Groundwater Vistas

NEW IN VERSION 6

Licensing & Operating Systems

• Native 64-bit Version of Groundwater Vistas & all models (not available in Standard version)
  • 64-bit version 20% to 97% faster than GV Version 5**
  • 32-bit version 20% to 60% faster than GV Version 5**
• Supports 32-bit and 64-bit Versions of Windows XP, Vista, and 7
• New HASP keys (dongles) allow us to provide upgrades via email

New Model Versions

• MODFLOW2000 Version 1.19.01
• MODFLOW2005 Version 1.8
• MODFLOW-NWT Version 1.0 (New USGS Version to deal with dry cells)
• MT3DMS Version 5.3
• MODPATH Version 5
• MODFLOW-Surfact Version 4*
  • Including TMP1 Package for transient hydraulic property changes
  • Density-dependent Flow
• PEST Version 12.1 (with BEOPEST)

MODFLOW Packages & Options

• Conduit Flow Process (CFP)
• Sea Water Intrusion (SWI) Package for MODFLOW2000
• PCGn Solver for MODFLOW2000 and MODFLOW2005
• UPW & NWT Packages for MODFLOW-NWT
• MNW2 Package for MODFLOW2000 and MODFLOW2005
• SAMG Solver for MODFLOW2000 and MODFLOW2005*
• Free Format option when writing MODFLOW input files
• Write vertical anisotropy to LPF Package
• Delete and insert stress periods
• Option to not use negative IBOUND values in BASIC Package (use CHD instead)
• Latest GMG solver modifications
• Console versions of MODFLOW2000/2005 compatible with ESI Windows Versions

Groundwater Vistas Interface

• Pan the plan view by grabbing with mouse
• Zoom using scroll wheel on mouse
• Return to previous views
• More buttons on toolbar
• Jump to specific time step
• Delete figures
• Cell inspector to view grid cell properties
• Remembers options selected on key functions (e.g. import surfer files etc.)
• Option to plot pressure head for MODFLOW-Surfact
• Plot miniature hydrographs next to targets and monitoring wells
• Improved cut/copy/paste in all spreadsheets
• Option to activate memory compression (not available in Standard version)
• Draw outline of active model grid
• Option to only draw active grid cells
• Option to lock analytic elements so they cannot be accidentally moved
• Convert shapefiles to KML for display in Google Earth
• Color-flood Boundary Condition cells based on computed flux
• Compute mean/standard deviation for range of time steps in transient run
• Associate projection file with exported shapefiles
• Significantly expanded list of commands in automated reports/run logs
• Enhanced Legend Contents

PEST & Calibration

• Estimate vertical anisotropy (zones or pilot points)
• Display pilot points that hit bounds
• Display N largest residuals
• Automatically rename all pilot points
• Transient target report
• Option to use command‐line model versions
• Censored targets
• Function to Shift Target Times
• Flow direction targets
• Setup of Beopest runs

** Higher number based on ESI’s Standard Benchmark Simulation (mostly CPU with limited disk I/O)
* Extra charge item.