At Heron, we offer a range of niche services within the water resources and natural hazard industries. Contact us to discuss any opportunities where we may be able to help.
Learn more about our team and projects in our corporate information flyer.
Hydrologic Modelling and Calibration
We are experts in hydrologic modelling and calibration, with our team consisting of professors and industry experts with many years of experience in this topic. Our team includes the lead developer of Raven, Dr. James Craig, as well as the developer of the the Dynamically Dimensioned Search (DDS) algorithm for model calibration, Dr. Bryan Tolson. We are the foremost experts in Raven, but also support projects with other hydrologic modelling software including HEC-HMS.
Hydraulic Modelling
We specialize in hydraulic modelling for design and flood studies, including HEC-RAS 1D and 2D, and our own software for regional-scale flood mapping called Blackbird. We bring the right combination of theoretical knowledge and applied practice to deliver your modelling projects successfully.
Flood Mapping Studies
Heron staff have supported numerous flood hazard and flood mapping studies, undertaking the technical modelling, field assessments, preparation of conceptual design for flood mitigation, geospatial analysis, production of final mapping, and organizing the Public Information Centres for Environmental Assessments.
Regional Flood Mapping Model and Data Products with Blackbird
We are the developers of the Blackbird software for regional scale and real-time flood mapping, which can support activities such as inundation forecasting. This software is developed in house and is published in literature, and has been used commercially in a few pilot studies. Contact us if interested in discussing how we can apply Blackbird or develop flood risk data for your project.
Scripting and Workflow Development
Our team has deep expertise in scripting, coding, geospatial analysis, and the development of efficient workflows to meet your needs. We have expertise in Python, C++, R, HTML, Java, and other languages needed to create efficient workflows. Our team includes authors of the RavenR package and the Magpie workflow, as well as the RavenView interface. An example shiny app developed by our team is the shinyFFA dashboard for rapid flood frequency analysis at Water Survey of Canada gauges.
Geospatial Analysis
Our team has deep expertise in GIS software and geospatial analysis, including generating maps with QGIS and ESRI ArcMap, developing processing workflows in Python and R, efficiently processing rasters, netCDF data, and working with external tools such as Whitebox. If you have a geospatial problem, drop us a line!
Hosted Raven Files
Interested in sharing your Raven setup with a client or within your team, but not everyone is a Raven expert? We can host your model files on our server and provide you with a url to share instead so everyone can see the model setup and results in RavenView (see demo here). Contact us if interested in this service!
Training and Courses
Heron and its staff have delivered many professional and academic training courses on topics related to hydrologic modelling, Raven, R, netCDF handling, and more! We routinely hosted open registration for Raven courses and have developed custom courses for organizations, and also have our online course catalogue for self-registration. Contact us to discuss your training needs!
