Fluid Systems Uses TatukGIS SDK for Software to Model Hydraulic Networks

The Company’s main product, SimNet, enables geospatial analysis in real time of measured values, such as flow volume, velocity, pressure, temperature, and fluid composition, collected at points across the network. Fast and accurate calculations and the software”s wide range of possibilities have gained recognition in the market. This is evidenced, among other things, by use of the SimNet package by Poland’s main distributor of natural gas fuel, Polska Spółka Gazownictwa. Success could not have been achieved without the graphical representation of data and results, functionality that is derived from the capabilities of the TatukGIS Developer Kernel (DK). Fluid Systems been using the DK for Delphi edition for GIS development since 2008.

Due to the multitude of GIS systems and standards on the market, Fluid Systems’ customers value the ability (derived from the DK) to open or import data in any available format and convert the location of objects between different coordinate systems. Thanks to data correction possibilities provided in the DK, the SimNet package has been equipped with mechanisms to automatically detect and repair vector topology errors that are often present in imported GIS data. Common errors encountered include section deficiencies, incorrect pipe crossings, and incorrect topology of linear objects. Corrections are required so that calculations performed on the data reflect the actual network structure. With correct structure, it is possible, for example, to visualize the range of fluid from each individual supply source at node locations throughout the network, taking into consideration the mixing of fluid from the different sources while traversing the network.