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  • InfoWorks ICM Standard vs. Ultimate: which one do you need?

    Autodesk’s InfoWork ICM is a complete catchment modeling software which can be applied to hydraulic modeling challenges as diverse as: Water professionals who are completely new to InfoWorks ICM (welcome!) sometimes ask us which version they need to get started. We’ve put together this simple guide to explain the differences. What is included with Standard and Ultimate…

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  • Integrating planning and design to mitigate wet weather events with InfoWorks ICM

    Understanding and mitigating storm, sewer, and flooding events is a complex challenge known well by those in the water industry. In this post we walk through how InfoWorks ICM empowers users through the capacity planning process, Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) mitigation, and even walk through its integration with Autodesk Civil 3D. What are the essential…

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  • The easiest way to migrate XPSWMM files into InfoWorks ICM: XP Importer

    Twenty years on from the first release of XPSWMM, the water industry has demanded simulation solutions that can efficiently handle large data sets and help modelers understand advanced flow conditions across multiple catchments, and simultaneously model different climate scenarios and mitigation options. It’s this demand for powerful modern modeling tools that drove our team to…

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  • Webinar: Creating a city-wide 1D + 2D flood model

    Can you create a combined 1D/2D model of an entire city to determine its risk for flooding? Not too long ago, the answer was no. But it’s becoming increasingly possible using GIS platforms, tools like InfoWorks ICM, and by taking advantage of the vast amount of public data that’s increasingly being shared. This openness with…

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  • San Francisco Public Utilities Commission uses InfoWorks ICM to model a combined system

    The San Francisco Public Utility Commission (SFPUC) owns and operates close to 1,000 miles of sewer mains, 3 treatment facilities, 200 million gallons of storage, 26 pump stations and 36 combined sewer discharge outfalls. Interestingly, it is the only coastal city in California with a combined sewer system that collects and treats both wastewater and…

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  • Training AI to SWMM: Can AI help predict sewer flows?

    Artificial intelligence appears on the cusp of transforming industries and changing lives at a pace we have never seen before. By analyzing vast amounts of data from sensors and other sources, AI algorithms can detect patterns and make predictions that were previously impossible. This allows us as water professionals to solve complex water problems and…

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  • Water Talks in droplet form: The answers you need in the time that you have

    Your challenges are our challenges. While this statement may sound cliché, I think it rang true for the thousands of viewers of our Water Talks webinar series over the past three years. Since April 2020, we’ve reached 30,000 registrants, hosted 14,000 live attendees, and answered over 2,600 questions! We’ve heard from the best and brightest…

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  • What XPSWMM users who made the switch to InfoWorks ICM no longer need to worry about

    First released for Windows in 1997, XPSWMM aided stormwater and flood professionals to take on the water challenges of the time. Now, 20 years on, the water industry demands modeling solutions that efficiently handle large data sets, that help them crack complex flow conditions across multiple catchments, and that can manage different climate change scenarios…

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  • Extraordinary flood mapping project influencing the way we prepare for floods in Australia

    In 2016 and 2018, devastating floods affected Tasmania, resulting in millions of dollars in damage and leaving communities recovering from significant losses. Following these events the Tasmanian and Australian governments funded the Tasmanian Flood Mapping Project to better understand the statewide flood risk, help build stronger community resilience, and support effective emergency response and recovery…

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  • Protecting Florence’s past from the future

    What do Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Machiavelli, Raphael, Galileo, Brunelleschi, and Botticelli all have in common? They all, at one point, lived in Florence, Italy. Home to the powerful and beneficent Medici family, this Renaissance city located beside Tuscany’s longest river, the Arno, has long been a wellspring of art and culture. But it’s also…

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