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Helping public and private
bodies to make the right
decisions and introduce the
right measures to maintain
a safe and clean living
environment. That is the
mission of Utrecht Castel,
which Deltares established
in collaboration with TNO
and Utrecht University. The
Utrecht Centre for Aligned
Studies for Environment
and Life, the environmental
laboratory's full name, is
a facility for research into
developments relating
to climate change and
the environment that are
essential for a healthy habitat.
For more information:
RESEARCH INSTITUTES COMBINE FORCES
IN ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY
What is happening in the world of water? To share
knowledge and identify the needs of water managers,
Deltares organises a Knowledge Tasting for water
authorities every two years. More than a hundred
participants met in November at the Knowledge Tasting
in Media Plaza in Utrecht, where they had the opportunity
to discuss how new knowledge should be applied. It was
an innovative networking day, providing a rich menu of
knowledge tasting and co-creation. As well as visiting the
knowledge market, water authorities had a large number
of workshops to choose from.
KNOWLEDGE TASTING FOR
WATER AUTHORITIES
Next
Generation
Hydro
So ware
The new so ware package Del 3D
Flexible Mesh Suite 2016 was launched
at the Next-Generation Hydro So ware
conference during the Del So ware
Days. The package is the result of
five years of research by Deltares,
the Ministry of Infrastructure and the
Environment, the Ministry of Economic
A–airs, STOWA and Dutch engineering
firms. Deltares designs, develops, manages
and maintains several so ware products
for the modelling of water systems. Five
of these products were merged step by
step in the last few years to produce this
new, more user-friendly hydro so ware
package. The strengths of each product
have been kept and combined with
innovations, resulting in a more powerful
new product.
For more information:
ware/
d-hydro-suite
PHOTO: DELTARES