Update of the Victorian Spatial Query Tool and Routine Update Tool

328980

Large-scale increases in some land covers can significantly affect flow in waterways and rates of aquifer recharge, reducing the amount of water available for other water users and the environment.  A significant amount of work has been undertaken by the Department and government agencies in the past to better understand the impacts of land cover change on water availability.  Tools have been developed to provide estimates of actual evapotranspiration (ET) for existing land cover and also to model the expected change in ET due to hypothetical land cover changes.  These tools are the Routine Update Tool (RUT) and the Spatial Query Tool (SQT).  A number of improvements to both the RUT and SQT are now needed to enable their continued use.

The Department is seeking the provision of services to 1) upgrade the RUT so that it is supported by ArcGIS 10.2; 2) upgrade the RUT to easily import updated land cover information; 3) update the water table information included in both the RUT and the SQT; 4) revise the ‘dry climate’ scenario in the SQT to represent the Millennium Drought; and, 5) include estimates of ET from irrigation areas within the RUT.

Documentation relating to this Tender is available for download from the Victorian Government Tender website located at www.tenders.vic.gov.au.

All enquiries relating to this Tender must be directed to Lisa Lowe on 03 9938 6813.

Submissions for Tender 328980 must be lodged electronically at www.tenders.vic.gov.au

RFT closes at 2.00pm on Thursday 4 February 2016.

Hard copy, facsimile, e-mail or late Tenders will not be accepted.

The lowest or any Tender will not necessarily be accepted.

Find information about DELWP on the Internet at www.delwp.vic.gov.au