• 7 good reasons to switch from XPSWMM to InfoWorks ICM

    First released for Windows in 1997, XPSWMM aided stormwater and flood professionals to take on the water challenges of the time. Now, 25+ years on, the water industry demands modeling solutions that can efficiently handle large data sets, that can help them crack complex flow conditions across multiple catchments, and that can manage different climate…

    Storm, sewer, flood

  • 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 indeed coming back to Rogers-O’Brien (RO). They were concerned because water was ponding…

    Drainage design

  • 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…

    Storm, sewer, flood

  • 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 started quickly, as geospatial data is a key component to the analysis and…

    Product news

  • 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 Arno, has long been a wellspring of art and culture. But it’s also…

    Storm, sewer, flood

  • 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 was around on MS-DOS in the 1980s. XPRAFTS was rewritten for Windows beginning…

    Storm, sewer, flood

  • [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 mistakes people make when creating SSF models. They went through lots of workflows…

    Water Talks

  • 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 their local ponds for everything from increasing biodiversity to saving them water. Some…

    Sustainability

  • 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 bad enough) spreading disease. It’s become a hot-button issue in the UK. Download…

    Commentary

  • 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 by Utah State University, water main pipe breaks were up 27% in the…

    Water distribution