Welcome to our April newsletter: as always, we're excited to share with you the latest updates and developments from the world of integrated hydro..
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| Message from the President
As we head into May, we’re excited to share key updates from the past month at Aquanty, and a review of notable events to come. This month we had the pleasure of attending Conservation Ontario's annual Collaborative Information Session (CACIS 2025) where Steve Frey presented on |
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| HydroClimateSight, Aquanty’s cloud-based system for real-time hydro-climatological prediction and analysis across Ontario, and our ongoing HydroSphereAI beta test. This spring over 20 conservation authorities signed up to test out this new machine-learning powered hydrologic forecasting system.
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May will be a particularly busy travel month for Aquanty. We'll be attending the 2025 Power of Water Canada (POWC) conference in Niagara, the joint GAC-MAC-IAH conference in Ottawa, and finally the CWRA conference in Penticton, and we're looking forward to connecting with new partners and collaborators at each event!
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We’re especially looking forward to exhibiting at the 2025 POWC Conference and Trade Show as it will be our first time attending, and we’re excited to introduce HydroSphereAI— our new machine learning-based hydrologic forecasting platform— to Ontario’s waterpower community.
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At the GAC-MAC-IAH conference Aquanty staff will be chairing multiple sessions which will heavily feature the Canada1Water project, and we'll also be delivering a two-day short course on fully-integrated hydrologic modelling using HydroGeoSphere. This intensive course is a great opportunity to dive into the core capabilities of HGS— from model setup and calibration to results interpretation and troubleshooting. The course will be offered in a hybrid format, and anyone interested in participating can email Brayden McNeill ([email protected]) for registration details. |
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I'm also pleased to announce a few upcoming webinars where you can learn more about some of our ongoing projects/collaborations. On May 21st we'll dive into the new machine-learning forecasts with our webinar “HydroSphereAI: Machine Learning-Driven Insights and Hydrological Forecasting in a Changing Climate”. The next day (May 22nd) we'll host a special session “Working at Aquanty – Co-Op Placement Information Session,” for students interested in learning more about co-op opportunities with our team. If you are an academic in our network and are working/teaching in Canada please let your students know about this event! And then in June join us for “Tools and Strategies for Agricultural Water Management” with Dr. David Lapen, where we’ll explore innovative approaches and technologies to support agricultural water sustainability.
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Lastly, while we pride ourselves on developing world-class tools like HydroGeoSphere, we also recognize that is what truly sets us apart are the people behind the platform as demonstrated by the testimonials we occasionally receive from users. This month we wanted to highlight some kind words from Matteo Roncoroni, whose team is using HGS to model hyporheic exchange in salmon habitats— check out the full testimonial below, and the full story in a recent research highlight.
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| Upcoming Webinar: HydroSphereAI - Machine Learning-Driven Insights and Hydrological Forecasting in a Changing Climate Explore the power of machine learning in hydrological forecasting with our upcoming webinar, 𝗛𝘆𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗦𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗔𝗜: 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴-𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝘆𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲
Date: May 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM. Register Here |
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Working at Aquanty – Coop Placement Information Session As Aquanty continues to grow we are keen to bring on bright young minds who are interested in fully integrated hydrologic modelling, and to help them transition into a successful career in water resources modelling/engineering. This information session will help prospective co-op students to learn more about working at Aquanty and what kinds of projects you can expect to work on.
Date: May 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM. Register Here
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Webinar - Tools and Strategies for Agricultural Water Management Join us for an enlightening webinar with Dr. David Lapen, as we dive into the tools and strategies for agricultural water management.
Date: June 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM. Register Here
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| Numerical analysis of thermal response tests with groundwater flow and heat transfer model This research highlight, co-authored by Aquanty’s senior scientist Hyoun-Tae Hwang, explores the interplay between soil heterogeneity, preferential flow, and isotopic tracing to better understand water flow and transport dynamics in hillslope systems. Using HydroGeoSphere (HGS), the team simulated coupled surface and subsurface water flow and isotope transport in an artificial hillslope environment.
Read More.
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| Canada1Water at GAC-MAC-IAH-CNC 2025 We’re pleased to share that Canada1Water collaborators and members of the Aquanty team will be attending the GAC-MAC-IAH-CNC 2025 Conference this spring, with contributions to three important sessions that advance national conversations on groundwater science and large-scale hydrologic modelling.
Special Session 7: Surface water-groundwater interactions through recharge, discharge, and contribution to ecosystems This session explores methodological developments and the characterization of processes linked to groundwater recharge, groundwater flow and groundwater discharge, as well as interactions with ecosystems. Attend to learn about advancements in monitoring, field-based investigations, data-driven analysis, and simulation methods that enhance our ability to track these processes and predict groundwater availability, surface water-groundwater interactions, and ecosystem responses under changing conditions Special Session 14: Public groundwater science and policy in Canada This session will explore the evolving landscape of groundwater science, governance, and policy in Canada. With groundwater supplying roughly 30% of Canadians, this is a timely opportunity to reflect on past successes and challenges— and chart a path forward in advancing national groundwater knowledge and data sharing.
Special Session 16: Harnessing large scale hydrologic models to assess future water security This session highlights the critical role of large-scale, integrated hydrologic models in assessing climate change impacts on Canada’s water systems. The conversation will emphasize the integration of groundwater and surface water processes, and how models like Canada1Water are helping address water security challenges across diverse landscapes.
We look forward to connecting with our peers in Ottawa and contributing to important discussions that shape the future of water science and policy in Canada.
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| Intro to HydroGeoSphereNext session: May 7, 2025 Every month Aquanty's technical sales lead Brayden McNeill delivers a FREE half-day training session. Our Introduction to HydroGeoSphere training sessions cover essential topics such as the basic HGS workflow, the essential components of a *.grok file and using Tecplot 360 to visualize model results. |
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HydroGeoSphere Short Course: Introduction to Fully-Integrated Hydrologic ModellingNext session: May 15-16, 2025 Secure your spot in our hybrid 2-day HydroGeoSphere short course - "Introduction to Fully-Integrated Hydrologic Modelling" (session SCW-B3). This is a great opportunity to explore the basics of HGS modelling at a very affordable price. |
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| Find our monthly HGS software update on our 'HGS Downloads' page, the April 2025 software update is now available. The latest update is packed with performance optimizations and tools to streamline your modelling workflow, with improvements to model setup, runtime performance, and memory management.
1. New commands to select segments from polylines shapefiles— great for defining channels, tile drains, and other domain features
2. A new "specified uniform mass flux" boundary condition for streamlined multi-solute transport setup
3. New command "lst off" to disable .lst file generation— saving memory for large, long-duration models
4. Plus 12+ performance optimizations and bug fixes to enhance speed and usability.
As always, we are committed to the continued improvement to the user experience. Do you have suggestions for new commands or improvements to the user experience? Send your ideas to [email protected]!
Read the release notes to see recent improvements to HydroGeoSphere. |
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