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Welcome to the Catchment Modelling Toolkit. The Toolkit is a repository of hydrologic modelling software intended to improve the efficiency and standard of catchment modelling. Depending on who you are, there are various benefits to be gained from using the Toolkit. Some of these benefits are discussed below.

Benefits for model users
The Toolkit is a 'one-stop shop' for gaining access to a variety of advanced catchment modelling tools, developed by some of Australia's leading environmental modellers. Access to all Toolkit products is via this web site under an individual licensing arrangement.

All software products in the Toolkit have been developed with a common look and feel, making it less of a burden for users to shift from one modelling tool to another. Users of the Toolkit can share experiences and assist one another by participating in the web-based 'e-group' user forums provided for each Toolkit product.

Benefits for model developers
Those developing new models can benefit by using the TIME environment that underpins the Toolkit. Using TIME can dramatically reduce the time and expense involved in building models and greatly enhances the performance of the resulting software product.

By arrangement, we can provide source code for most of the software embedded in the Toolkit, enabling developers to enhance or re-use code, thus reducing development effort. The Toolkit is also a hassle-free way to get your model used by others as licensing, intellectual property management, distribution and promotion is handled automatically and centrally.

Our key requirement is that your software meets particular design and quality standards and that you are happy to make your software available to others for free or at nominal cost.

Benefits for modelling Project Managers
If you commission modelling studies you may be able to obtain a superior and more cost efficient outcome by encouraging your service provider to access the Toolkit. If a model suited to your needs exists in the Toolkit, then you can be assured that it meets carefully considered design standards and is available to you and others to review independently. By encouraging your service providers to use and contribute to the Toolkit, it will grow and become more robust and useful. This will benefit the entire land and water management industry in Australia.