GoldSim Dashboard Tips ‘n’ Tricks

Illustrative examples from models for radioactive waste management
John Tauxe, PhD, PE • Tauxian Solutions, LLC
with Jason Lillywhite • GoldSim Technology Group

Designing effective graphical user interfaces (GUIs) makes complex models accessible and interactive. This blog post, based on a poster presentation submitted by John Tauxe of Tauxian Solutions, LLC at the 2024 GoldSim User's Conference, shares practical tips and "tricks" for building powerful GoldSim Dashboards. These strategies are particularly well-suited for applications such as radioactive waste management models, where clear visualization and user flexibility are required. We'll explore various techniques for organizing interactive elements, visualizing model changes, and even implementing workarounds for advanced functionalities to enhance the user experience.

Modeling Shared Water Rights in Reservoir Systems

 Posted by Jason Lillywhite

Managing water in the Western United States is a complex challenge, especially in shared reservoir systems governed by the "prior appropriation" doctrine. This legal framework determines who gets water, and when, based on their legal rights and the ever-changing natural water supply. Dynamic simulation is a tool that enables you to better understand this type of system and visualize its behavior, leading to clearer insights and more reliable predictions.

This guide outlines a methodology for simulating shared water rights within a reservoir using dynamic simulation, applicable to various modeling environments. While the concepts are demonstrated using an example model built in GoldSim (with full details and the model available here), the principles are broadly transferable to other platforms, such as Python.