GIS Implementation for Water and Wastewater Treatment Facilities

GIS Implementation for Water and Wastewater Treatment Facilities
Author:
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2005
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780071453059

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is finding increased application in the water and wastewater treatment industry in the management of collection systems, pumping stations, holding tanks, on-site equipment, and individual dischargers. This is the most complete industry specific book available on applying this complex technology, providing both basic theory and practical hands-on coverage-complete with actual case studies.

The Handbook of Applied Expert Systems

The Handbook of Applied Expert Systems
Author: Jay Liebowitz
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 725
Release: 2019-07-23
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0429612494

The Handbook of Applied Expert Systems is a landmark work dedicated solely to this rapidly advancing area of study. Edited by Jay Liebowitz, a professor, author, and consultant known around the world for his work in the field, this authoritative source covers the latest expert system technologies, applications, methodologies, and practices. The book features contributions from more than 40 of the world's foremost expert systems authorities in industry, government, and academia. The Handbook is organized into two major sections. The first section explains expert systems technologies while the second section focuses on applied examples in a wide variety of industries. Key topics covered include fuzzy systems, genetic algorithm development, machine learning, knowledge representation, and much more.

Decision Support Systems

Decision Support Systems
Author: Daniel P. Loucks
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 578
Release: 2013-06-29
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3642760481

Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Computer-Aided Support Systems for Water Resources, Research and Management held at Ericeira (Portugal), 24-28 September, 1990.

Water Resources Planning and Management

Water Resources Planning and Management
Author: Mohammad Karamouz
Publisher:
Total Pages: 932
Release: 1992
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Contains papers presented at the 1992 National Conference on Water Resources Planning and Management, a component of Water Forum '92, Baltimore, Maryland, August 2-5, 1992. By stressing the need to efficiently use, protect, manage, and test surface and ground water, this proceedings enhances man's ability to protect his natural water resources.

Expert Systems and Geographic Information Systems for Impact Assessment

Expert Systems and Geographic Information Systems for Impact Assessment
Author: Agustin Rodriguez-Bachiller
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 408
Release: 2004-08-12
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0203578848

Impact Assessment is becoming part and parcel of an increasing number of development proposals in the UK and Europe. As the practice of Impact Assessment develops it becomes more standardized and good practice starts to be defined. However, the quality of Impact Assessment is still far from satisfactory. Expert Systems and GIS for Impact Assessment

Geospatial Tools for Urban Water Resources

Geospatial Tools for Urban Water Resources
Author: Patrick L. Lawrence
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2012-09-04
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9400747349

This book examines the application of geotechniques to address a wide range of issues facing urban water resources. Growing populations leading to urbanization and related development have lead to problems associated with water quality, storm water management, flood control, environmental health, and related ecosystem impacts. Major cities and other urban areas are facing challenges in addressing the implications of impacts to water resources. Recent innovations in geotechnologies, including Geographic Information Science (GIS), remote sensing, and other spatial tools and techniques, provide great opportunities and potential to assist in dealing with these problems. This volume provides a series of case studies that examine the application of new methods and approaches in a range of geotechnologies as utilized to better understand and resolve urban water resource concerns in communities throughout the world. Computer based mapping, spatial analysis, satellite imagery, decision support systems, web based applications, aerial photography, and other methods are highlighted by their development and application. The research presented in this volume will provide for an excellent source of knowledge and learning to assist professionals, experts, and students with a better understanding of how the use of geotechnologies can be used to assist urban communities to address water resource challenges.

Geospatial Technologies for Integrated Water Resources Management

Geospatial Technologies for Integrated Water Resources Management
Author: Bhagwan Ghute
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024-07-19
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9783031577765

This book examines water resources, helps understand complexities in water management, and explains the use of geospatial technology. By 2050, the world will have nearly about 9.8 billion population and which is almost 2.5 to 3 billion added to the present population. Only 3% of world water resources are available for human consumption. Even some resources are polluted because of poor management. Water management is important since it helps determine future irrigation prospects. Management of water resources under set policies and regulations. Water is a more valuable commodity and the world is facing acute water shortages because of drought which is attributed to climate change and overuse. Many rivers are drying up, polluted and encroached. Now the challenge is whether future generations will have enough fresh water for living. Geospatial Technology i.e. Remote Sensing (RS) and GIS have gained considerable interest among earth and hydrological science communities for solving and understanding various complex issues and approaches towards water resources development and management. Water can provide sustainability to any region. Sustainability means that meet the needs of the present, without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. These are generally integrated to study a variety of natural resources and their characteristics. Major advancements have been accomplished in integrating remote sensing and GIS and they complement each other. RS is used for acquiring information for GIS. Remote sensing and GIS integration provide information on the spatial variation, extent, and potential and limitations of natural resources, which is essential for planning the strategy for sustainable development. Most hydrological or geomorphological models are developed in a GIS framework and these are helpful for the planning and management of water and decision-makers for sustainable development.

Geographic Information System Applications for Water Distribution Asset Management

Geographic Information System Applications for Water Distribution Asset Management
Author: Michael D. McNinch
Publisher:
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2009
Genre: Geographic information systems
ISBN:

Water system information has traditionally been represented on physical map sheets, map books, ledger books and index cards. Because of the level of detail required, a water system map could be hundreds or thousands of pages long. The map, ledger books and index cards can be extremely unwieldy and present difficulty in trying to find specific information. A Geographic Information System (GIS) is a computer mapping and analysis system that allows features to be displayed graphically in layers using a coordinate system and linked to attribute data. By linking information electronically, data can be sorted, combined, and analyzed in ways that would have been impossible previously. This thesis illustrates the potential usefulness of a GIS applied to manage the assets of a water distribution system, with specific application to the City of Youngstown Water Distribution System. The downtown area of Youngstown, Ohio was chosen for a pilot study. Geodatabase layers and attribute tables were developed for water lines and hydrants. Several applications of the GIS for distribution system maintenance were demonstrated. The ability to obtain global position system (GPS) coordinates and to incorporate into the GIS was also shown to be possible. This study shows that, using existing personnel and available technology, a GIS can be implemented for asset management at the daily operations level and also at the budgeting and planning level. The initial cost for equipment totals $48,000 and can be implemented for daily operations immediately with no increase in personnel costs with a project payback time of 50 weeks.

Geospatial Information Handbook for Water Resources and Watershed Management, Volume II

Geospatial Information Handbook for Water Resources and Watershed Management, Volume II
Author: John G Lyon
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2022-12-21
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1000798976

Volume II of Geospatial Information Handbook for Water Resources and Watershed Management discusses Geospatial Technology (GT) approaches using integrated modeling as applied to advanced water resource assessments. Features include multiple date land cover analyses as change in land cover influences water quality, model sensitivity analyses of DEM resolution and influences on modeling water characteristics like Manning’s n, development of seabed cover classification and sensitivity, and forecasting urban growth over time with climate vulnerability impacts on water. A detailed case study presents a range of water quality issues, all effectively demonstrating GT inputs to water quality studies from headwaters to receiving estuarine waters. Also analyzed are the comparison of evapotranspiration simulation performance by APEX model in dryland and irrigated cropping systems and perspectives on the future of transient storage modeling. Captures advanced technologies and applications for implementation with models to address a broad spectrum of water issues Provides real-world applications and case studies using advanced spectral and spatial sensors combined with geospatially facilitated water process models Features a Neuse River Basin case study integrating hydrologic methods and modeling along with remote sensing and GIS technologies for nonpoint source water quality evaluations Global coverage with applications demonstrated by more than 170 experts from around the world This handbook is a wide-ranging and contemporary reference of advanced geospatial techniques used in numerous practical applications at the local and regional scale and is an in-depth resource for professionals and the water research community worldwide.