Chapter 3 3.1 Introduction 3.2 . Running WGID

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Chapter 3
' LOGID, A DATABASE DISKETTE FOR IRRIGATION, DRAINAGE,
AND FLOOD CONTROL SOFTWARE
Gilles Bonnet (CEMAGREF/ICID)
3.1
Introduction
The Internati~nal Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) · recognized the
importance of computer assistance in irrigation, drainage, and flood control·a long time
· ago. They also saw it as one of their tasks to pr~vide member countries with as· much
relevant information as possible on 'the subject, and therefore installed a Working Group
on Systems Analysis. One of the tasks of this working group . was to collect arid
disseminate information on the use of systems analysis, and more in particular the use of
computer-baSed technology, in irrigation and drainage among member countri~.
This is the short background of the existence of a database on diskette of a wide range of
computer models and programs (178 in the latest update· of November 1994). Th~
informatipn about the programs was initially collected.from IClD member countries using
a questionnaire· in a specific format. The current shape of the form is treated in Section
3.3 .below. The forms were returned to CEMAGREF (Centre d ' Etude du Machinisme
Agricole, du Genie ~ural , des Ea.ux et des Forets), where the Secretary of the working .
group resides.~ The data were then entered in a database (using dBase ill), while a standard
list of qualifications and terminology was adhered to as much as possible. The initially
lifnited database was. extended over the last few years with 'information from other sources,
such as institutions.and private persons, so as tQ be able to make the database as·complete
as possible.
·
The current policy is to distribl,lte ·the LOGID disk as widely as possible and request users
to append as much information as possible, and return the updated disk to CEMAGREF,
for the attention of ~e present author (see a~dres~ in Annex 2)..
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3.2 . Running WGID
The LOGID database (dated November 1994) is supplied qn a · 3. 5" 720 kB diskette and
takes a total. of 581 kB in i 6 files. There are four *.bat files~ · including an install. bat flle
for installation to the C:-drive and a logid.bat file for starting the program. There .a re eight
*.dbf or *.dbt files, which form the core database, together with two ·index file~ (*.ndx).
The running of the ·prograll) is done through the logiciei.exe file. 'Note that LOGID is
abbreviation of the French word LOGiciel, combined with the I for Irrigation and the D
for Drainage. The program will run on an ffiM PC XTI AT or . PS/2 compatible
microcomputer under the MS-DOS operating system.
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Installation is simply_done by putting the diskette in .an appropriate floppy disk drive, and
typing A:install at the C:-prompt and [Enter]. This action will create a C:\LOGID
directory and copy all files thereto. So, next you go to directory C: \LOGID and type logid
to start the program. The database management" system's Main menu will now be
displayed, which looks as shown ·in. Figure 3. 1.
Possible choices
Exit from LOGID to MS-DOS ------~---~-----------------------> X
Introducing a new file i nto t~e data base ------------------> I
"Read fil;es from the data base -':"'-----------------·-------:-----> R
Change dat·a in a file --------------------------------------> c
Keyword list ---~----.:-----------------------------:----------> .K.
Erase a · file from the data:· base · ~------~--------------------> E
Affichage des ecrans, messages et aide en franc;ais ---------> A
n l y one . ..screen
.,
To select press the ist letter of a line or t~e arrow keys and RETURN
The Main· menu of the LOGID program
Figure 3. 1
If you have a colour monitor; th~ selected item'is shown in green· characters on a ·red
background. Other possible choices are in white letters on a light-grey background. Non. usable choices are iri dark-grey against a light-grey -background. On a ·black-and-white
monitor these colours will be in different shades of grey only. Note that the 7th. choice
allows you to. switch from English to French and vice-versa.
The Main menu allows you primarily. to choose between entering a new· record (or ·file;
i.e. describing a new program), reading; or editing, or erasing existing entries or going
to the·keyword list ·
In case you want to read from .the database, you will get another menu with six ch<,>ices,
as shown in Figure 3.2. ·
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.
:.
Possible choice
· End of consultation/Return ·to previous menu•---------------~>
Name : Select a software knowing its name ------------------->
Field: Select a software from a field -----~---~----~---~~--> ·
Topic:. Select ·from a topic within a field ':"'---------~------->
Complete programs list ~------------------------------------ >
· messages et aide en franc;ais --------->
.A,ffichage des ecrans,
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nly one screen
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Figure 3.2 .
The Read sub-menu of LOGID. .
The complete list of programs can be shown on screen (see also Table 3..1).
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Table 3.1
The software list in LOGID as per November 1994
Softwar. nama
AAD MODELING SYSTEM
ADIMO
AGNPS
A GREGA
AGWAT
AQUIFER MODEL
AS1lUiYD
BACKWAT
BAHIA
BAHIDlA
BALANCE
BALLISTIC TRAJECTORY
BASCAD2.0
BCW
BEL
BICADM
BID RICO
BILAN HYDRJQUE PRAIR.
BILANREG
BUCKL
BYM
CALDEJUN
CALPJV
CALSITE
CANAL9
CANAL_D
CATCH-3D
CEBELMAIL
CERES
CERES·MILLET
CIRCHAN
CLIMWAT
CMMSWICG
COUP
CRJWAR 2.0
CROPWAT
CRPSM
CRUE
DACCORD
DACSE
DAMBRK UK
DELPAR
DELTA2
DELWAQ
· DEMAND
DEMGEN
DEVER
DIGIT
DORC
DOSS BAS
DRAINAGE
DRAINET_C
DRAINSAL
ECOSYS
EVAPOTRANSPIRATION
FASTQUOTE
FLD_BOX
FLUME3 .0
FRQSIM
Country
NETHERLANDS
NETHERLANDS
USA
PORTUGAL
NETHERLANDS
UNITED KINGDOM
FRANCE
UNITED KINGDOM
FRANCE
ARGENTINA
BULGARIA
BRAZIL
NETHERLANDS
USA
FRANCE
AUSTRALIA .
ITALY
BELGIQUE
FRANCE
JAPAN
FRANCE
ESPAGNE
FRANCE
UNITED KINGDOM
FRANCE
USA
USA
FRANCE
FRANCE
USA
ESPAGNE
ITALY
PAKISTAN·
UNITED KINGDOM
NETHERLANDS
ITALY
USA
FRANCE
FRANCE
UNITED KINGDOM
UNITED KINGDOM
NETHERLANDS
PAKISTAN
NETHERLANDS
MOROCCO
NETHERLANDS
FRANCE
UNITED KINGDOM
UNITED KINGDOM
UNITED KINGDOM
FRANCE
GERMANY
INOlA
CANADA
BRAZIL
NEW ZEALAND
CANADA '
NETHERLANDS
UNITED KINGDOM
liDIF
Thema
I
Irrigation management
Water requirements
Simulation
Irrigation management
Water requirements
Simulation
Irrigation management
Open channel flow
Open channel flow
Irrigation management
Irrigation scheduling
Sprinkler irrigation
Reservoir management
Open channel flow
Water hammer
Border irrigation
Soil-water model
Irrigation management
Water requirements
Water requirements
Soil-water model
Pumping station
Sprinkler irrigation
Reservoir sedimentation
Open channel flow
Open channel flow
Sprinkler irrigation
Pressurized networK
Flood routing
Soil-water model
Semi~ircular canal
Water requirements
Irrigation scheduling
Water hammer
Water balance
Irrigation scheduling
Irrigation management
Peak flood modelling
Drainage network
Sediment control
Dam break
Hydrology
Water requirements
Water quality
Irrigation management
Simulation
Open channel flow
Hydrology
Regime canals
Sediment control
Drainage network
Simulation
Simulation
Irrigation management
Hydrology
.Irrigation design
Passe mare
Hydrology
Urban hydrology
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D
I
I
D
I
F
I
I
I
I
I
I.
I
I
I
I
I
1
I
I
F
D
I
F
I
.I
I
I
D
F
I
I
I
D
D
0
I
I
I
D
I
F
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Table 3.1 (Cld.)
Software name
Country
GEOCUP
GESREG
GESTIO
GLYCIM
GRASPER
HSPF
HYDRA
HYDRAN
HYDRO_ID
HYDSYS FOR DRAINAGE
HYMOS
IBMR
ICARE
IMPACT
IMS
INCA
IRR-TIME
IRRICAD
IRRICADS
IRRICANEin
IRRICEP
IRRIGATION SCHEDULIN
IRRIGATION WATER REQ
IRRIMOD
IRRISKED
IRRITEL
lSAREG
L&WTOOLKIT
LIDO
LINMOD
LOG DOS
JAPAN
PORTUGAL
FRANCE
USA
MOROCCO
USA
FRANCE
UNITED KINGDOM
UNITED KINGDOM
CANADA
NETHERLANDS
PAKISTAN
FRANCE
UNITED KINGDOM
UNITED KiNGDOM
UNITED KINGDOM
NETHERLANDS
ITALY
NEW ZEALAND
LA REUNION
PORTUGAL
UNITED KINGDOM
BRASIL
INDIA
USA
FRANCE
PORTUGAL
NETHERLANDS
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
NETHERLANDS
FRANCE
COLOMBIE
UNITED KINGDOM
FRANCE
UNITED KINGDOM
UNITED KINGDOM
UNITED KINGDOM
DENMARK
USA
NETHERLANDS
CANADA
PAKISTAN
NETHERLANDS
BULGARIA
NETHERLANDS
UNITED KINGDOM
USA
UNITED KINGDOM
UNITED KINGDOM
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
USA
FRANCE
BRAZIL
MORROCO
JAPAN
ITALY
BRASIL
NETHERLANDS
LOGIDRAIN
MACRA
MBAL
MECENE
MICRO DRAINAGE
MlCROFLUCOMP
MIDAS
MIKEll
MIS
MODFLOW +MODGRID
MONFLOW
MRI
MUST
NORMA
OM IS
ONDA
OPUS
ORIGINAL PENMAN MODE
PARADIGM
PB2DIAM
PC-CAN DES
PCET
PECARI
PENMET3
PIMAG
POETICS
POLJCORO
PROCANAL
PROFILE
UDIF
I
I
I
D
D
D
I
I
D
I
D
I
D
F
I
I
I
D
Theme
Ear1hen dams
Irrigation management
River training
Soil-climate-crop model
Irrigation management
Simulation
Drainage network
Pressurized network
Open channel flow
Drainage network
Hydrometeorology
Irrigation planning
Pressurized network
Impact study
Irrigation management
Irrigation management
Irrigation management
Pressurized network
Irrigation design
Irrigation management
G!'llvity network
Irrigation management
Evapotranspiration
Evapotranspiration
Irrigation scheduling
Irrigation management
Irrigation management
Irrigation management
Open channel flow
Simulation
Hydrometeorology
Drainage system
Evapotranspiration
Soil-climate-crop model
Economy
Drainage system
Open channel flow
Gravity irrigation
Gravity network
Irrigation management
Groundwater flow
Hydrology
Irrigation scheduling
Soil-climate-crop model
Water requirements
Irrigation management
Open channel flow
Soil-water model
Irrigation manage~nt
Probable rainfall
Micro-irrigation
Open channel flow
Irrigation management
Pressurized network
Irrigation management
Irrigation management
Earthen dams
Soil-water model
Gravity irrigation
Open channel flow
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Table 3.1 (Od.)
Software name
Country
QEST
CANADA
NETHERLANDS
FRANCE
FRANCE
MOROCCO
UNITED KINGDOM
USA
PORTUGAL
CANADA
BRASll.
ESPAGNE
NETHERLANDS
JAPAN
NETHERLANDS
UNITED KINGDOM
NETHERLANDS
NETHERLANDS
ESPAGNE
NETHERLANDS
FRANCE
FRANCE
ITALY
BRASIL
ITALY
USA
HUNGARY
HUNGARY
ITALY
RAHYSMOD
RAIEOPT
RAMI
RAM IFI
RBM_DOGGS
REF-ET
RELREG
RESOP
RESPONSE FUNCTIONS
RG
RJBASIM
RM4S
SALCON
SALMON-F
SALTMOD
SATEM 1.4
SCAL
SGMP2. 1
SIC
SIDRA
SIMIS
SIMTHEO
SIRFRU
SIRMOD
SOILWAT
SOILWAT-1
SOWABAMO
SPRINKPAC
SPRINKSIM
STAB
STC25
STEADY
STORMPAC
SURVEY
SWACROP
SWATREISWACROP
SWATRER-SUCROS
SWATRES/SWACROP
· . SWIMM
TALWEG-Ft.UVIA
TARCOMP
THALIE
TURGAP
USUPIVOT
UTAHET
VER.IP
VERITAS
VIDEOTEL IRR. MODEL
WALLJNG.SYS.FOR ORAl
WASAM
WATER BALANCE MODEL
WATER DISTRIBUTION
WATER USE MOD
WBT
WIS
WRMM
XERXES-RENFORS
YIELD
UDIF
F
I
D
F
I
D
I
D
I
D
NEW~EALAND
USA
FRANCE
UNITED KINGDOM
USA
UNITED KINGDOM
FRANCE
PAKISTAN
NETHERLANDS
BELGIQUE
NETHERLANDS
UNITED KINGDOM
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
FRANCE
GERMANY
USA
USA
FRANCE
FRANCE
ITALY
UNITED KINGDOM
NETHERLANDS
BRASIL
BRASIL
USA
USA
UNITED KINGDOM
CANADA
FRANCE
BULGARIA
I
D
I
D
F
I
F
I
Theme
Hydrology
Soil-water model
Gravity irrigation
Pressurized network
Pressurized network
Flood routing
Evapotranspiration
Irrigation management
Irrigation management
Irrigation management
Pressurized network
River basin hydrology
Resistance modelling
Groundwater flow
Open channel flow
Soil-water model
Simulation
Micro-irrigation
Simulation
Open channel flow
Simulation
Irrigation scheduling
Soil-elimato-crop model
Irrigation management
Surface irrigation
Irrigation management
Hydrology
Soil-water model
Irrigation design
Pressurized network
Ear1hen dams
Drainage network
Open channel flow
Simulation
Flood mitigation
Soil-water model
Soil-water model
Soil-elimate-erop model
Soil-elimate-erop model
Reservoir sedimentation
Open channel flow
River basin management
Hydrometric network
Irrigation planning
Cen~rpivot
D
I
I
I
I
I
Irrigation management
Sprinkler irrigation
Sprinkler irrigation
Irrigation scheduling
Simulation
Irrigation management
Soil-elimate-erop model
Irrigation management
Evapotranspiration
Irrigation management
Hydrology
Irrigation scheduling
Pressurized network
Soil-water model
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You can view information about any program .in the database by selecting its name from
any of three lists:
(i)
by program name, from an alphabetical list (see Table 3.1);
(ii)
by field of interest (Irrigation, Drainage, or Flood control);
(iii)
by subject/keyword within a field, an example of which is shown in Figure 3.3.
F=======Keyword==========~
End of consultation
Network (gravity)
Network (under pressure)
Irrigation planning
Dam (earth)
Pumping station
Mi·c ro- irrigation
Overhead irrigation
Water hammer
Water requirement~
Hydrology
Irrigation scheduiing
Sprinkler.
Soil-water model
Evapot.ranspiration
Open channel flow
Surface irrigation
Resistivity modeling
Many screens============d
Figure 3.3
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LOGID's keyword list for irrigation
If you choose·to change data in a file, you may do so for.your own lise. To communicate
the changes to ·us, it would be better to to create a new entry, mentioning that this is a new
version of the program, and send us th~ complete disk (including the changes).
To enter a new program into the database, follow the menu and answer the·.questions from
four screens~ These screens correspond with the forms which were sent to the member
countries, .which are mentioned below. The most important item to fill in is your short
description (on screen 3) of the aims and methodology of the program you are entering (a
maximum of 20 lines of text). You can also, if necessary, enter new keywords for any of
the th_ree fields (l(D/F), provided you know the French translation.
3.3
Fonns for LOGID entries
As mentioned above, the basic information for the LOGID database was collected via four
structured forms. These forms are reproduced on the next few pages as Figure 3.3. It can
be seen that the requested information falls into a number of classes or categories. After
specifying the name and the purpose of .the program, hardware requirements, software
aspects, user aspects, keywords, functional description, arid software marketing appear.
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Figure 3.4
Basic forms for the LOGID database
Formulaire pour Ia base de donnees LOGIC I Form for Data Base LOGIC
Rempljr les cases targes, cochez les cases ~troitesiFill in wide squares. cheCk oH natn:lw squares
Nom cia Jogidd
·..
II
Purpose
Fondion
·
Title of the software
Grandsysltme~MaiAframe
Hardware needed
Mini otdillateur
MiDi computer
Miao-otdillateur c:ompau"ble IBM·PC
IBM-PC compatible mic:to<Omputer
Autre miao-oniinateur
Oilier mi~mputer
.
Systeme d'e:ocploitation ·
·
Operating System
S)'StCme d'exploitation .¢iaJ ~ SpedJic:'Opcrating System
MSIDOS 2.Jct et suiv
MSIDOS 2-'t't and seq.
MSIDOS J.xx et suiv
MSIDOS J.x-.: :mel seq
OSI2 ct P.M
OSI2 aud P.M
Systtmc UNIX
UNIX system
Main storage
kilo-octetS~ 256
kilo-0\1es
S12 kilo-bytes
256
S12 kilo-octetS
640 kilo-octets
I mep.octetS
2 mCga-ocletS
+de 2 ~etS
6-10 kilo-bytes
I mcp~es
2 mep-bytes
+ 2111Cp-b)1es
Hard disk
Disquedur
<=20 MoB <=20 Mo
<= 100 Mo
> lOOMo
<:: 100 Mo
> IOOMo
Disqudre
Floppy disk
Useless
S.2SJ60 Ko
5.25' 1.2 Mo
3.5' 120 Ko
J.S 1.44 Mo
Special fonnat
Bande magnttique
Inutile~ Special
usdess ·
fonnat
Format spCc:ial
1600 bpi
6250 bpi
ContrOtcur d'eau
HERCULES
Monitcor
HERCULES
Inutile
Dislllay unit
Higll resolution
Multi-synchronism
Standard~
Standard.
Laser
Laser
Graphique
Gtapbique 1arBe
Display Conuoller
EGA
VGA
Monochrome~
Monoclwm
Couleur
Color
Haute resolution
Multi..frequencc
Imprimante
1600bpi
6250 bpi
Standard§
Slalldatd
.
Speciale
Spccilic
EGA
VGA
Magnetic tape
Printer
Gl3pllic
W'lde graphic
CJ Us::fcss
C.I.I.D. ·
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Figure 3.4 (Ctd.)
Formulaire pour Ia base de donnees LOGIC 1 Form for Data Base LOGID
Rempur Jes cases Jarges, cochez Jes cases ~troites!FiO in wkie squares. check off nanow squares
CJ
NWnerlscur couleur
Color sc:~nner
NumCriseur monochrome (&risis) [:=.1 Monochrom s=liner (grey scale)
Plotter
Traceur
Inutile:~ Usc:lc:ss
Flat bed plotter
Roller plouer
Elcctrost:~tic plotter
Traccur de table
·
Traceur i rouleau
Traccur elearoscatiquc
a·.
Digitiser
Sans ob~ ou inutile
Grouadl~ or useless
Utilise si present {optionnel)
Used it present (optional)
· Indispemablc
Required(absolutely necessary)
Proc:csscur arithmCtique
Mathematic:~! processor
Sans objet ou inutile§ GroWidles$ or useless
·
Utilisi si prtsent (optionnel)
Used it present (optional)
. ·
Indispemable
Required(absolutely necessary)
Mouse
Souris
Sans objet ou UMile
GI'OIIadless or useless
UtilisC si present {optionnel)
Used if p~t (optional)
Indispe11S3ble
Rcquirt:d(llbsolutcly nc:cessar)')
Dis:positif de protection
Copy proteCtion
Le logicid n'c:st pas procege ~The software isn't prouxtcd
Prota:tion par deC ou boucbon
Prota:tion by key
Protedion par un 1110( de passe
Protection by keyword
Autre disjlositif de protection
OIJier mcaas of protection
Programming language(s)
Langage(s) de programmation
Digitaliseur
§
FORTRAN~FORTRAN
BASIC
BASIC
·
PASCAL
DBASE Ill
c
PASCAL
DBASE In
c
Plusieurs langages de programmation
Several programming languages
.
La !oumiwrc du logiciel comprcud
Provided software includes
1
Uniquement un code ececutable § O n ly :ui e.'\ccutable code
Uniquementle code sourte
Only the source language
.
·
A la fois code source et exCculablc
Both source and e.~table code
L'C::helle de temps c:st
Time scale is
MinuteS
Validation du modCic vis a vis de
Model lw.been \'erificd against
Solutions analytiqucs ~ Analytic:ll solutions
Awes progiammcs
Mesurcs etlou observations
Auues formes de verifiCition
Utilisation
Traitement par lot
Logiciel conversationncl
Environnement logiciel
Programme fonction~t scul
·
Besoins d'autreS logiciels
Langue de tra\'llil
OIJicr programs
MCISUremaltS
Otbcr fonns of verification
c:J B:ltch mode
c:::::J lntcracth-e mode
c:J St:md-alonc program
Software use
Software environment
CJ Other softw:ues needed
C.LI.C.
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Working language
LC.LC.
Wor!ting group on systems analysis
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Figure 3.4 (Ctd.)
Formulaire poUr Ia base de donnees LOGIO 1 Form for Data Base LOGIC
Remplir les cases lar!ies. CQChez tes cases etroiteSIFiD in wide squares; cllecl< off narrow squares
Fran~is
An&tais
Plusiews langues
Langue du pays d'origine
S)'SWne d'unites utilisC
Systeme ID!ematiooal
Unites anglaiscs
Autre systeme d'unite coherent
§Frendl
§
English
Se\'er.ll bngu:~ges
OrigiD:II country language
Sl S)~em
English units
Any consistent unit system
Le domaine d'applic:ation c:hoisi
Used unit ~"Stem
The chosen ;~pplic::~tionfield is
IRRIGATION§ IRRJGATION
D~AGE
MAITRlSE DES CRUES
Choisissn ou ajollltz un mot def
Le thCmc spCcifiquc choisi csr
Si theme=IlUUOATION,motdef:
Reseau (sous pression)
RCseau (gravitairc)
Economic
Barrage (eri terre)
Station de pompage
D~AGE
FLOOD CON"m.OL
Choose or add a keyiVord
The chosen specific: theme is
lftJtemc=IRRlGATION keyword:
Neru'OI'Ic (under prt$SUrc)
Networit (gr.l\ity)
Economy
Dam (canh)
Pumping st:ltion
Micro-irrigation
lnigation par aspmion
Coup de belicr
Miao-irrig:11ion
Ovtmc:ld irrigation
Wascr hammer
Bc:soins en eau
lrription nec:dcd
Hydrologic
Gestion des irrigations
Hydrology
lrription tn:ln3gement
Sprinkler
Soil-dim:ne-<:rop model
Aspetseur
ModCie sol-climat.plantc
EvapotranSpiration
Evapocranspir.~tion
Hydraulique asurf. l~re
Open ehanel flow
un·~------~~--~~S~u~-~~-im-·.2n_u~
·on
Mor clefa ajouter
addc:d keyword
Si theme=DRAJNAGE. mot clef:
lftheiT\C"'DRAINAGE. keyword:
a
Mot clef ajouter .
Si themeaMAI11US£ DES CRUES. mot clef:
Hydraulique asurf. libre
Mot clefaajouter
I
r=J
addc:d keyword
If theme • FLOOD CONTROL. keyword:
Open ehannet lr;draulic:
.
added keyword
·
Description des fonctions till logiciel:
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Duuiption of the funcrions of the software:
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I.C.I.O.
Working group on
system~
analysis
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Figure 3.4 (Ctd.)
Formulaire pour Ia base de donnee~ LOGIC /.Form for Data Base LOGIC
Remplir /es cases larges, cochez tes cases 6troites/FiU in ·w ide squares, check off nBITow squares
Sojhtart marketing
Company
0 csign division
Commti'CiGiisatiorr
Societe
Servic= de Cl)na:ption
contact person
Pcrsonnc aCl)ntader
Adresse
I.
I
Boite Postale
Code POSial
Ville
Pays
Address
P.O. box
Postlll aldc
City
Counuy
phooe number
T~hooe
TBec
Telex
Fa.x
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Groupe de travail "Analyse des Systemes•
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Working group on systems analysis
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Note.that about 11/z pages are concerned with hardware requirements, and another half
page with software building aspects, almost one page with specifying the appropriate
subject, half a page with a free-format description, and half a page with addresses. ·The
hardware is relatively easy to specify (and detail in a form) and gets quite some attention.
One might want more information on some user aspects, like the intended use or target
group, the availability of a manual or on-screen help, and more specific and more
distinctive keywords. Nevertheless, it shows a rather comprehensive approach to obtaining
information on available irrigation (146 programs) and drainage (22 programs) software
(and relatively few -10- flood control programs). The merits of this type of information,
in comparison with other attempts at an inventory (like the ILRI inventory and IRRISOFT)
will be discussed in Chapters 4 and 5. Moreover, LOGID is easily accessibl~ and thus may
grow in future, as more member-countries, institutions, and individuals discover its
usefulness and submit more forms.