Haestad Methods took another leap forward in the advancement of water distribution modeling with the release of WaterObjects, a full-featured programmer’s toolkit for the civil engineering community. Originally used by Haestad Methods’ research and development team to create WaterCAD V6 and WaterGEMS V1, WaterObjects is an object-oriented application Software Development Kit (SDK). WaterObjects provides programmatic access to the features of the modeling software, enabling end users and third-party developers to build, access, and modify model databases to suit application-specific needs.
WaterCAD and WaterGEMS were also built upon Haestad’s non-proprietary, fully open GEMS database. The GEMS database can be directly accessed and manipulated using standard database querying software such as Access and Excel. WaterObjects is already being exploited in the development of enterprise solutions. Bristol Babcock, Inc. is working closely with Haestad Methods to develop an extensible solution linking its SCADA platforms with WaterCAD/WaterGEMS. Consultants and utilities routinely adapt the input and output from models to meet their specific project needs, to enhance their automation, and to set their capabilities apart from others in the industry.
