GMS Course - Advanced Groundwater Modeling
and Visualization with GMS - Short Course

A Hands-On, Case Study Oriented, Course Featuring Advanced Topics in Site Characterization, Modeling Complex Stratigraphy, GIS Integration, Transient Simulations, and Model Calibration. Case Studies will include MODFLOW and FEMWATER simulations, and an introduction to the new PEST, UCODE, UTCHEM and NUFT interfaces.

Date: July 30-August 2, 2002
Location: Park City, Utah (Advanced Course)

Note: SPACE IS LIMITED - RESERVE EARLY!

A 25% discount (up to $ 500) is offered on the software to anyone who attends a GMS course.

GMS Course Description
GMS Course Objectives
GMS Course Instructors
GMS Course Schedule
GMS Course Cost
GMS Course Location
GMS Course Accommodations
GMS Course Transportation
About GMS
GMS Course Registration

GMS Course Description

The course is intended to provide existing GMS users with additional techniques and skills that cannot be adequately addressed in an introductory GMS course. The course will focus on a case study using extensive data collected by Dr. Norm Jones for the Woburn, Massachusetts site featured in the recent book and movie: A Civil Action. Attendees will learn advanced site characterization using the Borehole, TIN, and Solids modules. New tools for handling complex stratigraphy will be featured. Using the same case study, users will then be given comprehensive instruction for conceptual modeling, including utilizing GIS data. Advanced tools for importing and managing data for transient simulations will also be discussed. The same data and conceptual model used for the MODFLOW case study will then be used to generate a FEMWATER simulation, including a discussion of advanced 3D finite element mesh generation techniques. Other FEMWATER case studies will also be presented featuring Army Corps of Engineers projects. The course will conclude with an extensive coverage of model calibration, including instruction in using the new interfaces for the PEST and UCODE parameter estimation models. The Woburn case study will be used throughout the course. Optional sessions will include a discussion of advanced geostatistics (zonal kriging, indicator simulations), and demos of the new UTCHEM and NUFT interfaces which will soon be available in GMS.

GMS Course Objectives

The four day training course on GMS covers the following:

• Advanced site characterization techniques
• Conceptual modeling and GIS integration
• Transient model simulations
• How to set up a FEMWATER mesh
• Running a FEMWATER simulation
• Advanced data manipulation techniques
• Advanced tools for model calibration
• Using PEST and UCODE for parameter estimation
• Following a single case study learning steps from data input to model calibration
• Exposure to more complex case studies utilizing GMS
• Hands-on instruction throughout the course
• Learn directly from the GMS developers and other experienced GMS users

GMS Course Instructors

Dr. Norman L. Jones. Ph.D., University of Texas, 1990. Director of the Environmental Modeling Research Laboratory (EMRL). Associate Professor, Brigham Young University. Architect and director of the GMS interface development. Author of GMS reference manual and tutorials.

Cary A. Talbot. MS, Brigham Young University, 1994. Research Hydraulic Engineer, US Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station (WES) in Vicksburg, MS. Software manager for the US Army Groundwater Modeling Technical Support Center. Extensive experience using GMS for Corps of Engineers projects, particularly for FEMWATER applications. Co-author of FEMWATER reference manual.

R. Jeffrey Davis. Vice President of EMS-I. Part of the GMS development team for several years. Has taught numerous GMS courses in the U.S. and overseas.

Michael J. Kennard/Alan Lemon/Jonathan Green. Full-Time Research Associates, EMRL. Lead programmers of GMS interface.

GMS Course Schedule

Tuesday

• Morning
   
• Welcome/Introduction
• Introduction to Woburn Case Study
• Review of 2D Geostatistics
• Tutorial Session
• Surface Modeling with TINs
• Tutorial Session
• Building Solid Models
   
• Afternoon
   
• Tutorial Session
• Advanced Grid Generation
• Lab Session (Build Stratigraphy Model of Woburn Site)
   
• Evening
   
• Advanced Geostatistics
• Open Lab
   

Wednesday

• Morning
   
• Conceptual Model Approach
• Lab Session (Build Conceptual Model, Create Flow Model)
   
• Afternoon
   
• Transient Models
• Tutorial Session
• Discuss Woburn Transient Data
• Lab Session (Set up Transient Model, Perform Travel Time Analysis)
   
• Evening
   
• Overview of UTCHEM Model and Interface
• Open Lab
   

Thursday

• Morning
• FEMWATER - Overview and Model Construction
• Tutorial Session
   
• Afternoon
   
• WES FEMWATER Case Studies
• Advanced Mesh Generation
• Lab Session (Use Existing Solids and Feature Objects to build a FEMWATER model)
   
• Evening
• Overview of NUFT Model and Interface
• Open Lab

Friday

• Morning
• Model Calibration
• Tutorial Session
• Automated Parameter Estimation (PEST and UCODE Interfaces)
   
• Afternoon
• Tutorial Session
• Discuss Woburn Calibration Data
• Lab Session (Enter Calibration Data, Calibrating Flow Model)

GMS Course Cost

The cost of the 4-day course is $1,295 for registration made 30 days before the course and $1,395 for registration thereafter. Registration includes the following:

• Instruction and hands on use of GMS with a personal computer
• Course notes
• Software CD containing GMS software (demo), tutorials, and documentation

Note: A 25% discount (limited to $500) is available for any new GMS software purchase for all course attendees. This discount is available if registration payment is submitted with the software order, or can be used up to 60 days following the course. This includes upgrades to GMS v3.1.

GMS Course Location

The short course will be held in scenic Park City, Utah, a former mining town that has evolved into a world famous year-round resort. Park City is situated in a small, picturesque valley high in the Wasatch mountains. It is home to the U.S. Ski Team and host to many events of the 2002 Winter Olympics. Countless restaurants, shops and art galleries are within walking distance of the short course facilities.

Park City is a year-round resort town and there are plenty of fun things to do. To get a sampling, you may wish to spend some time browsing the Park City On Line or Park City USA sites.

GMS Course Accommodations

The GMS training course will be held at the Shadow Ridge Hotel in Park City. The Shadow Ridge features deluxe double queen hotel rooms, indoor jacuzzi and sauna, a heated pool, and fitness center. A block of rooms has been reserved for the GMS training course attendees at a greatly reduced off-season rate of $72/night. To receive this rate, you must fill out a special registration form. For other information, please contact the hotel at 1-800-824-5331.

GMS Course Transportation

If you are traveling from out of state, you should fly in to the Salt Lake City International Airport. Park City is only 45 minutes (30 miles) from the airport via Interstate 80. Salt Lake City International is served by most major airlines. Click here to see a list of shuttle services from the airport to Park City.

About GMS

GMS is the most sophisticated groundwater modeling environment available today. GMS integrates and simplifies the process of groundwater flow and transport modeling by seamlessly integrating all the tools needed for a successful study.

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