GMS
Developer(s)Aquaveo
Stable release
10.3.5 / December 2017
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows
TypeHydrogeology software
LicenseProprietary
WebsiteOfficial website

GMS (Groundwater Modeling System) is water modeling application for building and simulating groundwater models. It features 2D and 3D geostatistics, stratigraphic modeling and a unique conceptual model approach. Currently supported models include MODFLOW, MODPATH, MT3DMS, RT3D, FEMWATER, SEEP2D, and UTEXAS.

Version 6 introduced the use of XMDF (eXtensible Model Data Format), which is a compatible extension of HDF5. The purpose of this is to allow internal storage and management of data in a single HDF file, rather than using many flat files.

History

GMS was initially developed in the late 1980s and early 1990s on Unix workstations by the Engineering Computer Graphics Laboratory[1] at Brigham Young University. The development of GMS was funded primarily by The United States Army Corps of Engineers and was known—until version 4.0, released in late 1999[2]—as the Department of Defense Groundwater Modeling System, or DoD GMS. It was ported to Microsoft Windows in the mid 1990s. Version 3.1 was the last version that supported HP-UX, IRIX, OSF/1, and Solaris platforms.[3][4] Development of GMS—along with WMS and SMS—was transferred to Aquaveo when it formed in April 2007.[5]

A study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics in August 2000 stated that "GMS provides an interface to the groundwater flow model, MODFLOW, and the contaminant transport model, MT3D. MODFLOW is a three-dimensional, cell-centered, finite-difference, saturated-flow model capable of both steady-state and transient analyses...These two models, when put together, provide a comprehensive tool for examining groundwater flow and nitrate transport and accumulation".[6] The study was designed to help develop a "permit scheme to effectively manage nitrate pollution of groundwater supplies for communities in rural areas without hindering agricultural production in watersheds".[6]

Research was conducted using GMS in 2011 by the Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board and the Civil Engineering Department at the Malviya National Institute of Technology in Jaipur, India. It studied the spatially distributed values for groundwater recharge for the Pali district within Rajasthan.[7] The study praised GMS for "seamlessly interfac[ing] with MODFLOW and several other preeminent groundwater models, ...[and] provid[ing] advanced graphical features for viewing and calibrating model results".[7]

Version history

Legend: Old version, not maintained Older version, still maintained Current stable version Latest preview version Future release
GMS Release History
Date Released Name Version Comments References
December 1994 Department of Defense Groundwater Modeling System Old version, no longer maintained: 1.0 Supported meshes, grids, geostats, MODFLOW (MODFLOW 88), and FEMWATER [8]
March 1995 Department of Defense Groundwater Modeling System Old version, no longer maintained: 1.1 Support added for MT3D [8]
August 1995 Department of Defense Groundwater Modeling System Old version, no longer maintained: 1.2 [8]
June 1996 Department of Defense Groundwater Modeling System Old version, no longer maintained: 2.0 Map module added, support added for conceptual modeling, MODPATH, and updates for FEMWATER [8]
March 1998 Department of Defense Groundwater Modeling System Old version, no longer maintained: 2.1 Support added for SEEP2D and RT3D [8]
September 1999 Department of Defense Groundwater Modeling System Old version, no longer maintained: 3.0 Support added for SEAM3D [8]
September 2000 Department of Defense Groundwater Modeling System Old version, no longer maintained: 3.1 Standard Windows icons added to the GUI, support added for parameter estimation (PEST & UCODE), UTCHEM, MODFLOW-96, orthogonal view [8]
October 2002 GMS Old version, no longer maintained: 4.0 Project Explorer added to GUI, cross section editor added, support added for stochastic modeling, horizons, MODFLOW-000, and T-PROGS [8]
January 2004 GMS Old version, no longer maintained: 5.0 Support added for MODAEM [8]
GMS Old version, no longer maintained: 5.1 Support added for GIS, conceptual model objects, and coverage attribute tables [8]
July 2005 GMS Old version, no longer maintained: 6.0 Support for OpenGL rendering, MODFLOW stored in files rather than in memory [8]
December 2007 GMS Old version, no longer maintained: 6.5 First version released by Aquaveo. Support added for UTEXAS and HDF5 [8]
August 2009 GMS Old version, no longer maintained: 7.0 Compatible with Windows Vista. Support export in Arc Hydro Groundwater (AHGW) format, updated MODFLOW support, added support for MODPATH 5, removed ART3D interface [8]
February 2010 GMS Old version, no longer maintained: 7.1 Updated MODFLOW package and UTEXAS feature support, added Parallel PEST (including SVD and SVD-Assist with PEST), changed GMS logo [8]
March 2011 GMS Old version, no longer maintained: 8.0 Added support for MODFLOW-2005 and SEAWAT, updated MODFLOW-2000, MT3DMS, and T-PROGS support, improved OpenGL speed and general GUI [8]
September 2011 GMS Old version, no longer maintained: 8.1 64-bit version of GMS released, improved speed of MODFLOW saving and importing, updated FEMWATER, annotations, and Global Mapper [8]
February 2012 GMS Old version, no longer maintained: 8.2 Added support for ZONEBUDGET and MODFLOW NWT and DE4, major update to most models and libraries [8]
July 2012 GMS Older version, yet still maintained: 8.3 Added feature allowing users to report bugs within GMS. [8]
November 2012 GMS Older version, yet still maintained: 9.0 Current GMS logo released. [8]
May 2013 GMS Older version, yet still maintained: 9.1 [8]
November 2013 GMS Older version, yet still maintained: 9.2 [8]
July 2014 GMS Older version, yet still maintained: 10.0 [8]
February 2016 GMS Older version, yet still maintained: 10.1 [8]
October 2016 GMS Older version, yet still maintained: 10.2 [8]
August 2017 GMS Current stable version: 10.3 [8]

References

  1. ^ "Environmental Modeling Research Laboratory". Engineering Computer Graphics Laboratory at Brigham Young University. Archived from the original on April 21, 1999. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  2. ^ "GMS 4.0". Scientific Software Group. Archived from the original on March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  3. ^ "System Requirements - GMS 3.1". EMSI. Archived from the original on December 8, 2000. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  4. ^ "GMS 4.0". EMSI. Archived from the original on October 11, 2003. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  5. ^ "The Environmental Modeling Research Laboratory". Brigham Young University. 3 May 2012. Archived from the original on 19 February 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2013. ((cite web)): Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ a b Morgan, Cynthia L.; Coggins, Jay S.; Eidman, Vernon R. (August 2000). "Tradable Permits for Controlling Nitrates in Groundwater at the Farm Level: A Conceptual Model". Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics. 32 (2): 249–258.
  7. ^ a b Singhal, Vijai; Goyal, Rohit (December 2011). "Development of conceptual groundwater flow model for Pali Area, India". African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. 5 (12): 1085–1092. doi:10.5897/AJEST11.220. ISSN 1996-0786. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "GMS:Version History". Aquaveo. August 8, 2017. Archived from the original on March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
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