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Rogers-O’Brien combined a drone with InfoDrainage to solve a problem quickly – and very accurately
“We need you to come back to the site. There’s been some flooding.” No general contractor wants to find a message like that in their inbox half a decade after wrapping up a construction project. But a representative from Magnolia Montessori was…
Drainage design
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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…
Storm, sewer, flood
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New in Info360 Asset: ArcGIS Online integration, risk scenario publishing, and a decision tree upgrade
Info360 Asset, our asset management software-as-a-service product, continues to offer customers new functionalities that enhance their software experience. In this update, you can connect Info360 applications, including Info360 Asset, directly to ArcGIS Online through a built-in integration. This allows ArcGIS customers to get…
Product news
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Protecting Florence’s past from future floods
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…
Storm, sewer, flood
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RAFTS hydrology in InfoWorks ICM: A free Learning Series to help you transition
XPRAFTS has served the Australian stormwater industry well for over 45 years, and part of its usefulness is that it includes methods recommended by the Australian National Guidelines (most recently revised as ARR2019). Originally developed in the mid-1970s, Rafts as a program…
Storm, sewer, flood
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[Video] Water Talk: Troubleshooting tips to avoid disastrous storm, sewer, flood results
The latest Water Talk video is now available on our YouTube channel. Subscribe and hit the notification bell to be alerted as soon as each Water Talk has been uploaded. For this one, Systems Engineer Ryan Brown and Solutions Engineer Tim Medearis shows you common…
Water Talks
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The planet-saving power of ponds
In the push to save the planet, you might be surprised to learn that the impact of well-funded, centralized, industrial efforts may be outshined by the effects of the humble pond. Municipalities from Corvallis, Oregon all the way to Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England are praising…
Sustainability
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Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) spills in the UK: how software can help solve this hardware problem
Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs) discharge raw, untreated sewage directly into rivers and seas during heavy rainfall events. This untreated sewage has environmental impacts and poses a risk to public health, depleting oxygen in the water, causing fish kills, and (if it gets…
Commentary
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InfoWater Pro and ArcGIS dashboards help City of Livonia respond faster to emergencies
In February 2018, the City of Livonia, Michigan, experienced a master meter failure that caused several water main breaks, closed a major highway, and triggered a city-wide boil-water advisory. Emergency situations like this have unfortunately become more common. According to a study…
Water distribution
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InfoWorks ICM Basics video tutorial series
If you’re looking to get started with InfoWorks ICM, we have some good news. We designed a series of videos for stormwater experts that is completely free and open to everyone. This is a great way to quickly learn the details of…
Drainage design