2004 UC Proceedings Abstract
 Creating an Environmental Database to Facilitate Groundwater Contamination Analysis Track: Water Resources Author(s): Jimmy Bowden Assigning responsibility for the cleanup of groundwater contamination requires the analysis of large amounts of complicated data. Daniel B. Stephens and Assocs. team of geologists and hydrologists are charged with investigating various potential responsible parties and determining the sources of groundwater contamination. GIS has become a powerful tool to allow volumes of data to be quickly and accurately displayed. ArcView GIS is used to create base maps consisting of building locations, underground storage tanks, well locations, and other features. A Microsoft Access database is developed for the storage of environmental data consisting of groundwater, soil, and soil gas chemistry analysis; groundwater depth; and sampling locations. From this database, queries are preformed and linked to ArcView for spatial analysis. Custom visualization tools were developed to allow for complicated analysis of the data. Jimmy Bowden Daniel B. Stephens and Assoc. GIS 6020 Academy Rd NE Suite 100 Albuquerque , NM 87109 US Phone: 505-822-9400 E-mail: jbowden@dbstephens.com |
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