• Recap: Autodesk’s presence at the 2023 Water Infrastructure Conference in Philadelphia

    This year’s Water Infrastructure Conference started with major flight delays and cancellations as host city Philadelphia and neighboring areas experienced severe thunderstorms, fueled by high heat and gusty winds. I myself experienced a 24-hour flight delay. On the bright side, the rest of the week dried out, with sunshine and low humidity, which made for…

    Events

  • 4 features that set InfoWater Pro apart as a GIS-based water distribution modeling platform 

    As engineers, we understand the need for simple modeling interfaces that work as efficiently and autonomously as possible. Our ability to access and leverage GIS data and platforms is a critical component of the model creation process as well as our results analysis. So, as we make our way through the plan, design, build, operate,…

    Product news

  • Combining BIM and hydraulic modeling expertise to (re)build a better dam in small-town Brazil

    When the Diego Cuê Dam ruptured in the town of Caarapó deep in the southern tip of Brazil, it wasn’t only flooding that the authorities had to manage. The dammed lake, located in the Ayrton Senna Park, is an important recreation space for residents and is perhaps Caarapó’s only tourist attraction. The flooding of the…

    Customer stories

  • [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…

    Storm, sewer, flood

  • InfoDrainage Standard vs Ultimate: What’s the difference?

    Autodesk’s InfoDrainage is a drainage design and analysis solution that designers, developers, landscape architects, engineers, consultants and approval authorities rely on to: Water professionals who are completely new to InfoDrainage sometimes ask us which version they need to get started. For many years, we offered two versions of InfoDrainage, but as of August 7, 2024,…

    Drainage design

  • Calculating sinuosity of a river’s path with Pi: Is it really possible?

    We investigate whether Pi (π) can actually be used to help compute details related to a river’s path. Is there something special about Pi that can make modeling rivers, bridges, culverts, spillways, levees, floodplain and floodway delineations, stream diversions, channel improvements, and split flows easier? The constant Pi has been associated with everything from crop…

    Commentary

  • Autodesk Water Solutions for every stage of the water lifecycle

    By 2050, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) predicts that water demand will increase by 55%. In the same period, UNESCO estimates that north of 2.5 Billion people could face a water shortage. That’s billion with a B. There’s another side of the coin as well. As prevalent as water scarcity is, extreme weather events are creating an…

    Commentary

  • The water professional’s guide to Autodesk University 2023 in Las Vegas

    The world’s only Design & Make Conference will run for three-days on November 13-15 — and we have a lot in store for water.  

    Events

  • We asked a cybersecurity expert: Can the cloud help water utilities?

    Water utilities in the US have been given a mandate by the federal government that they need to improve their cybersecurity. It’s a serious issue, but this directive is also competing with the US’s aging water infrastructure, limited funding, and a host of other needs. We wanted to talk to an expert with experience across…

    Industry news

  • InfoWater Pro 2024.2 joins the cloud with speedy Fire Flow simulations

    Our latest InfoWater Pro 2024.2 release is now live with the ability to send Fire Flow simulations to the cloud. These simulations are without a doubt much faster than running Fire Flow models via your desktop. We’ve seen results that can be up to 60X faster. Of course, performance will vary based on the size…

    Product news