News & Events
AERMOD View™ Version 6.5 Released on April 15, 2010
Lakes Environmental is pleased to announce the latest release of AERMOD View 6.5 on April 15, 2010.
AERMOD View Version 6.5 includes the following new features:
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If you are currently in maintenance and did not receive an e-mail regarding this update, please contact us at support@weblakes.com. If you are a user of AERMOD View but are no longer in maintenance, contact us for pricing at sales@weblakes.com.
CALPUFF View™ 4.0 - Released on April 6, 2010
Lakes Environmental is proud to announce the release of CALPUFF View Version 4.0 on April 6, 2010. Lakes Environmental’s CALPUFF View software provides a Complete Air Modeling Management Solution for the CALPUFF Modeling system including the US EPA approved version 5.8 as well as the advanced version 6.0. Please see our latest release notes for a complete list of the new features available in version 4.0.
The new features available in CALPUFF View Version 4.0 were specifically added to remove barriers that commonly plague CALPUFF modeling projects resulting in missed deadlines, escalating costs, errors, and non-optimized modeling outcomes. Common challenges or barriers to successful project completion include:
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All of these factors unnecessarily overcomplicate the modeling process. CALPUFF View demystifies CALPUFF modeling by providing a highly organized and sequentially driven user experience. Data entry and modeling options are carefully organized and presented to the user in logical increments based on the task at hand and selection modeling options.
Powerful new features available in version 4.0 enable modelers of all skill levels to successfully:
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In addition, CALPUFF View was specifically configured to make it easier than ever to follow new regulatory guidance for conducting long-range transport modeling in support of completing New Source Reviews or Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) modeling.
If You Are New to CALPUFF Modeling System...
If you are new to CALPUFF modeling, there has never been a better time to get started. CALPUFF View was developed with new users in mind to virtually eliminate all the obstacles to successfully set up and run a CALPUFF modeling project.
With CALPUFF View, beginners can quickly define and visualize their project domain, automatically download terrain data, land use, and meteorological data. Modeling options can be quickly selected based on the desired regulatory application to ensure recommended values and options are followed and documented during model execution.
Lakes Environmental is also a world leader in providing CALPUFF Training solutions covering modeling theory, methodology, and practical hands-on application of our CALPUFF View modeling solution.
If You Are an Experienced CALPUFF Modeler...
If you are an experienced CALPUFF modeler, you will instantly recognize the value of CALPUFF View, since you have firsthand experience with how difficult and time consuming it can be to acquire necessary data inputs, run pre- and post-processors, perform results analysis, prepare report ready tables, figures, and maps, and manage the numerous project files generated during completion of a modeling project.
One of the most powerful features now available in version 4.0 is CALMET Parallel Processing which allows you to harness the full power of your multi-core computer. Nothing is Faster!
Many features available in previous versions of CALPUFF View have been updated to increase performance and add new features. Examples include:
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The Bottom Line Is...
Save Time, Money, and Significantly Improve the Value You Provide to Your Clients
CALPUFF View 4.0 makes it easier than ever to utilize the powerful capabilities of the CALPUFF modeling system. If your air dispersion project involves complex wind fields, long range transport, coastal effects, complex terrain, or requires sub-hourly times steps, CALPUFF View may be the right modeling system for you!
Contact us today to purchase or update your copy of CALPUFF View and experience the cost benefits and time savings that this advanced graphical user interface has to offer over other limited interface options. No other user interface offers so many powerful capabilities and productivity options within a single user friendly application.
Contact us at sales@weblakes.com for further details on CALPUFF View!
Lakes Environmental Offering CALPUFF Courses in the United States
Lakes Environmental is offering CALPUFF Courses in the United States.
Lakes Environmental's AERMOD and CALPUFF courses include a combination of theory and hands-on case studies using Lakes Environmental's advanced graphical user interfaces: AERMOD View and CALPUFF View.
During the 3-day CALPUFF Course in Dallas, students were able to start and finish 9 case studies which involved the geophysical pre-processing, meteorological pre-processing, and CALMET, CALPUFF, and CALPOST options. Here is a list of the case studies used:
- Case 1: Class I Area using FLAG2000 options
- Case 2: CALMET and CALPUFF modeling using prognostic met data (MM5)
- Case 3: Modeling using a multi-tier grid and building downwash
- Case 4: Coastal area modeling with Obs and TIBL
- Case 5: Complex terrain modeling using MM5 4-km resolution
- Case 6: Analyzing several TERRAD values for CALMET wind field
- Case 7: Do-It-Yourself case study
- Case 8: Odor modeling using area sources
- Case 9: Breton Class I Area visibility analysis including PM speciation and FLAG2008 options using the MMS and VISTAS datasets.
The above list of case studies shows that using CALPUFF View results in a significant savings of time and resources. Everything in CALPUFF View is automated. Terrain, land use, meteorological files, and class I receptors are automatically downloaded for your modeling area.
If you are interested in attending a CALPUFF course near you, please contact us by e-mail at training@webLakes.com.
FETS View™ - Advancing the Benefits of Emissions Management!
Lakes Environmental is proud to introduce the next generation of its' FETS View emissions management solution. FETS View is a complete facility emission tracking system designed to make it easier than ever to manage facility wide emission inventories and tackle the demands you face every day in an ongoing effort to ensure regulatory compliance and mitigate risks and liabilities associated with increased enforcement activity and mounting pressure from the public at large and communities surrounding your facility..
FETS View is a breakthrough environmental compliance solution that has been successfully and continuously deployed across numerous facilities throughout the world since 2005. Since that time, FETS View has continuously evolved to keep up with ever-increasing client demands. As a result, FETS View has evolved into a new class of environmental solution that significantly advances capabilities commonly found in traditional Environmental Management Systems (EMS).
For more information on this powerful emissions management solution, please visit our website. If you are interested in a live web demonstration of FETS View in action, please contact our Sales Team at sales@weblakes.com. Our expert sales and technical staff would be happy to speak with you!
Lakes Environmental Releases AUSTAL View™ Version 6.3
Lakes Environmental is pleased to announce the release of AUSTAL View Version 6.3 on February 5, 2010. AUSTAL View is the most popular graphical user interface for the world’s most powerful Lagrangian Particle Tracking Air Dispersion Model. This model was developed by the German Federal Environmental Agency and is designed to perform advanced odor modeling and protect the general public and neighborhoods against the potentially harmful effects of air pollution.
With this latest version of AUSTAL View come several new pwerful features including:
- Now Microsoft® Vista and Windows 7 Compatible
- A new Wind Rose tool is now available under the Annotation Toolbar for projects with a wind field library
- New! User-Defined Building Colors and Shade Styles
For a complete list of the improvements and new features now available in AUSTAL View Version 6.3, please see our latest release notes and watch our new video!
If you are currently in maintenance for AUSTAL View and did not receive an email regarding this update, please contact us at support@weblakes.com.
Lakes Environmental Releases AERMOD View™ Version 6.4
Lakes Environmental is pleased to announce the release of AERMOD View Version 6.4 on November 27, 2009.
With this latest version of AERMOD View comes several new features including:
- Full Support for US EPA's AERMOD 09292
- Microsoft® Windows® 7 compatibility
- Optimized Source Algorithms
- New Variable Emission Rate Types
For a complete list of the changes and new features available in AERMOD View Version 6.4, please see our latest release notes.
If you are currently in maintenance for AERMOD View and did not receive an email regarding this update, please contact us at support@weblakes.com.
If you are a user of AERMOD View but are no longer in maintenance, please contact sales@weblakes.com to find out how you can get up and running on this latest release!
Lakes Environmental at A&WMA's 102nd Annual Conference!
Lakes Environmental would like to thank everyone who stopped by our booth in Detroit at A&WMA’s 102nd Annual Conference and Exhibition from June 16-19. 
We hope you enjoyed your time at this year’s conference and look forward to assisting you in your endeavors throughout the coming year. See you in 2010 at A&WMA’s conference in Calgary, Alberta!
The winner of our draw, for a free copy of AERMOD View™ Version 6 (the latest release of our popular air dispersion modeling package), was Mr. Heng Chen from the University of Alberta. Thank you to all who entered our draw!