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People, facilities and software make Deltares
want to lead the way in data acquisition tech-
nology in the facilities.
Our goal is:
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To enhance the economic, scientific and
social benefits of our facilities.
We will do this by:
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Using the physical experimental facilities
more to improve and validate our computing
models and to test innovative concepts and
designs.
4.5 Our software
Flows of data are increasing at an explosive rate
due to the rise in the number of sensors and
available files and as a result of increasingly
refined model simulations. Moving and storing
large data sets is turning into a bottleneck, as a
result of which tools and simulation software are
increasingly being taken to the data rather than
the data being taken to the models. More and
more, computer programs and data are being
positioned in the World Wide Web (‘the Internet
of things’). Calculations are ever faster and ever
more detailed.
There are opportunities here for Deltares if we
succeed in combining our professional substan-
tive knowledge with new technical possibilities.
We are developing new software products and
services with the smart use of data and new
technologies. Our open-source software and
simulations will continue to be important
carriers and distributors of our knowledge in the
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