XP Software
20 years of water resource
software experience
XP Software is one of the longest established water resource software
organisations in the world. Having started
operations in 1974 with the development of the Regional Stormwater Model
(RSWM), a rainfall/ runoff networked program for simulating stormwater runoff,
XP Software has had a long tradition in the development, marketing and support
of water resource software. The RSWM, or RAFTS program as it was later
retitled, is still in use today by over 400 organisations. Currently over 2000
organisations, ranging from a few staff to over 5000, around the world are
licensed users of software marketed by XP Software.
Approximately 50
organisations are currently licensed with XP Software products in
New Zealand. At this time software is
distributed to New Zealand directly from
Australia with support via phone, fax, e-mail and web facilities. Workshops are
provided on specific software with the most recent being a two-day, hands-on
workshop focusing on XP-SWMM in Auckland which was conducted in March 1998.
It is expected that regular workshops and user forums will play a major
role in the future with the increasing acceptance of the XP-SWMM and XP-UDD
software programs throughout New Zealand
XP Software has been involved in the full
ambit of software and hardware trends since the early 1970s. This started with
main frame computers using Unix type operating systems, through to the early
phases of the Apple Macintosh, up to the current dominance of PCs utilising
Microsoft's DOS, Windows 3, 95, 98 and NT operating systems.
To better respond to ever increasing changes
XP Software's North American office has recently merged with Caice Software, a
leading civil engineering software developer specialising in digital terrain,
road and civil design, survey and Geographical Information Systems integration.
Development is well advanced to integrate parts of our respective software
packages to greatly improve the productivity of many of our users throughout
the world.
XP Software's global approach, which utilises
partners currently in Australia, North America, France and Japan, is allowing
XP Software to be at the leading edge of water resource software with rapidly
evolving associated management systems including GIS, FIS, SCADA and Asset
Management Systems. Integration with our Caice partners in North America also
allows a far more efficient system by tying together both road and site design
with advanced stormwater and wastewater management within a common software
package and database.
XP-SWMM/UDD is a truly integrated management tool developed to
allow a holistic approach to the analysis or design of stormwater and
wastewater systems including combined systems.
Modules are available within the stormwater
areas to estimate either design floods or simulate historical events including
both water quantity and quality. Both urban and rural or mixed areas can also
be modelled. Within the wastewater elements both dry weather and wet weather
flow can be estimated. Treatment models are included to treat wastewater
through traditional treatment plants as well as both point and non-point source
pollutants from stormwater through less traditional wetlands, gross pollutant
traps and water quality control ponds.
XP-SWMM provides world best practice
hydraulic modelling to simulate the transport of flows, including pollutants,
throughout the drainage network.
The hydraulic model also allows the combined
use of both open and closed conduits. This is particularly useful in urban
stormwater involving both underground pipes as well as on ground surcharge
facilities including roads and channels.
