The development of an information modelling system for regional water resource assessments

The paper outlines the development of a software package that integrates spatial and time series information in a flexible framework that allows for a wide variety of data storage, retrieval, analysis, display and modelling options. In the context of regional water resource assessments, the advantage of such a tool is that a wide variety of information and data analysis methods can be brought together into a single package. This allows a wide range of users to make use of the same information storage system and apply consistent methods to water resource assessments, permitting a greater degree of commonality of approach within the region.