Welcome to the July 2025 update:
July was an exciting month with major expansion of AvaFrame’s capabilities! We successfully integrated the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute’s MoT-Voellmy simulation tool, extended our core DFA module with better data export features, and improved our documentation infrastructure.
Major New Module Integration
The biggest highlight this month was PR #1154 (link
), which
introduced the complete new computational module com9MoTVoellmy. This represents a milestone in expanding
AvaFrame’s simulation capabilities by integrating NGI’s MoT with Voellmy friction approach.
Com1DFA Improvements
We improved our core com1DFA module with PR #1153 (link
), adding
raster export capabilities for release and entrainment data. Users can now export intermediate raster data to
Outputs/internalRasters/, significantly improving workflow transparency and making debugging much easier.
Our analysis tools also got more flexible with PR #1155 (link ), which enhanced the range-time analysis script to work without configuration files and support results from multiple computational modules.
Documentation Expansion
July saw a major push in documentation quality. We added comprehensive documentation for both new MoT modules through * PR #1157* (link ) and PR #1158 (link ).
PR #1156 (link ) enhanced our cross-module analysis documentation, providing clear guidelines for using range-time analysis with external modules.
Looking Forward
The MoT-Voellmy integration represents a significant step forward in making AvaFrame a comprehensive platform for different avalanche simulation approaches. As mentioned in our June update, we’re continuing to work on full calibration and optimization of these new methods.
See you in August!
Felix