GIS Implementation for Water and Wastewater Treatment Facilities: WEF Manual of Practice No. 26 - Hardcover

Water Environment Federation

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0071453059 ISBN 13: 9780071453059

Publisher: McGraw Hill, 2004

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GIS, geographic information systems, is finding application in the water community on both the water and wastewater side. GIS is being considered for virtually every medium and large utility to store and coordinate increasing amounts of data. It’s utility is in managing the utilities assets from collection systems, pumping stations, holding tanks, on-site equipment, and individual dischargers.It is a complicated technology requiring significant expertise to implement. “Implementing GIS” is perhaps the only comprehensive resource on GIS for this industry. It is a new MOP written by the experts to give both theoretical and practical knowledge to the utility.

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A COMPLETE GUIDE TO GIS IMPLEMENTATION FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES

This comprehensive manual of practice from the Water Environment Federation provides both basic theory as well as practical hands-on coverage relating to the application of GIS technology.

Written by a team of international experts, GIS Implementation for Water and Wastewater Treatment Facilities offers utility-focused tools for evaluating, strategizing, designing, getting up and running, tweaking for optimum results, maintaining, upgrading, and more. The manual includes guidance on coordination and integration of collection systems, pumping stations, holding tanks, on-site equipment, and individual dischargers.

For readers contemplating or moving through the process of GIS implementation in water or wastewater utilities, this is the most complete and authoritative reference available on the subject.

Detailed, Expert Coverage:

Valuable case studies

Not just GIS whys, but GIS how-tos

Facility-based evaluation

Confident planning

Clarifications of complex integration issues

Data conversion and database development

Productivity enhancements with individualized applications

Glitches and pitfalls to avoid

Ongoing management of data, software, and hardware

Understanding advancing technologies

INSIDE:
Introduction * The Value Proposition of Geographic Information Systems * Geographic Information Systems Planning * Outline: Data Conversion and Database Development * Enhancing Productivity through Applications Development * Geographic Information Systems Data, Software, and Hardware Maintenance * Change Management * Related Technologies and Systems Integration * Technology and Obsolescence Management

About the Author:

THE WATER ENVIRONMENT FEDERATION is a technical and educational organization with members from varied disciplines who work toward the WEF's vision of preservation and enhancement of the global water environment. The WEF network includes water quality professionals from 79 member associations in 30 countries. Its headquarters is in Alexandria, Virginia.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw Hill
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0071453059
• ISBN 13: 9780071453059
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 242