ABSTRACT
Recent advances in numerical modelling of physical processes and field survey technology nowadays allow the development of numerical models with extensive data sets. As a consequence, model developers are facing new challenges to handle the increasing amount of data and its analysis. Furthermore, model development and application concerning coastal areas are heavy time demanding tasks that need tools to assist the researcher. Most of the time they involve analysis of field measured data and its comparison with numerical model outputs. Even though there are good tools for specific tasks, there is a lack of them for integrating measured and modelled data. An application of a Decision Support System (DSS) in the development of a hydrodynamic model for a coastal area is presented. Description of the DSS components, their interaction, and its GIS capabilities to handle spatial data are also given.
