Design, management system
Autodesk Topobase infrastructure design and management solutions provide integrated, organization-wide access to spatial and asset information for engineering, GIS, operations, and business teams. Built on AutoCAD Map 3D, Autodesk MapGuide, and Oracle software, the system helps organizations see the big picture and make better decisions, manage infrastructure assets more efficiently, and enhance data quality.
Autodesk Inc.
San Rafael, CA
Tel: 800-440-4198 Web: www.autodesk.comt/topobase
Stormwater modeling
Streamline Technologies has recently added a new utility to its Interconnected Channel and Pond Routing model (ICPR) that calculates stage-area-volume relationships for underground stormwater systems, including Cultec plastic Contactor® 100 HD chambers and entire Recharger® series. ICPR is used for a variety of stormwater management and drainage applications, including detention pond design, stormwater management master plans, flood insurance studies, drainage retrofits, and roadway drainage systems.
Streamline Technologies
Winter Springs, FL
Tel: 800-828-7584
Web: www.streamnologies.com
Receiving, dispensing systems
Municipal Solutions' Septage Receiving Stations and Bulk Water Dispensing Systems can be controlled by the company's Windows based Septage+ and Water+ System Administration Software. The applications easily interface to municipal accounting systems, eliminating duplicate data entry. The company can provide any range of system from a basic access terminal and system administration software right up to a complete turn-key solution that provides security by controlling who is using a facility and also generates revenue from both the sale of water and the receiving of waste.
Municipal Solutions
Denver, CO
Tel: 877-655-5585
Web: www.municipal-solutions.com
SCADA software
ClearSCADA is a premium SCADA Host Software specifically designed for managing remote controllers and assets typically found in the utilities market. The product architecture is true client-server with the Windows and Web client both Zero Administration Clients (ZAC), allowing remote monitoring and control without need for local database. The Server can be configured in redundant arrangement, including disaster recovery site, providing assurance that all data and control is mirrored.
Control Microsystems
Kanata, Ontario
Tel: 888-267-2232
Web: www.controlmicrosystems.com
Metering software
Software to manage metering data is included in the Water SaveSource advanced metering solution from Itron. Network Administration software manages the network operations and performance. It controls the majority of collection system operations such as consumption and interval data, in-home leak detection data, tamper alerts, on-request reads and two-way communications to the endpoint for data retrieval.
Itron Inc.
Tel: 509-891-3315 Liberty Lake, WA Web: www.itron.com
Water modeling
Mike Urban combines DHI's 30 years of experience in water modeling with ESRI's GIS technology. The result is a complete urban water modeling and GIS system. The concept behind the system is to have one software package for all urban water modeling activities. This allows users to maximize their productivity and fully leverage their investment in GIS and water modeling software tools.
DHI Water & Environment
Tel: 519-650-4545 Web: www.dhi.us
Operations software
The Wonderware IndustryPack for Water & Wastewater is designed to enhance overall productivity in facility operations. This is the first in a series of IndustryPacks to be introduced by Wonderware that will focus on specific vertical market segments. The company is providing a single unified software platform for integrating real-time information with business critical applications.
Wonderware, a business unit of Invensys
Lake Forest, CA
Web: http://us.wonderware.com
Groundwater modeling
Schlumberger Water Services (SWS) has released Visual MODFLOW Premium Version 4.3 for dynamic groundwater flow and contaminant transport modeling. Version 4.3 now integrates new and enhanced features including the Multi-Node Well (MNW) package, support for MODFLOW-SURFACT v3, MT3DMS multi-processor support, improved Wells Manager, and two numeric engine updates.
Schlumberger Water Services
Waterloo, Canada
Tel: 519-746-1798
Web: www.water.slb.com
Meter data management
The Aclara Star NCC (Network Control Computer) software gives utilities the ability to use, understand, and present valuable meter data. With the software and its user friendly interface, utilities can better manage information about customer accounts, meter transmitters, and data collectors. What's more, it makes it easy to transfer gas, water, and electric meter data to billing, customer service, accounting, and other utility applications.
Aclara
Cleveland, OH Tel: 800-969-1057 Web: www.aclaratech.com
Mapping kit
The Cues GPS Backpack Mapping Kit allows field users to collect sub-meter accurate GPS coordinates with "hands free" operation and perform data entry while using a mobile PC. The kit works with the Granite XP Software and, optionally, the Granite XP ESRI module, to provide an accurate locating solution for field crews. The kit offers the ability to display/record sewer (manhole & lateral assets), storm, fiber, and gas pipeline coordinates from a GPS receiver and transfer this information seamlessly to Granite XP for mapping. A Trimble ProXT receiver is included for a complete turnkey solution.
Cues Inc.
Tel: 800-327-7791
Web: www.cuesinc.com
Asset management
Wallingford Software has released InfoNet v 9.0, the latest version of its asset management software solution for the water and wastewater industries. Analysis of water network data and integration of network data with other corporate systems dominate a long list of new and enhanced features. The system's strengths in water network data integration and analysis have led to its use in asset planning, asset performance and control, operations and engineering departments.
Wallingford Software
Fort Worth, TX
Tel: 817-370-2425
Web: www.wallingfordsoftware.com
Maintenance data management
AllMax Software has released Antero v4.10, secure maintenance data management software that can help eliminate unnecessary maintenance costs, increase productivity and improve efficiencies. Among the new features is a Work Order Request function that enables users to submit a request for a specific task or piece of equipment. The work order request can include the date, time, priority, equipment, description, who requested the work order and other relevant information. Open Work Orders for selected pieces of equipment can now store equipment downtime status information. In the Equipment Downtime section, users can enter the shutdown and startup times for equipment.
AllMax Software Inc.
Kenton, OH
Tel: 800-670-1867
Web: www.allmaxsoftware.com
RO system software
Toray Membrane has released new software, called TorayTrak, for the data collection, normalization and management of Reverse Osmosis (RO) membranes in plants of any size. The graphs and output of the software will provide operators with crucial information guiding their maintenance and operation plans and optimizing membrane performance. The software is available via a free download from http://www.toraywater.com. Data collection can be done automatically by integration with existing plant SCADA instrumentation or can be done with a combination of automatic and manual entries. There are user defined fields to customize unique data collection requirements such as cartridge filter differential pressure or for raw water quality data (SDI and Turbidity). Cleaning dates and/or any other events appear on graphs to enable fast cause and effect analysis.
Toray Membrane USA Inc.
Poway, CA
Tel: 858-218-1506
Network Monitoring
Kepware Technologies has released updates to two key products, the iSNMP network monitoring and management solution and KEPServerEX, its flagship product for device communications. The new iSNMP offering will replace the existing solution acquired last fall through the acquisition of COI Software. iSNMP is now a Plug-in to KEPServerEX. It provides device monitoring and management through both industry standard OPC and vendor native interfaces and is ideally suited for devices with management interfaces.
Kepware
Portland, ME
Tel: 207-775-1660
Web: www.kepware.com
