The Map Area or Schematic Display Area of ResSim was designed to enable you to visualize river and reservoir systems (watersheds) in a map-based, geo-referenced context through a series of map layers. Some map layers are created outside of ResSim and can be imported and used as background maps. Other layers are created inside ResSim and represent different portions of your river and reservoir model schematic.
Each ResSim module displays a somewhat different schematic in the Map/Schematic Display Area:
In the Watershed Setup module you will create watershed schematics that can be shared across models that support the watershed schematic elements and features.
In the Reservoir Network module you will create one or more model schematics (networks) that symbolize the river and reservoir system(s) you are modeling. These model schematics are built on top of the watershed schematic that was created in the Watershed Setup.
In the Simulation module ("Running Simulations and Analyzing Results"), the model schematic for the network of your active alternative will be displayed. And, by right-clicking on a schematic element in the Map Display, a context menu will appear giving you options to quickly plot and tabulate results.
Learn more about the two different schematic types: