Visual MODFLOW Pro screenshot |
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| Developer(s) | Waterloo Hydrogeologic Inc. (a division of Schlumberger) |
| Stable release | 4.3 |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Type | Hydrogeology software |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | http://www.flowpath.com/ |
Visual MODFLOW (VMOD) is a graphical interface for MODFLOW. The program also combines proprietary extensions, such as MODFLOW-SURFACT, MT3DMS (mass-transport 3D multi-species) and a 3D model explorer. Visual MODFLOW supports MODFLOW-2000, MODFLOW-2005, MODFLOW-SURFACT, and SEAWAT.
The software is used primarily by hydrogeologists to simulate groundwater flow. The program, developed by Schlumberger Water Services, is one of the first commercial graphical interfaces for MODFLOW.
The original version of Visual MODFLOW was first released in August 1994, and was developed for DOS by Nilson Guiguer, Thomas Franz and Bob Cleary. It was based on the USGS MODFLOW-88 and MODPATH codes, and resembled the FLOWPATH program that was also developed by Waterloo Hydrogeologic Inc. Visual MODFLOW was upgraded shortly after the initial release to Windows 3.1x by Sergei Schmakov, Alexander Liftshits, and Sean Wilson.
In 2005, Waterloo Hydrogeologic was acquired by Schlumberger Water Services. Visual MODFLOW is still under active development.