April/May 2025 Online SWAT+ Beginner Workshop
This beginner SWAT+ Workshop will be offered online 29 April - 2 May from 8:00 a.m. to noon central standard time zone. Please be sure to adjust for your time zone. You should install SWAT+ on your computer and have it ready prior to the start of the workshop. See material covered in the workshop here.
The workshop will be hosted using a video conferencing system where you may interact with the instructor and ask questions. We will contact you the week before the workshop with the meeting link. Recordings of the workshop will be available for up to 3 months after the workshop.
If you reside in a developing country, you are eligible for a discount in workshop fees. See the list of eligible countries, under the LOW-INCOME ECONOMIES or LOWER-MIDDLE INCOME ECONOMIES headings. If you reside in one of these countries, select the appropriate option in the form.
Registration fees will be refunded, less a $50.00 processing fee, if cancellation or change resulting in a refund is received in writing no later than 15 April 2025. For any questions or concerns please read our Registration Tips and FAQs page first, then contact us at the email address on that page for any other inquiries.
Deadline 15 April 2025. Questions? Read our Registration Tips and FAQs.
Example Agenda
Subject to minor modifications. Please note that the agenda below is from a 3-day workshop. This one will be 4 days, so the topics and times below will be arranged somewhat different. We will email participants before the workshop with the final agenda.
| Tuesday | |
|---|---|
| 08:00 – 09:30 | Welcome and Introduction, Theory and Conceptual SWAT+ model. |
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Break |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Theory: model structure, data overview, and Q&A. |
| 11:00 – 12:00 | Hands-on QSWAT+ watershed delineation: Interfaces, loading data, familiarization. |
| Wednesday | |
| 08:00 – 08:30 | Recap of the previous session and Q&A. |
| 08:30 – 09:30 | Continuing: Hands-on QSWAT+ watershed delineation, HRU creation and model setup. |
| 09:30 – 09:45 | Break |
| 09:45 – 11:00 | Continuing: Hands-on QSWAT+ watershed delineation, HRU creation and model setup. |
| 11:00 – 11:05 | Short break |
| 11:05 – 12:00 | SWAT+ Editor session using the QSWAT+ project developed: Running SWAT+ and result interpretation. |
| Thursday | |
| 08:00 – 08:30 | Recap of the previous session and Q&A. |
| 08:30 – 09:30 | SWAT+ Editor session using the QSWAT+ project developed: reading the results, saving projects, making model setup adjustments. |
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Break |
| 10:00 – 11:30 | QSWAT+: visualization and result mapping, theory of model calibration. |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Q&A session and closing remarks, future directions and workshops. |
Software Requirements
Please install QGIS 3.34 Long Term Release and SWAT+ 3.0.8 Installer, which includes QSWAT+ and SWAT+ Editor. For the easiest experience during the workshop, we recommend uninstalling any old versions of the software, and installing the newest version linked below.