Water Resources Planning
Instructors:
David
Rosenberg
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Steve
Burian
Lesson Topic: Multi-objective Visualization
Learning Objectives
 Identify Pareto-optimal solutions and Pareto
efficiency
 Apply interactive visual analytics tools to
explore high dimensionality data
 Evaluate water management decisions using
multi-objective visualizations
Reservoir Objectives
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Water storage
Hydropower generation
Water supply
Flood control
Recreation
Aesthetics
Habitat
Biodiversity
Groundwater recharge
Sediment storage
Navigation
Fish industry
Commerce
Job creation
Real estate
Status
Defense
Diversion
Displacing people/retribution
Weather modification
Reservoir Objectives
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Water supply
Flood control
Hydropower
Recreation
Control (navigation, diversion)
Fish habitat? (Red Butte Creek)
Pareto Optimality
3D Pareto Front
Patterns and Optimalilty
Analyzing High Dimension Data
Visualizing High Dimension Data
So Which Alternative?
Activity
 Work with your project team
 Identify two examples related to your
project:
 2 objectives
 3 objectives
 List objectives for both examples
 Sketch a plot for both examples
 Be prepared to report objectives for both
examples and sketch plot on board
 You have 15 mintues
DiscoveryDV
Learning Objectives
 Identify Pareto-optimal solutions and Pareto
efficiency
 Apply interactive visual analytics tools to
explore high dimensionality data
 Evaluate water management decisions using
multi-objective visualizations
ILO-6