EnviroInsite

EQuIS EnviroInsite is an easy-to-use, powerful tool for visualization and analysis of environmental and geotechnical data. EnviroInsite is a separate windows application that must be installed on the workstation. EnviroInsite connects directly to an EQuIS database.

EnviroInsite can also be run from EQuIS Professional. An appropriate build of EQuIS Professional must be installed via the steps available on the Installation page. Check that the application build matches the build of EnviroInsite being installed. To run the EnviroInsite forms or reports within EQuIS Professional, a local installation of EQuIS EnviroInsite 7 is required.

Capabilities of EnviroInsite include creating site maps, generating boring logs, analyzing stratigraphy, visualizing two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) environmental data, and preparing report graphics. The following is an overview of the principal steps employed to use EnviroInsite to support environmental investigations.

1.Organize and Load Data: The first step is to organize and load data. EnviroInsite has multiple capabilities, depending on project needs. Plan out specific needs and objectives with EnviroInsite and then determine which tables need to be populated.

2.Create a Sitemap: A strong site map is a critical component of EnviroInsite. EnviroInsite supports both image file (JPG, TIF, BMP, PNG) and vector file (DXF, DWG, and SHP) formats. EnviroInsite can also serve as a Web Mapping Service (WMS) client, meaning that users can automatically obtain aerial images and other mapped data from the many public WMS servers. Image files are ideal for presenting aerial photos, while vector maps are well suited for the display of building, roads, ponds, streams, and other line-based map data.

3.Analyze Stratigraphy: Display detailed soil data of the type characteristically entered into both a boring log and interpreted stratigraphy. Detailed page-size boring logs can be generated to document well construction and boring logs. Strip logs present the same type of information in a more compact style. Boring log data may be displayed on 2D profiles or as 3D columns in 3D views of the site. Stratigraphy data can also be displayed and modified on profiles or displayed in 3D geologic model and 3D fence diagrams.

4.Query and Visualize Environmental Data: The variety of display methods for environmental data far exceeds other comparable analysis and visualization products. Each plot type allows for the point-and-click generation of SQL query statements that allow for the selection by constituent(s), sample media, elevation, depth, and date. Where appropriate, aggregate functions can be called to permit calculation and plotting of mean, maximum, minimum, first, or last values. A partial list of mapped environmental data plots include 2D/3D contours, georeferenced data tables, georeferenced time history charts, wells, posted data, classed post plots, georeferenced Stiff diagrams, and georeferenced radial diagrams. Other non-mapped plots that can be generated in EnviroInsite include time history charts, Stiff diagrams, Piper diagrams, Schoeller diagrams, and scatter plots.

5.Prepare Report Graphics: Work in EnviroInsite is for naught if the data is not presented in visually compelling plans and report figures. EnviroInsite has CAD-like layout features that allow the user to generate report figures with complex title blocks, logos, and annotation. Report graphics can be copied through the Windows clipboard directly into presentation or word processing applications. Alternatively, PDF files can be created using the included PDF driver, or image files can be exported at a user-specified resolution. EnviroInsite plots can be exported as CAD or GIS files for fine-tuning of report figures in other software programs.