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Area Scaling Factor in #INFOSWMM and #H20MAPSWMM

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Note: Area Scaling Factor in #INFOSWMM and #H20MAPSWMM  is needed if you want to update the DB from the Map after drawing a Subcatchment. The Auto Area Calculation Flag has to be turned on for this to work. Why did I write this blog? The USA conversion is really hard to remember! 2.295684113865932e-5   Area Scaling Factor for USA Units 0.0001                                 Area Scaling Factor for SI Units                         

Seacoast Utility Authority, Florida, Adopts InfoWater

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Press Room  |  Products  |  News  |  Events  |  The Company   Seacoast Utility Authority, Florida, Adopts InfoWater InfoWater To Support Comprehensive Geospatial Water Infrastructure Management Broomfield, Colorado, USA,  August 26, 2014  —  Innovyze, a leading global innovator of business analytics software and technologies for smart wet infrastructure, today announced that Seacoast Utility Authority (SUA) in Florida has chosen the company’s industry-leading  InfoWater  as its standard water network modeling solution. The purchase will enable SUA to improve its water transmission/distribution system performance and sustainability and optimize its capital improvement program. SUA is a non-profit governmental regional water, wastewater and reclaimed water utility that furnishes potable water service to approximately 47,000 households and 2,700 commercial establishments. The Authority’s service area, which covers approximately 65 square miles, consists of certain unincorporated areas of

New work from Olafur Eliasson: he installed a huge riverbed in a Danish museum

New work from Olafur Eliasson: he installed a huge riverbed in a Danish museum http://t.co/dDKPxZSTDs pic.twitter.com/H2gdBYKh6U — Robert E Dickinson (@RDickinson) August 24, 2014

Goochland County, VA, Selects InfoSewer Pro and InfoWater MSX for Advanced Engineering-GIS Modeling and Management

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Press Room  |  Products  |  News  |  Events  |  The Company   Goochland County, VA, Selects InfoSewer Pro and InfoWater MSX for Advanced Engineering-GIS Modeling and Management Smart Water Solutions to Support Comprehensive Master Planning Effort Broomfield, Colorado, USA,  August 19, 2014  —  Innovyze, a leading global innovator of business analytics software and technologies for smart wet infrastructure, today announced that Goochland County Department of Public Utilities (GCDPU) in Virginia has chosen Innovyze industry-leading smart water network modeling solutions software to manage its drinking water and wastewater systems. The addition of  InfoWater MSX  and  InfoSewer Pro  suites will assist GCDPU in addressing critical planning, operational and water quality issues with maximum effectiveness. “We were searching for a complete GIS-centric modeling solution for both water and wastewater networks,” said Todd Kilduff, P.E., Director of Public Utilities for GCDPU. “Both  InfoSewer  

Tweets about InfoWorks ICM from RDICKINSON

What is this blog post about?  It is a visual widget to my tweets on  InfoWorks ICM from the twitter person RDICKINSON  Why do I use Twitter?  I first started using twitter in 2008 thanks to our daughter @boonsri and my love of timelines. Tweets about "@rdickinson icm"

Tweets about InfoSWMM from RDICKINSON

What is this blog post about?  It is a visual widget to my tweets on InfoSWMM from the twitter person RDICKINSON  Why do I use Twitter?  I first started using twitter in 2008 thanks to our daughter @boonsri and my love of timelines.  My goal is to reach 100,000 tweets if I last long enough and Twitter lasts enough years.  I would have over 100,000 tweets now if I had started in 1980 and tweets were possible in the  80's Tweets about "infoswmm"

Questions after a Main Break | Webinar on Smart Asset Planning

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Questions after a Main Break | Webinar on Smart Asset Planning Water main breaks are prevalent in all cities.  As engineers and planners, we do everything we can to avoid them and mitigate damages when they occur.  Communicating those plans and educating the general public is another story.  Having a clearly defined and defensible rehabilitation plan is the foundation for better education of stakeholders .  They want to know: Why did this water main fail?  What was the likelihood of this water main to fail?  Was there an assessment (financial, environment, and social) on this pipe failing?  Was this pipeline planned to be repaired/upgraded in the near future? Take a look at a sampling of news stories in the last week regarding main breaks.   Is your utility prepared? Join Innovyze for a free webinar on Wednesday, September 17th, 2014 for a technology update for risk-driven asset planning solutions, and will discuss

Office of Public Works Implements FloodWorks within Ireland’s Largest County for Critical Flood Forecasting

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Press Room  |  Products  |  News  |  Events  |  The Company   Office of Public Works Implements FloodWorks within Ireland’s Largest County for Critical Flood Forecasting Innovyze Smart Water Solution to Guard Against Flooding along the River Blackwater in Ireland Broomfield, Colorado, USA,  August 12, 2014  —  Innovyze, a leading global innovator of business analytics software and technologies for smart wet infrastructure, today announced that Ireland’s Office of Public Works (OPW) has implemented  FloodWorks  as part of its flood control and mitigation systems for Cork County Councils Munster Blackwater Catchment. County Cork has a population of about 400,000 and covers an area of 7,459 square kilometres (2,880 square miles). Its coastline measures approximately 1,100 kilometres (680 miles). The county has the greatest number of rivers in Ireland, with 1,200 kilometres (750 miles) of main river channels. They are the source of over 30 million gallons (136 million litres) of drinking w