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Author: Ken Spitze 1658 Cole Blvd. Phone: 303-232-6515 To accomplish closure of the Rocky Flats environmental technology site by 2006 it is necessary to demonstrate that there will be no long-term effects to surrounding communities from residual contamination. The Actinide Migration Evaluation Project has determined that erosion of contaminated soil and transportation of sediment off-site over an extended period of time is a major concern. This paper will show not only how GIS was used as an effective tool for determining key parameters for input into the erosion modeling software, but also how it was used to effectively display the final results produced by that software. GIS was used to simplify the complexities of the real-world environment to fit into the requirements of the modeling software, while still retaining the ability to display the rich detail of the results in a meaningful way within the geographic setting. |
