Motivation

Main contribution
Discussion

Q-RAS: S IMPLE TOOL FOR HEC-RAS

GEOMETRY DATA PREPARATION
A S QGIS CAN BECOME AN HEC-RAS PREPROCESSOR

P. De Rosa1, 2 C. Cencetti2 A. Fredduzzi2

1
GfosServices SA consulting
2
Department of Physics and Geology
University of Perugia

XVI meeting degli utenti italiani di GRASS e GFOSS, 2015

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 Motivation
Main contribution
Discussion

O UTLINE

1 M OTIVATION
Why Q-RAS have been developed
Previous Work

2 M AIN CONTRIBUTION
Main Results
Limitation and future development

De Rosa et al. Q-RAS plugin

 Motivation
why Q-RAS
Main contribution
Previous Work
Discussion

O UTLINE

1 M OTIVATION
Why Q-RAS have been developed
Previous Work

2 M AIN CONTRIBUTION
Main Results
Limitation and future development

De Rosa et al. Q-RAS plugin

 Motivation
why Q-RAS
Main contribution
Previous Work
Discussion

WHY Q-RAS?
WHY DEVELOP E TOOL TO PREPARE HEC-RAS GEOMETRY

RAS is a oods numerical model where the aim is to provide

an inundation maps starting from real data. A strong
correlation between GIS and RAS exist
The common RAS user is almost novice of GIS (usually an
hydraulic engineer)
The common RAS user use Win
Geometry data preparation in RAS is really time-consuming
specially when starting from real data | HEC-RAS
preprocessing

De Rosa et al. Q-RAS plugin

 Motivation
why Q-RAS
Main contribution
Previous Work
Discussion

WHY Q-RAS?
WHY DEVELOP E TOOL TO PREPARE HEC-RAS GEOMETRY

RAS is a oods numerical model where the aim is to provide

an inundation maps starting from real data. A strong
correlation between GIS and RAS exist
The common RAS user is almost novice of GIS (usually an
hydraulic engineer)
The common RAS user use Win
Geometry data preparation in RAS is really time-consuming
specially when starting from real data | HEC-RAS
preprocessing

De Rosa et al. Q-RAS plugin

 Motivation
why Q-RAS
Main contribution
Previous Work
Discussion

WHY Q-RAS?
WHY DEVELOP E TOOL TO PREPARE HEC-RAS GEOMETRY

RAS is a oods numerical model where the aim is to provide

an inundation maps starting from real data. A strong
correlation between GIS and RAS exist
The common RAS user is almost novice of GIS (usually an
hydraulic engineer)
The common RAS user use Win
Geometry data preparation in RAS is really time-consuming
specially when starting from real data | HEC-RAS
preprocessing

De Rosa et al. Q-RAS plugin

 Motivation
why Q-RAS
Main contribution
Previous Work
Discussion

WHY Q-RAS?
WHY DEVELOP E TOOL TO PREPARE HEC-RAS GEOMETRY

RAS is a oods numerical model where the aim is to provide

an inundation maps starting from real data. A strong
correlation between GIS and RAS exist
The common RAS user is almost novice of GIS (usually an
hydraulic engineer)
The common RAS user use Win
Geometry data preparation in RAS is really time-consuming
specially when starting from real data | HEC-RAS
preprocessing

De Rosa et al. Q-RAS plugin

 Motivation
why Q-RAS
Main contribution
Previous Work
Discussion

O UR SITUATION

We often have to spend time preparing geometry to run

hydraulic models.
the ratio is 60% in time preparing geometry 40% in run
simulation
Thanks to the high resolution DEM (LiDAR) geometry quality
can improve considerably
To prepare geometry a mix of Prole tools have to be applied

De Rosa et al. Q-RAS plugin

 Motivation
why Q-RAS
Main contribution
Previous Work
Discussion

O UR SITUATION

We often have to spend time preparing geometry to run

hydraulic models.
the ratio is 60% in time preparing geometry 40% in run
simulation
Thanks to the high resolution DEM (LiDAR) geometry quality
can improve considerably
To prepare geometry a mix of Prole tools have to be applied

De Rosa et al. Q-RAS plugin

 Motivation
why Q-RAS
Main contribution
Previous Work
Discussion

O UR SITUATION

We often have to spend time preparing geometry to run

hydraulic models.
the ratio is 60% in time preparing geometry 40% in run
simulation
Thanks to the high resolution DEM (LiDAR) geometry quality
can improve considerably
To prepare geometry a mix of Prole tools have to be applied

De Rosa et al. Q-RAS plugin

 Motivation
why Q-RAS
Main contribution
Previous Work
Discussion

O UTLINE

1 M OTIVATION
Why Q-RAS have been developed
Previous Work

2 M AIN CONTRIBUTION
Main Results
Limitation and future development

De Rosa et al. Q-RAS plugin

 Motivation
why Q-RAS
Main contribution
Previous Work
Discussion

S TATE OF A RT.

C OMMERCIAL SOFTWARE

HEC-GeoRAS (ArcMAP extension)

Autocad Civil 3D
...

O PEN S OURCE SOFTWARE

GRASS module to prepare geometry

v.grass2hec & v.hec2grass | 2008
grass-hecras toolkit |
https://github.com/micha-silver/grass-hecras

De Rosa et al. Q-RAS plugin

 Motivation
why Q-RAS
Main contribution
Previous Work
Discussion

S TATE OF A RT.

C OMMERCIAL SOFTWARE

HEC-GeoRAS (ArcMAP extension)

Autocad Civil 3D
...

O PEN S OURCE SOFTWARE

GRASS module to prepare geometry

v.grass2hec & v.hec2grass | 2008
grass-hecras toolkit |
https://github.com/micha-silver/grass-hecras

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why Q-RAS
Main contribution
Previous Work
Discussion

V. GRASS 2 HEC & V. HEC 2 GRASS PECULIARITY

PECULIARITY

They run under GRASS and Linux

A version for Win working under the GRASS toolbox have
been released
The works as Preprocessor/PostProcessor of RAS
The modules have been extensively widespread since 2008

De Rosa et al. Q-RAS plugin

 Motivation
Main Results
Main contribution
Limitation and future development
Discussion

O UTLINE

1 M OTIVATION
Why Q-RAS have been developed
Previous Work

2 M AIN CONTRIBUTION
Main Results
Limitation and future development

De Rosa et al. Q-RAS plugin

 Motivation
Main Results
Main contribution
Limitation and future development
Discussion

Q-RAS HOW TO WORK .

I NPUT

High resolution DEM

river vector layer (digitized from Upstream to Downstream)
Cross Sections XS (digitized from left over bank to right over
bank)

O UTPUT

SF geometry le - The interchage geometry GIS data for RAS

De Rosa et al. Q-RAS plugin

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Main Results
Main contribution
Limitation and future development
Discussion

Q-RAS HOW TO WORK .

I NPUT

High resolution DEM

river vector layer (digitized from Upstream to Downstream)
Cross Sections XS (digitized from left over bank to right over
bank)

O UTPUT

SF geometry le - The interchage geometry GIS data for RAS

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Main Results
Main contribution
Limitation and future development
Discussion

Q-RAS STEP BY STEP

F IGURE : The input data required. Note the mess order of XS.
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Q-RAS STEP BY STEP #2

F IGURE : How input data are passed to the plugin

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Q-RAS STEP BY STEP

F IGURE : The river and the cross section in QGIS.

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Q-RAS STEP BY STEP

F IGURE : The river with the same cross section imported in RAS
De Rosa et al. Q-RAS plugin
 Motivation
Main Results
Main contribution
Limitation and future development
Discussion

O UTLINE

1 M OTIVATION
Why Q-RAS have been developed
Previous Work

2 M AIN CONTRIBUTION
Main Results
Limitation and future development

De Rosa et al. Q-RAS plugin

 Motivation
Main Results
Main contribution
Limitation and future development
Discussion

Q-RAS LIMITS / LACKS

A WISH - LIST OF FURTHER PROPRIETIES

MISSING GEOMETRY RAS P OSTPROCESSOR

FEATURES
import RAS output for
Banks ood inundation map
Inline structures as Bridge follow the v.hec2grass
and culvert example
blocked obstruction import data from RAS
ineective ow areas mapper
(area limited to the XS
convex hull)

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D ISCUSSION
OTHER SIMILAR TOOLS

Q-RAS is note the only plugin that link QGIS and RAS. Few
days after Q-RAS release riverGIS have been published. This
plugin works as RAS preprocessor creating 2D geometry.
RAS 2D is still in beta. It's not a real 2D model but ti is
promising > riverGIS have a future
Craysh A collection of tools for TUFLOW and other hydraulic
modelling packages.
BASEmesh is a free tool for the generation of computational
meshes for the numerical software BASEMENT http:
//www.basement.ethz.ch/services/Tools/BASEmesh

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 Appendix For Further Reading

F OR F URTHER R EADING I

Chiraz P. & Ricci A. 2007

http://www.gitonline.eu/GITTMP/GIT2007/GIT_
Bevagna_2007/Lavori_GIT_2007_pdf/6-Presentazione_
Chiraz.pdf
Convegno GIT, 2007.
http://rivergis.com/
https:
//github.com/lutraconsulting/qgis-crayfish-plugin

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 Appendix For Further Reading

F OR F URTHER R EADING II

Hinkelammert, F., Volz, C., Boes, R.M. (2012).

Einsatz eines freien Geoinformationssystems (GIS) für die
hydraulische 2D-Modellierung.
Symposium der Wasserbau-Institute TU München, TU Graz
und ETH Zürich, Graz, Austria.
Chiraz , P., Ricci , A. 2008
Veriche idrauliche: Processi di automazione ed
interoperabilità a livello dati tra GRASS ed HEC - RAS,
IX Meeting degli Utenti Italiani di GRASS GIS  GFOSS ,
Perugia .

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