What Will It Take?
First of all, I do NOT search for NOR make it a habit to look at cat videos. When I saw this video in my LinkedIn feed, it reminded me of so many people I have worked with over the years and a little bit of myself once in a while. The comment I made…
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Are Spreadsheets Obsolete?
Spreadsheet programs have been in existence for over 40 years (VisiCalc in 1979). We have all used them at work, in the home, and for school. We know them. We love them. But have they become obsolete? The short answer is “No”. However, their role, especially when it comes to dispersion modeling is very limited…
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The AQA Reporting and Output Graphics – FREE WEBINAR
When I went off to college, I brought with me a manual typewriter. When I graduated, I left with a PC. When I started as a dispersion modeler in the 1990’s, we used clunky computer programs and spreadsheets. Today, nearly all dispersion modelers still use clunky computer programs and spreadsheets. In many ways, the dispersion…
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Process Model Results – FREE WEBINAR
If you have seen the movie Godfather III, one of the most memorable scenes is when Michael Corleone laments “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.” You know that same feeling when you have spent weeks collecting and compiling input data to run the model and days waiting for all…
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Compile Model Input – FREE WEBINAR
In the late 19th century, the “horseless carriage” was an improvement in personal transportation. It was uncomfortable but still better than a horse. Look at the cars we have today. Are they uncomfortable, bumpy, and dusty? Is your dispersion modeling process still a “horseless carriage”? It’s time to ride in a Tesla. NaviKnow is presenting…
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Setting Up Your Database – FREE WEBINAR
A Texas politician once said it is political suicide to ask people to change their behavior, even when it is in their best interest and will provide a huge benefit. We aren’t politicians. Modeling has been conducted the same way with the same tools for over 30 years. It is time to make a change….
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The Database Centric Approach – FREE WEBINAR
It has been said that insanity is defined as doing the same thing over and over again, expecting a different result. Using the same methods and tools over decades expecting a process to go quicker and be more efficient is just as insane. NaviKnow is presenting a five-part FREE mini-course on Using Databases With Dispersion…
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Dispersion Modeling Simplified – Tools to Help – FREE WEBINAR
Over the past three weeks we attempted to take you through the dispersion modeling process and point out most of the tedious and agonizing steps in what can be a long and mentally painful process. We did this on purpose to illustrate that there is a better way and we have the tools to make…
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Dispersion Modeling Simplified – The Back End – FREE WEBINAR
After many hours, even days in some instances, your dozens to hundreds of model runs have completed executing AERMOD. Now you are stuck with dozens to hundreds of files that contain the model results. But what is the result? How do you sift through the massive haystack of output files to find the few needles…
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Dispersion Modeling Simplified – The Front End – FREE WEBINAR
To perform dispersion modeling, you need to make case-specific selections, like which NWS stations to consider or tiles of USGS terrain data to process. Sounds simple until you have to search and find which one out of thousands to “choose” from. If you look more closely, there really is no choice to make (either it…
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