FREEWAT
The facts below are what the maker publishes about FREEWAT, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From FREEWAT's own pricing page, checked 14 Nov 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| FREEWAT | Free | Download registration required for statistical purposes · Free of charge |
The facts
Each one read from FREEWAT's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Agricultural tools
- FREEWAT includes water-management tools for agriculture and a crop-yield module.checked 14 Nov 2026
- Compatibility limit
- The download page states that the plugin version is not compatible with QGIS 3 and directs users to QGIS 2.18, recommending 2.18.21.checked 14 Nov 2026
- Data analysis
- akvaGIS provides tools for hydrogeological-data analysis, interpretation and visualization; OAT supports time-series analysis.checked 14 Nov 2026
- Download contents
- The download area offers the plugin, user manuals, integrated-module executables, and tutorials with practice datasets.checked 14 Nov 2026
- Hydrological simulations
- Its modules include groundwater-flow modelling, solute transport, density-dependent groundwater flow and water management/planning.checked 14 Nov 2026
- Integrations
- The platform architecture includes SpatiaLite, Python and FloPy, alongside open-source simulation codes largely from the MODFLOW USGS family.checked 14 Nov 2026
- Intended users
- The site identifies engineering and geoenvironmental companies, water authorities, environmental agencies, universities and research institutions as potential users.checked 14 Nov 2026
- License
- FREEWAT is released under GNU General Public License version 2.checked 14 Nov 2026
- Model calibration
- The platform includes sensitivity analysis and calibration based on UCODE_2014.checked 14 Nov 2026
- Purpose
- FREEWAT is an open-source, public-domain GIS modelling environment for simulating water quantity and quality in surface water and groundwater, with water-management and planning tools.checked 14 Nov 2026
- QGIS integration
- FREEWAT is a plugin integrated into the QGIS desktop GIS.checked 14 Nov 2026
- Support and community
- The site lists user and developer Google Groups for contacting other users and developers.checked 14 Nov 2026
- Warranty limitation
- The site describes the software as a draft release and says no express or implied warranty is made.checked 14 Nov 2026
Where it runs
- Platform support
- The site says the plugin can be installed on Windows and Linux; Mac users need a Windows or Linux virtual machine.checked 14 Nov 2026