the project. These areas are marked as [[Discharge_areas_result_type_(Watershed_Overlay)|discharge areas]] as input for the [[Watershed_Module|Watershed Module]].
+# Click on the tab ''Future Design'' and click in the Action bar on the house icon (see image below).
-# Select the ''Water level areas'' Overlay and notice the two water level areas.
+# In the new panel that opens, select the Office measure and click on the ''Apply'' button. The new office building is constructed. Click on the Confirm button and close the panel by clicking on the close icon.
+# Notice the arrow above the new Office. Click on the arrow to open another panel. If the arrow is not visible, try zooming out and in with your scroll wheel mouse button to update the visualization.
+# Click on the ''Plan'' button and enter 7500 m2 for the Office and Shops category. Then click on the ''Bouw'' button.
+# Scroll down to the bottom and enter for the last construction machine category a fuel usage of 20000 liter per year. Then click on ''Verstuur''.
 # Go to the [[Rainfall_(Overlay)|Rainfall Overlay]] and play the Overlay. This Overlay shows the [[Surface_last_value_result_type_(Water_Overlay)|Surface last value]] result type of a heavy short rainfall. The blue with red lines are [[Culvert_(Water_Overlay)|culverts]], which connect the [[Terrain#Surface|water terrains]]. The blue with orange lines are the [[Inlet_(Water_Overlay)|outlets]].
 # Select the [[Surface_elevation_result_type_(Water_Overlay)|Surface elevation]] result type and notice the forest area is higher than the rest of the project area.
 # Take a look at the [[Surface_avg_direction_result_type_(Water_Overlay)|Surface avg direction result]] result type. The arrows show the average flow direction of the water. Notice that in the forest area, the arrows point inwards. Zoom out a bit and play the Surface average direction result type and notice that around timeframe 25 the direction of the arrows stay the same. This result type is used as input for the [[Watershed_Module|Watershed Module]] for the direction of the [[Watershed_Module#Calculation|rainwater flow]] on the terrain.
 <gallery mode=nolines>
-File:Pumping_stations.PNG|Step 1. Click on the Pumping station Overlay and notice the highlighted areas.
+File:Future design house.PNG|Step 1. Click in the Future design tab on the house icon.
-File:Waterlevel_areas.PNG|Step 2. Click on te Water level areas Overlay.
+File:Apply office.PNG|Step 2. Click on the Office measure and Apply.
-File:Play_rainfall.PNG|Step 3. Play the Rainfall Overlay.
+File:Confirm.PNG|Step 2. Click on Confirm and close the panel.
-File:Surface_elevation_forest.PNG|Step 4. Click on the Surface Elevation Overlay.
+File:Icon building.PNG|Step 3. Click on the blue arrow.
-File:Surface_avg_watershed.PNG|Step 5. Select the Surface average direction result type.
+File:Office space panel.PNG|Step 4. Fill in the amount of office space in m2.
+File:Fuel usage bouw.PNG|Step 5. Fill in the fuel usage per year and click on Verstuur.
 </gallery>
 ====Results====
-# Take a look at the [[Watershed_result_type_(Watershed_Overlay)|Watershed Overlay]]. This overlay shows the calculated [[Watershed_Module#Concept|watershed areas]]. For example: rainfall water that falls on the terrain in the red watershed area, flows to the water terrains in the red watershed area. Notice that the colors of the watershed areas are the same as their corresponding discharge areas. (see ''Pumping stations'' Overlay) Notice that the forest area is not part of a watershed area, since the forest retains the water. Also check out the [[Surface_avg_direction_result_type_(Water_Overlay)|Surface Average Direction result]] result type for this forest area.
-# Select the ''[[Discharge_areas_result_type_(Watershed_Overlay)|Discharge areas]]'' result type and notice that the initial discharge areas (see ''Pumping stations'' Overlay) are propagated with much more water terrains by the culverts (water connections). Zoom in to the yellow arrow on the edge of the two discharge areas and notice that the flow in the two culverts on either side of the arrow is opposite. This is an option in the Watershed configuration wizard, to use the culvert flow direction for propagating the discharge areas.
-# To highlight this, go to the ''[[Base_types_result_type_(Watershed_Overlay)|Base types]]'' result type and see the Blue Entry and Green Exit point of this culvert. The entry and exit points represent where water flows in and out of the culvert.
-# Click again on the [[Watershed_result_type_(Watershed_Overlay)|Watershed Overlay]] and notice that the road area depicted with the question mark icon is also not part of a watershed area. Since there are no culverts that connect the water terrains parallel with the road with the other water terrains, the water terrains next to the road are not included in the watershed calculations.
-# Click on the Watershed indicator in the top bar. This indicator shows the surface area of the watershed areas and of the land that does not belong to a watershed area. This indicator is created by using [[Tygron_Query_Language|the Tygron Query Language]] in an [[Excel_(Indicator)|Excel]].
 <gallery mode=nolines>
-File:Watershed_areas.PNG|Step 1. See the calculated watershed areas by clicking on the Watershed overlay.
-File:Discharge_areas.PNG|Step 2.Click on the Discharge areas result type.
-File:Yellow_arrow.PNG|Step 2. Zoom to the yellow area and notice the flow direction in the culverts.
-File:Base_types_yellow_arrow.PNG|Step 3. Click on the Base types result type and notice the Entry and Exit points of the culverts.
-File:Road_watershed_areas.PNG|Step 4. Click on the Watershed Overlay and zoom to the road area.
-File:Watershed_indicator.PNG|Step 5. Click on the Watershed indicator to see more information about the watershed areas.
 </gallery>
 ===Analyse===
-'''Remaining water''' <br>
-''To calculate watersheds in the remaining water terrains, such as the water terrains near the question mark icon, take the following steps:''
-# In the [[Current_Situation|Current situation tab]], click on the Overlay button. Select in the Left menu the [[Watershed_(Overlay)|Watershed Overlay]] and open the Configuration wizard in the right panel.
-# Click Next until you reach step 2. In step 2, check the option [[Discharge_method_(Watershed_Overlay)|Discharge remaining water]] and take note of the min area m2 option in the wizard. With this option checked, water terrains that are larger than the set minimal area size are now also taken into account as unique [[Discharge_area_(Watershed_Overlay)|discharge areas]].
-# Click several times on Next in the wizard, until you can Finish the wizard.
-# After finishing the wizard, the overlays will be recalculated. Notice the area near the question mark is now also included in the [[Watershed_(Overlay)|Watershed Overlay]].
-# Open the Watershed indicator and notice that the area size that is not assigned to a watershed area is much smaller. Go back to the configuration wizard and uncheck the [[Discharge_method_(Watershed_Overlay)|Discharge remaining water]] option for the next steps.
 <gallery mode=nolines>
-File:Wizard_watershed.PNG|Step 1. Open the Watershed configuration wizard.
-File:Discharge_areas_wizard.PNG|Step 2.Check the Discharge remaing water option in the wizard.
-File:Watershed_update.PNG|Step 4. The calculated watershed areas.
-File:Changed_watershed_indicator.PNG|Step 5. Open the Watershed indicator and notice the difference.
-</gallery>
-'''Water connections''' <br>
-''To analyse the effect of the water connections and the configurable parameters, follow the next steps:''
-# Go to the culvert, highlighted by the orange culvert icon and click on this icon. Set the [[Culvert_threshold_(Water_Overlay)|Culvert threshold]] on 2m, so this culvert does not connect the water terrains anymore. Click on Send to adjust the value.
-# When the overlays are done calculating, go to the [[Watershed_(Overlay)|Watershed Overlay]] and notice how the watershed areas have changed. Since the water cannot flow through the culvert to the other water terrains, part of the water terrains are not included in a watershed area anymore.
-# Click on the [[Future_Design|Future design tab]] and stop the [[Test_Run|test run]] by clicking on the stop button. Go back to the Current situation tab and open the Watershed configuration wizard.
-# In the wizard, click Next until you reach step 4. Uncheck the [[Culvert_flow_direction_(Watershed_Overlay)|culvert flow direction]] option and click on Finish.
-# Repeat step 1 and notice that the watershed areas stay the same. Since the [[Culvert_flow_direction_(Watershed_Overlay)|culvert flow direction]] is not taken into account, the presence of the culvert connects the water terrains and are therefore taken into account in the [[Watershed_(Overlay)|Watershed Overlay]].
-<gallery mode=nolines>
-File:Adjust_culvert.PNG|Step 1. Click on the orange culvert icon, fill in 2m and click on Send.
-File:Watershed_culvert.PNG|Step 2.See the resulting calcualted Watershed areas.
-File:Stop_test_run.PNG|Step 3. Stop the test run in the Future design tab.
-File:Watershed_areas.PNG| Step 4. The calculated Watershed areas.
 </gallery>