GIS Implementation For Water And Wastewater Treatment Facilities

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 ManagementWater Environment Federation Staff is the author of 'GIS Implementation For Water And Wastewater Treatment Facilities ', published 2004 under ISBN 9780071453059 and ISBN 0071453059.