DHI (company)

DHI is an international water software development and engineering consultancy firm with headquarters in Denmark. The not-for-profit organisation addresses all challenges in water environments through consultancy services, MIKE Powered by DHI water modelling software, business applications, data portals and operational services. DHI has 30 offices throughout the world, with software development centres in Singapore and Denmark, and approximately 1050 employees.

DHI takes its name from the acronym Dansk Hydraulisk Institut (Danish Hydraulic Institute), founded in 1964 by the Technical University of Denmark as Vandbygningsinstituttet (The Institute of Water Production). [1] After merging with Vandkvalitetsinstituttet (The Institute for Water Quality) in 2000 and the Dansk Toksikologi Center (Danish Toxicology Centre) in 2005, the organisation simplified its name to DHI.[2]

While independent, DHI is associated with the Danish Academy of Technical Sciences and maintains a partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme focused on the management of water resources.[3] DHI's 2015 corporate revenue was about €119.5M.[4] Its headquarters are in Hørsholm; with another hub in Singapore.[5] Among its recent consulting projects are a study of the causes of the 2011 flooding in Grantham, Queensland, Australia,[6][7] an analysis of five Himalayan rivers as part of the Uttarakhand Disaster Recovery Project[8] and research on effects of planned dams on the River Mekong.[9] Read more of their case stories here.

MIKE Powered by DHI software

The MIKE suite of software are superior tools for modelling water environments. Its application areas include Water Resources, Coast and Sea, Cities, and Groundwater & Porous Media.

Water Resources

Coast and Sea
  • MIKE 21: 2D modelling of coast and sea
  • MIKE 3: 3D modelling of coast and sea
  • LITPACK: Littoral processes and coastline kinetics
  • ABM Lab: Agent-based modelling

Cities
  • MIKE URBAN+: Integrated urban water modelling in one platform
  • WEST: Modelling and simulation of wastewater treatment plants
  • DIMS.CORE: Data integration and business processes

Groundwater and Porous Media
  • FEFLOW: All-in-one groundwater modelling solution

General

Additional tools

Business Applications

From flood protection planning to mine water management, oil spill forecasting to weather adapted control strategies, DHI’s Business Applications support the full spectrum of your decision-making needs.

Data Portals and more

Free e-Books

Social Media

Annual Reports

References
  1. "Dansk Hydraulisk Institut". Den Store Danske Encyklopædi (in Danish). Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  2. "DHI". Den Store Danske Encyklopædi (in Danish). Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  3. "UNEP-DHI Partnership – Centre on Water and Environment". Climate Technology Centre & Network. Climate Technology Center and Network. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  4. "2015 Financial Performance Report" (PDF). DHI Corporate Website. DHI. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  5. Maria Andreasdottir (13 February 2016). "Great Dane is new President to World Aquaculture Society Asia". ScandAsia.
  6. Trent Dalton (8 March 2011). "Flood modelling animation shows the size, speed and power of Lockyer Valley's devastating floods". The Courier-Mail.
  7. "Grantham: Another expert backs study clearing quarry". The Australian. 16 August 2015.
  8. Gaurav Talwar (18 December 2015). "For disaster management, study of 5 Uttarakhand rivers on". The Times of India.
  9. Daniel Besant (2 May 2016). "Make or break time for the Mekong". Southeast Asia Globe.


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