For new users, the following instructions will help get you started using the EFT Reader.
To install EFT Reader
- Navigate to this web page.
- Choose the latest version of the EFT Reader installation file (*.msi file extension).
- On the product page, provide your basic contact details and submit your request to receive the EFT Reader installation program. These contact details allow our support staff to verify basic features of a person's identity, and communicate with you in future (e.g., regarding new releases, maintenance of the EFT Reader database).
- The EFT Reader Product Manager will authorize your request, and you will be provided with the actual download link for the installation program.
- Execute the downloaded installation program, and follow simple on-screen instructions.
If you have any questions with these steps, please contact us. Once you have installed the EFT Reader on your computer, you will be ready to view EFT output shared in the public EFT reader database.
To view existing EFT output shared in the public EFT Reader database:
- Launch the EFT Reader. Be patient - connecting to the database may take a moment.
- On the toolbar at the top of the EFT Reader’s main form, click on the New Viewer Set button; this action opens a Viewer form that lists scenarios, indicators, and years (EFT criteria) that you can select.
- From the Scenarios pane, select the following scenarios:
- 1a-Historical-T1, NoGravelAugmentation, NoRipRapRemoval
- 2a-Historical-T1, GravelAugmentation, NoRipRapRemoval
- 3a-Historical-T1, NoGravelAugmentation, RipRapRemoval
- 4a-Historical-T1, GravelAugmentation, RipRapRemoval
- From the Indicators pane, select the indicators for Fremont Cottonwood (FC1-initiation and FC2-scour).
- On the Year list, right-click and select Check Relevant to select all years for which there are data for Fremont Cottonwood in the selected scenarios.