Jacobs and Wallingford HydroSolutions Launch Strategic Relationship
- Alastair Sheppard
- Jul 25, 2023
- 2 min read
Updated: Feb 20
Jacobs and Wallingford HydroSolutions have formed a strategic collaboration targeting data and technology solutions for hydrological and hydraulic modelling servicing the flood risk and climate resilience markets.
Integrated hydrological and hydraulic modelling
The near-term focus of the relationship is to integrate Wallingford HydroSolutions’ industry-standard UK hydrological products, WINFAP and ReFH2, with Jacobs’ globally leading Flood Modeller application. This collaboration also includes the launch of Jacobs’ new Hydrology+ data management, analysis, and reporting solution, which will be released alongside Flood Modeller 7.0.
As part of the strategic collaboration, Jacobs will become the exclusive reseller of the new network and cloud-based licensing options of Wallingford HydroSolutions WINFAP and ReFH2 software.
“Jacobs' global leadership in the flood modelling sector and proven hydraulic modelling software solutions, combined with Wallingford HydroSolutions’ UK industry standard hydrological products, will deliver innovative solutions to our network of water infrastructure clients," says Vice President of the Jacobs Data Solutions Product Suite – Water Platform, Gregg Kennedy.
The joint data analytics offering will support public and private sector clients in solving their most complex flood and climate resilience and water infrastructure problems. The Hydrology+ solution aggregates analysis and hydrological data and streamlines the integration of hydrological and hydraulic analysis, aimed at reducing costs and providing a clear audit trail and synchronicity across the hydrological modelling and hydraulic modelling technical disciplines and workflows.
"Working with Jacobs allows us to provide full integration of hydrological and hydraulic modelling for the UK flood community," adds Wallingford HydroSolutions Director Jude Jeans. "Jacobs' vision, technical expertise and market leading solutions make Jacobs an ideal collaborator for Wallingford HydroSolutions."
The relationship plans to expand the application of this integration to future data solutions currently being developed by Jacobs that address other water and critical infrastructure challenges.
