Why I got an e-mail from Wolfram Research
Colin DeCair at Wolfram e-mailed to let me know about an interesting geosci modeling tool built on Mathematica. I had to do some research but now recall that Wolfram Research (the folks behind the in the news Wolfram Alpha knowledge engine) is also the company behind Mathematica. In fact Mathematica made the new engine possible per the company.
What is Mathematica? “the ultimate technical application and environment” That means its good for modeling, among other things. Yu-Feng Lin, a hydrogeologist at the Illinois State Water Survey (I know of them because they make cool solid models) is using it to understand groundwater recharge and discharge patterns. The app he and his team are building “provides a generic pattern-recognition approach that supports virtually any spatial decision support system (SDSS) used to assist in management applications such as water resources, land use, and agricultural development.”
