Autodesk InfoWater Pro is a comprehensive hydraulic modeling application designed for engineers and water utility professionals to plan, design, and operate water distribution systems within the ArcGIS Pro environment. By integrating seamlessly with GIS data, InfoWater Pro enables users to build and manage models efficiently, perform a wide range of analyses, and share results effectively.
Key Features and Functionality:
- Seamless GIS Integration: Leverages ArcGIS Pro's spatial analysis tools to facilitate model building and management, ensuring a 1:1 relationship between InfoWater Pro models and GIS data.
- Comprehensive Hydraulic and Water Quality Modeling: Simulates various scenarios, including fire flow, valve criticality, pipe breaks, water quality, system curves, and energy usage, to assess system performance under different conditions.
- Scenario Management: Allows creation and comparison of multiple "what-if" scenarios to evaluate system alternatives and their impacts.
- Advanced System Optimization: Optimizes pump schedules, valve settings, and operational strategies to enhance system efficiency and reduce costs.
- Emergency Response Planning: Simulates incidents such as pipe breaks, pump outages, and contaminations to develop effective contingency plans.
- Enhanced Data Sharing: Integrates with ArcGIS Online and web services, facilitating easy sharing of modeling information within and outside the organization.
Primary Value and Problem Solving:
InfoWater Pro addresses the complexities of managing water distribution systems by providing a user-friendly interface that integrates hydraulic modeling with GIS capabilities. This integration allows engineers to visualize and analyze water networks comprehensively, ensuring adequate pressure maintenance, identifying critical system elements, and developing contingency plans. By enabling efficient scenario analysis and optimization, InfoWater Pro helps utilities and engineering firms enhance system resilience, improve service levels, and make informed decisions to meet current and future water distribution challenges.