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All Systems Go

All Systems Go

via Stormwater Solutions

In 2007, the Washington State Department of Ecology published the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit requirements for municipalities. The purpose of the permit is to mitigate the impact of water pollution by regulating and managing point sources that discharge pollutants into public waters.

Homegrown Approach

Located 11 miles south of Seattle, the city of Burien has a population of about 45,000. The city’s Public Works Department (PWD) is responsible for the maintenance and operation of ...

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The ArcGIS for Water Utilities Approach to Meeting Water Utility GIS Needs

The ArcGIS for Water Utilities Approach to Meeting Water Utility GIS Needs

ArcGIS for Water Utilities is an evolutionary step in how Esri’s GIS technology can be deployed at water utilities.  Over the last year we’ve had many conversations about how ArcGIS for Water Utilities enables water, sewer and stormwater utilities to take a better approach to meeting their GIS needs.  We’ve found one of the most effective ways to communicate the “ArcGIS for Water Utilities Approach” is to compare it with two other approaches to meeting water utility ...

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King County GIS Delivers Significant Return on Investment

King County GIS Delivers Significant Return on Investment

Twenty years ago, geographic information services were in the proposal and planning stage in King County, Washington. Today King County’s geographic information system (GIS) includes integrated spatial databases, mapping and analysis software, information technology, and professional GIS staff. King County’s GIS was developed to meet the business needs of county users, and it also provides free data and online mapping capability to the public.

In March 2012 a return-on-investment (ROI) report issued by Professor Richard Zerbe and Associates showed that use ...

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Why is GIS popular?

There are a series of fundamental reasons why organizations deploy GIS technology. They include:

Creating efficiency. Organizations can save save money, time, and eliminate redundancy. One of the best examples of this is the application of GIS technology to transportation logistics, where it has been demonstrated that somewhere between 15 and 30 percent of the costs of logistics are eliminated. Organizations such as FedEx, Sears, and Schindler Elevator, who regularly dispatch fleets of trucks and vehicles into the field, have consistently shown improvements in ...

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