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Title: INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT FOR SITES SOFTWARE

Author
item Temple, Darrel
item NEILSEN, MITCHELL - KANSAS STATE UNIV
item LOBRECHT, MORRIS - USDA, NRCS
item MOODY, HELEN - USDA, NRCS

Submitted to: State Dam Safety Officials Association Proceedings
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 6/10/1998
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: The SITES Water Resources Site Analysis software, released by NRCS in early 1997, significantly changed the NRCS approach to earth auxiliary spillway analyses, and criteria for application of this software is presently being refined. Since the initial release, cooperative work between NRCS, ARS, and Kansas State University has continued on developing an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) to form a user-friendly interface to the computational program to allow the user to conveniently compare and contrast the technical implications of various design alternatives. The IDE is being developed using visual development tools for use on personal computers using the Microsoft Windows operating system. The IDE for use in evaluating a single site is anticipated to be available in a beta test form by late 1998. In its present form, the SITES IDE is applicable only to a reservoir site or existing structure having relatively simple upstream watershed conditions. Plans call for expanding this environment to more complex watersheds, including those containing upstream reservoirs. It is anticipated that this expanded version of the IDE will be available in late 1999 or early 2000.