Getting creative with data visualization

The Velocity Mapping Toolbox (VMT): Updates and Applications

OSW Hydroacoustics Webinar May 20, 2014Frank EngelRyan JacksonUSGS Illinois Water Science Center

19/13/2013Getting Creative with Data VisualizationOpening DemoA quick look at VMTReads TDRI ASCII files (multiple transects)Averages to one Mean Cross Section (MCS)Quickly allows for robust visualization

[VMT demo outside of presentation]Matlab-based ADCP Data Processing and Visualization Code (GUI) Most appropriate for data collected with multiple transects at a single cross section and good positional controlReads ASCII output files from WinRiver II (v4.06 will also read Sontek MAT files)GPS requiredAverages multiple transects at a single cross section Data Processing and VisualizationComputes a mean velocity field for a given cross sectionComputes velocity componentsVnorth and Veast, Vstreamwise and VTransverse, & Vprimary and Vsecondary (and vertical)Contour plots can be constructed for numerous variables (including backscatter) secondary and vertical flow vectors can be overlaid Plan view plots show depth- or layer-averaged velocities (for one or more cross sections)Additional standalone utilities provide further processing capabilitiesExport CapabilitiesExports data to a variety of formats compatible with Excel, ArcGIS, Google Earth, TecPlot, and iRIC

2Contributors to VMTPrimary Developers:Ryan Jackson (USGS Illinois WSC)*Frank Engel (USGS Illinois WSC) Dan Parsons (Univ. of Hull, UK)Jon Czuba (former USGS)Dave Mueller (USGS OSW)

Input and support from:Kevin Oberg (USGS OSW)Bruce Rhoads (University of Illinois)Kevin Johnson (USGS Illinois WSC)Jim Best (University of Illinois)Marcelo Garcia (University of Illinois)Jim Riley (Eastern Illinois University)Ricardo Szupiany (Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Argentina)And many others!

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*Current primary coderTimeline2006200720082009201020112012201320142nd velocity mapping class1st velocity mapping classVMT fact sheetVMT version 4 releasedESPL paperMathworks consultationSnowbird short courseTampa short courseSanta Fe, Argentina short courseJackson builds VMT v1Engel begins contributingCzuba St. Claire workRiley confluence workParsons & Best Parana workBasic Matlab codes developed by Dan ParsonsTransect averagingSecondary flow computationSite specific May 2014Sep 2013May 2013May 2013Oct 2012Sep 2012Aug 2012Mar 2011Sep 2009Dec 2008Aug 2009Summer 2008Feb 20072006Feb 20072006Timeline2006200720082009201020112012201320142nd velocity mapping class1st velocity mapping classVMT fact sheetVMT version 4 releasedESPL paperMathworks consultationSnowbird short courseTampa short courseSanta Fe, Argentina short courseJackson builds VMT v1Czuba St. Claire workRiley confluence workParsons & Best Parana workJon Czuba (USGS) adapts codes for St. Claire RiverTDRI ASCII file parsingBasic spatial avg. and visualizationMay 2014Sep 2013May 2013May 2013Oct 2012Sep 2012Aug 2012Mar 2011Sep 2009Dec 2008Summer 2008Engel begins contributingAug 2009Czuba St. Claire workSummer 2008Riley confluence workFeb 2007Parsons & Best Parana work2006Timeline2006200720082009201020112012201320142nd velocity mapping classMay 20141st velocity mapping classSep 2013VMT fact sheetMay 2013VMT version 4 releasedMay 2013ESPL paperOct 2012Mathworks consultationSep 2012Snowbird short courseAug 2012Tampa short courseMar 2011Santa Fe, Argentina short courseSep 2009Jackson compiles non-site specific VMT version 1Engel adds other secondary flow computations, export options, and more

Jackson builds VMT v1Dec 2008Engel begins contributingAug 2009Engel begins contributingAug 2009Aug 2012Mar 2011Sep 2009Dec 2008Summer 2008Feb 20072006Jackson builds VMT v1Timeline2006200720082009201020112012201320142nd velocity mapping class1st velocity mapping classSnowbird short courseTampa short courseSanta Fe, Argentina short courseCzuba St. Claire workRiley confluence workParsons & Best Parana workConsultation with Mathworks leads to major redesign (speed, features, workflow enhancement)Paper on VMT published in ESPLVMT Fact SheetMathworks consultationESPL paperVMT fact sheetVMT version 4 releasedMay 2014Sep 2013May 2013May 2013Oct 2012Sep 2012Engel begins contributingAug 2009May 2013May 2013Oct 2012Sep 2012Dec 2008Summer 2008Feb 20072006Mathworks consultationESPL paperVMT fact sheetVMT version 4 releasedJackson builds VMT v1Timeline200620072008200920102011201220132014Czuba St. Claire workRiley confluence workParsons & Best Parana workThere have been many short courses on VMT starting in 2009In 2013, OSW created SW2782 Velocity Mapping and Bathymetry with ADCPs2nd velocity mapping class1st velocity mapping classSnowbird short courseTampa short courseSanta Fe, Argentina short courseMay 2014Sep 2013Aug 2012Mar 2011Sep 2009Overview of Basic WorkflowASCII FilesConfigure ParametersPreprocessVMTPlot ShiptracksPlot Plan View MapPlot Contour MapVisualization EngineCompute Mean Cross SectionMap data to MCSInterpolate data to gridAverage transects to gridCompute (u,v,w)Compute ZSDCompute RozProcessing EngineSave Processed ResultsExport GraphicsExport ResultsUser EPsImageryShorelineWinRiverIICollect ADCP DataProcess & QA/QCExport ASCIIVMT *.mat File(s)Various File TypesPNG or JPGVMT *.mat FileVMT UtilitiesASCII2GISASCII2KMLSimilarProcess for Sontek(uses MAT file)Batch ModeFlat-file BuilderGreen = User set/controlledGrey = InternalYellow = Special99/10/2013VMT Key Concepts, Interface, and Typical WorkflowsAveraging Multiple Transects

Data mapped to a mean, linear cross section(required for secondary flow computations)If data along a curvilinear path is required, use ASCII2GIS utility

Compute Mean Cross SectionMap data to MCSInterpolate data to gridAverage transects to gridCompute (u,v,w)Compute ZSDCompute RozProcessing Engine

Mean Cross Section Fits a line to all GPS pointsUser can override with endpoint file

Compute Mean Cross Section

Project Data to Mean XS

Map data to MCSInterpolate to Uniform Grid

Interpolates data to userspecified grid

X grid node spacing user definedZ grid node spacing user defined(TRDI default: ADCP binsize)

Interpolate data to gridAverage Multiple TransectsAverages basic variables at each nodeVelocity Components (East, North, Vertical, Error)Backscatter & Depth Velocity magnitude & direction are recomputed from averaged components

Average transects to gridLive DemoVMT allows users to visualize many different variablesSeveral secondary circulation computation schemes to suite your needsVariable list continues to grow

[Demo of VMT outside of presentation]Ongoing & future work on VMTVMT is evolving on a daily basisVMT already includes additional functionality that is hidden including:Support for TRDI RiverRay and SonTek data with dynamic bin sizingRoutines to compute longitudinal dispersion coefficientsShear velocity and roughness height based on log-law fitsStationary profile analysis tools (STA tool, Boldt)Batch processing and custom file builder tools Ongoing & future work on VMTWe have recently worked with Mathworks to provide feedback on improvements to the codeThe improvements to date will allow future expansion of VMT to be much easierExpansions currently in development include:A suspended sediment concentration calibration and computation plug-in (J. Boldt, KY WSC)A GeoViz tool for expanded visualization capabilities (F. Engel, IL WSC)

Geo-Viz Teaser

GIS-like interface allowing processing of large multi-transect sitesSurvey planning toolsTransect layoutBathymetry interpolation/mapping toolset

Other future applications & featuresContinued efficiency tweaksIndex-Velocity site evaluation toolkitAcross-channel velocity distribution analysisStandard section guidanceModel validation suite Output to fixed grid and/or input model results to compareSurvey planning toolsTransect layout tool and bathymetry interpolation applicationGPS.TXT added support (RTK elevations, filtering)

New ideas typically come from YOUuser base feedback is invaluable!!User BaseThe VMT user base is active and dynamicOver 3,100 visitors to the webpage since December 1 2012 from 88 countries VMT v4.05 has been downloaded over 1,000 times (EXE and source code)

Known Applications in North America

VMT is being used outside of the west and midwest, but we have little feedback

If you have applications of VMT, we want to know about them!States with trained users(attended a class)Example Applications of VMTGeomorphologyMorphodynamics of large river meandersFluvial dynamics of stream confluences/bifurcationsSediment transport

Hydrodynamics near StructuresHydrodynamics near locks and dams and bypass structuresPier scourCharacterization of flow/bathymetry near channel training structures

Contaminant TransportPlume trackingMixing characterization

Limnology & Nearshore CirculationRivermouth hydrodynamics and mixingSecondary flows in submarine bendsNearshore circulation

Biological/Ecological StudiesHydrodynamic requirements for fish spawningHabitat characterization

Gaging Evaluation of flow structure and secondary flows at index velocity gagesLocating surface radar gages

Modeling Collection of model calibration/validation dataModel development (bathymetric mapping)

Geomorphology

Konsoer, K. M., & Rhoads, B. L. (2011). Spatialtemporal structure of mixing interface turbulence at two large river confluences. Environmental Fluid Mechanics, 1-28.Wabash-Vermillion ConfluenceFlow and Bathymetry near Structures

ADCP bathymetrySingle beam echo sounderbathymetryData courtesy of E.C Jamieson, C.D Rennie, and R.B. JacobsonMississippi River near St. Louis, MOMissouri River near Columbia, MOFrom Jackson (FS 2013-3028)Contaminant Transport

Jackson, P.R., Lageman, J.D., 2014, Real-time piscicide tracking using Rhodamine WT dye for support of application, transport, and deactivation strategies in riverine environments: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 20135211, 43 p., http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/sir20135211.Model results from the Univ. of Illinois (M.H. Garcia)ADCP DataChicago Sanitary and Ship CanalPlant IntakePlant OutfallPower PlantLimnology and Nearshore Circulation

Jackson, P.R., 2013, Circulation, mixing, and transport in nearshore Lake Erie in the vicinity of Villa Angela Beach and Euclid Creek, Cleveland, Ohio, September 1112, 2012: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 20135198, 34 p., http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/sir20135198.Biological Studies

Vs = settling velocityu* = shear velocity

If u* > Vs, eggs should remain in suspension

Eggs that settle on the bottom are thought to perishu* 2.1 cm/s

Biological StudiesFrom Murphy and Jackson (SIR 2013-5106)

Murphy, E.A., and Jackson, P.R., 2013, Hydraulic and water-quality data collection for the investigation of Great Lakes tributaries for Asian carp spawning and egg-transport suitability: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 20135106, 30 p., http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2013/5106/.Velocity magnitudeVertical velocityShear velocityDepthTemperatureSpecific conductanceDissolved oxygenpHTurbidityBiological StudiesFrom Murphy and Jackson (SIR 2013-5106)

Streamgaging

Jackson, P.R., Johnson, K.K., and Duncker, J.J., 2012, Comparison of index velocity measurements made with a horizontal acoustic Doppler current profiler and a three-path acoustic velocity meter for computation of discharge in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal near Lemont, Illinois: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 20115205, 42 p.Model Calibration/ValidationMissouri River near St. Charles, MO

Data collected as part of SW2782 Velocity Mapping and Bathymetry with ADCPs(modeled in iRIC with FaSTMECH)

VMT Classes20093 day course (Santa Fe Argentina)20111/2 day short course (Tampa)20121 day short course (HMEM, Utah)2013, 20141 week USGS training course SW2782 Velocity Mapping and Bathymetry with ADCPs (St. Louis)98 trained4 agencies (USGS, USACE, USDA, Environment Canada)25+ academics 7 industry reps6 countries (US, Canada, Brazil, Belgium, Argentina, Italy)http://hydroacoustics.usgs.gov/training/register.shtml

Questions?Contact Info:Frank Engel (fengel@usgs.gov); (217) 328-9774Ryan Jackson (pjackson@usgs.gov); (217) 328-9719

VMT Webpage:http://hydroacoustics.usgs.gov/movingboat/VMT/VMT.shtml

9/13/2013Getting Creative with Data VisualizationAdditional InformationAn Incomplete List of Application Sites1Congo River (DRC, Africa)2Mississippi River (IL, MO, LA, MS)3Missouri River (MO)4Ohio River (IL, KY)5Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal (IL)6Chicago Lakefront (Lake Michigan) (IL)7Lake Erie at Villa Angela Beach (OH)8Milwaukee River (WI)9Menomonee River (WI)10Kinnickinnic River (WI)11Green Bay (WI)12Manitowoc River (WI)13Sandusky River (OH)14Maumee River (OH)15Clinton Lake (IL)16Wonder Lake (IL)17Wabash River (IL, IN)18Embarras River (IL)19Hurunui River (New Zealand)20Clutha River (New Zealand)21Vermillion River (IL)22Boise River (ID)23Kootenai River (ID)24White River (IN)25Cal-Sag Channel (IL)26Lake Calumet (IL)27Yellow Sea (China)28Yellow River (China)29Parana River (Argentina)30Rio Coronda (Argentina)

31Madeira River (Brazil)32Fox River (IL)33Arkansas River (AR)34Cowlitz River (WA)35Umqua River (OR)36St. Lawrence River (Canada)37Des Plaines River (IL)38Illinois River (IL)39Little Calumet River (IL)40Fraser River (BC, Canada)41St. Clair River (MI, Canada)42Big Muddy Creek (IL)43Little Wabash River (IL)44Yuma Canal (AZ)45Sacramento River (CA)46New Castle Reservoir (UT)47St. Marys River (MI, Canada)48Jordan River (UT)49All American Canal (AZ)50Coachella Canal (AZ)51Sangamon River (IL)52Columbia River (WA, OR)53Snake River (WA) 54Shepaug River (CT)55Susquehanna River (CT)56Lake Lillinonah (CT)57Patoka Lake (KY)58Rasmussen Lake (IL)59Colastine River (Argentina)60Fire Island Breach (NY)61Sugar Creek (IL)Getting Creative with Data Visualization9/13/201335Known Projects Using/Citing VMT

Projects Citing VMT Continued