{"id":122021,"date":"2011-05-12T16:30:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-12T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/product\/uncategorized\/creating-and-animating-water-level-maps-with-archydro-groundwater-part-1\/"},"modified":"2011-05-12T16:30:00","modified_gmt":"2011-05-12T16:30:00","slug":"creating-and-animating-water-level-maps-with-archydro-groundwater-part-1","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/product\/water\/creating-and-animating-water-level-maps-with-archydro-groundwater-part-1","title":{"rendered":"Creating and Animating Water Level Maps with ArcHydro Groundwater &#8211; Part 1"},"author":4911,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[23051],"tags":[37791,24981],"industry":[],"product":[],"class_list":["post-122021","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-water","tag-arc-hydro-groundwater","tag-hydro"],"acf":{"short_description":"One of the common mapping tasks in groundwater projects is creating water level maps. In many cases, a set of maps is created to show the...","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>One of the common mapping tasks in <b>groundwater<\/b> projects is creating <b>water level maps<\/b>. In many cases, a set of maps is created to show the <b>changes in water levels over time<\/b>. Using the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aquaveo.com\/archydro-groundwater\" title=\"Arc Hydro Groundwater Tools\" target=\"_blank\"><b>ArcHydro Groundwater (AHGW) tools<\/b><\/a> it&#8217;s easy to automate the process of creating water level maps in ArcGIS. Last year, at the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.awra.org\/\" title=\"American Water Resources Association\" target=\"_blank\"> American Water Resources Association (AWRA)<\/a> Spring Specialty Conference we (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aquaveo.com\/\" title=\"Aquaveo - Water Modeling Solutions\" target=\"_blank\">Aquaveo<\/a>) showed a demo of creating and animating water level maps using a test case of the Edwards Aquifer in Central Texas. We got a number of inquiries from users about this process and how they can implement it with their data. So, in this post we will cover the main steps in a workflow for creating water level maps and animating them. <\/p>\n<p>Download <a href=\"http:\/\/downloads.esri.com\/blogs\/hydro\/WaterLevels.avi\" title=\"Animation of water level changes in the Edwards Aquifer, Central Texas\" target=\"_blank\"><u><b>this animation<\/b><\/u><\/a> created for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.awra.org\/meetings\/Florida2010\/\" title=\"AWRA 2010 Spring Specialty Conference\" target=\"_blank\">AWRA 2010 Spring Specialty Conference.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are the steps we followed to create the animation:<\/p>\n<p><u><b>Step 1 &#8211; Summarize water levels<\/b><\/u><\/p>\n<p>Water level measurements taken at wells were summarized over a given time period (for example, to calculate the average water level for a given month). The summary values are related to a map location (usually by adding the X and Y coordinates of a well) to create a new set of points holding the summarized time series.<\/p>\n<p>To automate this process, we used the <i>Make Time Series Statistics tool<\/i> available as part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aquaveo.com\/archydro-groundwater\" title=\"ArcHydro Groundwater\" target=\"_blank\">AHGW tools<\/a>. The tool inputs include a set of well features and related water level measurements stored in a table. The output from this tool is a set of point features with an attribute representing the calculated statistic (e.g. average water level).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/downloads.esri.com\/blogs\/hydro\/WaterLevelMaps01.png\" alt=\"On the left, a set of wells and related water level measurements. On the right, averaged water levels for winter 1990 period. The average values were derived using the Make Time Series Statistics tool available as part of the AHGW tools.\" width=\"1093\" height=\"413\"><\/p>\n<p><b>On the left, a set of wells and related water level measurements. On the right, averaged water levels for the winter 1990 period. The average values were derived using the <i>Make Time Series Statistics tool<\/i> available as part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aquaveo.com\/archydro-groundwater\" title=\"ArcHydro Groundwater Tools : Aquaveo\" target=\"_blank\">AHGW tools<\/a>. &nbsp;<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u><b>Step 2 &#8211; Interpolate to create water level surfaces<\/b><\/u><\/p>\n<p>In this example we used the<i> <a href=\"http:\/\/help.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgisdesktop\/10.0\/help\/index.html#\/\/009z0000006m000000.htm\" title=\"ArcGIS Desktop Help : Spatial Analyst IDW Tool\" target=\"_blank\">Inverse Distance Weighted (IDW) tool<\/a><\/i> in the <b><a href=\"http:\/\/help.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgisdesktop\/10.0\/help\/index.html#\/An_overview_of_the_Spatial_Analyst_toolbox\/009z00000003000000\/\" title=\"ArcGIS Desktop 10.0 Help : Spatial Analyst Toolbox\" target=\"_blank\">Spatial Analyst toolbox<\/a><\/b>, but you will need to define the interpolation method for your project. We also loaded the created raster into a <i><a href=\"http:\/\/help.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgisdesktop\/10.0\/help\/index.html#\/\/00170000008z000000.htm\" title=\"ArcGIS Desktop 10.0 Help: Creating a Raster Catalog\" target=\"_blank\">Raster Catalog<\/a><\/i> so it can be indexed with the time stamp (this enables us later to easily animate the rasters in sync with other datasets). To automate the process of loading and indexing the rasters into a <i><a href=\"http:\/\/help.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgisdesktop\/10.0\/help\/index.html#\/\/00170000008z000000.htm\" title=\"ArcGIS Desktop 10.0 Help: Creating a Raster Catalog\" target=\"_blank\">Raster Catalog<\/a><\/i> we used the <i>Add to Raster Series tool<\/i>, available as part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aquaveo.com\/archydro-groundwater\" title=\"ArcHydro Groundater Tools : Aquaveo\" target=\"_blank\">AHGW tools<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/downloads.esri.com\/blogs\/hydro\/WaterLevelMaps02.png\" alt=\"Water level rasters are created by interpolating the summary statistics created in step 1. The rasters created are loaded into a Raster Catalog and indexed with the appropriate time stamp using the Add To Raster Series tool.\" width=\"847\" height=\"578\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Water level rasters are created by interpolating the summary statistics created in Step 1. The rasters created are loaded into a <i><a href=\"http:\/\/help.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgisdesktop\/10.0\/help\/index.html#\/\/00170000008z000000.htm\" title=\"ArcGIS Desktop 10.0 Help: Creating a Raster Catalog\" target=\"_blank\">Raster Catalog<\/a><\/i><\/b><b> and indexed with the appropriate time stamp using the <i>Add to Raster Series tool<\/i><\/b><b>. <\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u><b>Step 3 &#8211; Derive Contours<\/b><\/u><\/p>\n<p>We used the <a href=\"http:\/\/help.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgisdesktop\/10.0\/help\/index.html#\/\/009z000000ts000000.htm%20\" title=\"ArcGIS Desktop Help 10.0 - Working with the Spatial Analyst Toolbar\" target=\"_blank\"><i>Create Contour tool<\/i><\/a> (available in <b><a href=\"http:\/\/help.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgisdesktop\/10.0\/help\/index.html#\/An_overview_of_the_Spatial_Analyst_toolbox\/009z00000003000000\/\" title=\"ArcGIS Desktop 10.0 Help : Spatial Analyst Toolbox\" target=\"_blank\">Spatial Analyst<\/a><\/b> and 3D Analyst) to create contour lines for each of the rasters created. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/downloads.esri.com\/blogs\/hydro\/WaterLevelMaps03.png\" alt=\"Water level contours derived from the rasters using the Contour tool.\" width=\"886\" height=\"659\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Water level contours derived from the rasters using the <a href=\"http:\/\/help.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgisdesktop\/10.0\/help\/index.html#\/\/009z000000ts000000.htm%20\" title=\"ArcGIS Desktop Help 10.0\" target=\"_blank\"><i>Create Contour tool<\/i><\/a><\/b><b>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Step 4 &#8211; Create a single feature class for water level points and contours<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p>In order to animate all the datasets (points, rasters, and contours) it is easier to create a single feature class for each data type. This was a two step process:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Add a TsTime field to the points and contour feature classes and populate this field with the appropriate date for the feature class. For example, points and contours representing the winter of 1990 were given a TsTime = 1\/1\/1990. You can batch process the<i> <a href=\"http:\/\/help.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgisdesktop\/10.0\/help\/index.html#\/\/001700000047000000.htm\" title=\"ArcGIS Dekstop Help 10.0\" target=\"_blank\">Add Field<\/a><\/i> and <a href=\"http:\/\/help.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgisdesktop\/10.0\/help\/index.html#\/Calculate_Field\/00170000004m000000\/\" title=\"ArcGIS Desktop Help 10.0 - Fundamentals of field calculations\" target=\"_blank\"><i>Calculate Field tools<\/i><\/a> to streamline this task.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Use the <a href=\"http:\/\/help.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgisdesktop\/10.0\/help\/index.html#\/\/001700000050000000.htm\" title=\"ArcGIS Deskop Help 10.0 - Append\" target=\"_blank\"><i>Append tool<\/i><\/a> to upload points and contours into one feature class (one for contours and one for points).&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u><b>Step&nbsp; 5 &#8211; Animate<\/b><\/u><\/p>\n<p>Once we have all the datasets prepared, it is easy to <b>animate<\/b> the maps. We used the <a href=\"http:\/\/help.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgisdesktop\/10.0\/help\/index.html#\/\/00090000004s000000.htm\" title=\"ArcGIS Desktop Help 10.0 - Animation Toolbar\" target=\"_blank\"><i>Animation toolbar<\/i><\/a>, so we are able to <b>animate<\/b> two data frames at once (notice the animated cross section is in a second data frame). if you are<br \/>\nonly animating one data frame you can use the <a href=\"http:\/\/help.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgisdesktop\/10.0\/help\/index.html#\/\/005z0000000z000000.htm\" title=\"ArcGIS Desktop Help 10.0 - Using the Time Slider Window\" target=\"_blank\"><i>Time Slider Window<\/i><\/a> available in <b>ArcGIS 10<\/b>. Here are the main steps in setting up the <b>animation<\/b>:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to each layer you want to animate (points, contours, raster catalog) and enable time for that layer. Set the appropriate Time Field and the Time Stamp Interval.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/downloads.esri.com\/blogs\/hydro\/WaterLevelMaps4.png\" alt=\"Setting the layer properties to enable time.\" width=\"721\" height=\"563\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Setting the layer properties to enable time.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>In the <a href=\"http:\/\/help.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgisdesktop\/10.0\/help\/index.html#\/\/00090000004s000000.htm\" title=\"ArcGIS Desktop Help 10.0 - Animation Toolbar\" target=\"_blank\"><i>Animation toolbar<\/i><\/a>, select Animation &gt; Create Time Animation. This will create a new <a href=\"http:\/\/help.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgisdesktop\/10.0\/help\/index.html#\/\/000900000067000000.htm\" title=\"ArcGIS Desktop Help 10.0 - An overview of time animation\" target=\"_blank\">Time Animation Track<\/a>. You should get a message that confirms that a new track was created.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/downloads.esri.com\/blogs\/hydro\/WaterLevelMaps5.png\" alt=\"Creating a new Time Animation track.\" width=\"242\" height=\"315\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Creating a new Time Animation track.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>If you now open the <a href=\"http:\/\/help.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgisdesktop\/10.0\/help\/index.html#\/\/000900000007000000.htm\" title=\"ArcGIS Desktop Help 10.0 - The animation manager\" target=\"_blank\"><i>Animation Manager<\/i><\/a>&nbsp; you should see that a new <a href=\"http:\/\/help.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgisdesktop\/10.0\/help\/index.html#\/\/000900000067000000.htm\" title=\"ArcGIS Desktop Help 10.0 - An overview of time animation\" target=\"_blank\">Time Animation Track<\/a> has been created. Also, if you look at the <i>Keyframes tab<\/i> you should see the extent of the animation.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Repeat steps 1 and 2 for any other data frame you want to animate. In our example we have a cross section on which we animate water level changes along the cross section.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>At the end of this process we have two animation tracks, one for each data frame, which can be animated simultaneously. You can open the <a href=\"http:\/\/help.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgisdesktop\/10.0\/help\/index.html#\/\/00090000002v000000.htm\" title=\"ArcGIS Desktop Help 10.0 - About editing animations on the Time View Tab\" target=\"_blank\"><i>Time View tab<\/i><\/a> to see the tracks and use the slider within the time view to animate the map.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/downloads.esri.com\/blogs\/hydro\/WaterLevelMaps06.png\" alt=\"Multiple animation tracks viewed in the Animation Manager.\" width=\"774\" height=\"572\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Multiple animation tracks viewed in the <a href=\"http:\/\/help.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgisdesktop\/10.0\/help\/index.html#\/\/000900000007000000.htm\" title=\"ArcGIS Desktop Help 10.0 - The animation manager\" target=\"_blank\"><i>Animation Manager<\/i><\/a><\/b><b>. <\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You can now use the animation controls to show the change in water levels over time.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u><b>Automation<\/b><\/u><\/p>\n<p>Using <a href=\"http:\/\/help.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgisdesktop\/10.0\/help\/index.html#\/\/002w00000001000000.htm\" title=\"ArcGIS Desktop Help 10.0 - What is model builder?\" target=\"_blank\"><b><i>Model Builder<\/i><\/b><\/a> it is easy to automate the process presented in Steps 1-3. We put together a model that runs the <i><i>Make Time Series Statistics<\/i><\/i>, <i><a href=\"http:\/\/help.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgisdesktop\/10.0\/help\/index.html#\/\/009z0000006m000000.htm\" title=\"ArcGIS Desktop Help : Spatial Analyst IDW Tool\" target=\"_blank\">IDW<\/a><\/i>, <a href=\"http:\/\/help.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgisdesktop\/10.0\/help\/index.html#\/\/009z000000ts000000.htm\" title=\"ArcGIS Desktop Help 10.0 - Working with the Spatial Analyst Toolbar\" target=\"_blank\"><i>Create Contour<\/i><\/a>, and <i>Add to Raster Series tools<\/i> in one step. This will enable you to quickly process your data and also document your workflow. While constructing the model you might consider defining Environment Settings such as the Extent and Mask for the raster analysis. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/downloads.esri.com\/blogs\/hydro\/WaterLevelMaps07.png\" alt=\"Model to automating the creation of water level maps.\" width=\"964\" height=\"470\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Model to automate the creation of water level maps.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The animation shown includes a cross section data frame with lines representing the water levels along the cross section. In our next post (Part 2) we will show how the cross section was created and water level lines added to it. <\/p>\n<p>For more information on Arc Hydro Groundwater, visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/resources.arcgis.com\/content\/hydro\/groundwater\/about\" title=\"ArcGIS Resource Center: Groundwater\">Hydro Resource Center Groundwater page<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/help.arcgis.com\/en\/hydro\/EducationGallery\/pivottestpage.html\" title=\"ArcGIS Resource Center: Hydro Education Gallery\">Education gallery<\/a>, or<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aquaveo.com\/archydro-groundwater\" title=\"Aquaveo: Arc Hydro Groundwater\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/downloads2.esri.com\/blogs\/images\/dev_23544.jpg\" alt=\"Aquaveo\" width=\"160\" height=\"23\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i><b>Special thanks to Gil Strassburg and Tim Whiteaker for providing this post. For more information contact Gil (<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.esri.com\/Dev\/controlpanel\/blogs\/gstrassburg@aquaveo.com\" title=\"Email Gil\" target=\"_blank\">gstrassberg@aquaveo.com<\/a>) or Tim Whiteaker (<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.esri.com\/Dev\/controlpanel\/blogs\/twhit@mail.utexas.edu\" title=\"Email Tim\" target=\"_blank\">twhit@mail.utexas.edu<\/a>). <\/b><\/i><\/p>\n"}],"authors":[{"ID":4911,"user_firstname":"Caitlin","user_lastname":"Scopel","nickname":"Caitlin Scopel","user_nicename":"coscopel","display_name":"Caitlin Scopel","user_email":"CScopel@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2018-03-02 00:16:31","user_description":"Senior Project Manager for the ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World Environment Team. 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