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Expand Up @@ -83,11 +83,16 @@ programming language and did not have flexibility to allow changes without
significant cost. Therefore, a new tool was developed that allowed future
changes to be made with minimal cost in many cases (e.g. the addition of a new
index). This was the River Invertebrate Classification Tool (RICT) which went
live in 2007. This version of RICT was a web-served application which was
live in 2008. This version of RICT was a web-served application which was
accessed via a website hosted by SEPA. The SEPA website also hosted copies of
the manual, guidance and background documents.

RICT has had some updates since 2007, including the addition of ‘split season’
The RICT software was based on the SNIFFER-funded WFD72C project report of Davy-Bowker,
Clarke et al.(2008)which provided detailed algorithms and equations for all steps in
the development of the RICT software. Most of this 2008 report is still highly
relevant to the development of the revised RICT software (RICT2) being specified here.

RICT has had some updates since 2007, including the addition of ‘multiple season’
classification to enable WHPT (Walley, Hawkes, Paisley and Trigg) calculations
using seasonal average EQRs (Ecological Quality Ratio). RICT was managed and
hosted by Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) but is also used by
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