1. Dust Off Your Data: How existing information is being leveraged to evaluate and optimize municipal systems.

2. GIS: Why and How We Use it
Chastain-Skillman is a Multi-disciplinary Engineering Firm
Engineers/Scientist that manage:
Infrastructure
Land
Environmental Resources
Automation
Increase in Detail Analysis
Time/Cost Savings
Visualization
Verification of Results
Public/Stakeholder Presentation
How GIS Benefits Us/You

3. Chastain-Skillman’s GIS Data Library
Types of Data
Aerial Imagery
Political/Regulatory Boundaries
Property Ownership
Topography
Land/Soil Coverage
Piping Networks
Environmental Data
Wetlands/Wildlife
Distributing/Sharing Data
Internal Base Map
ArcGIS Online
I-GIS

4. Flood Protection Analysis
STORMWATER SYSTEM MODELING
Predict Flood Risk
Rainfall – NEXRAD (20 years)
Infiltration/Runoff – Land Cover & Soil Survey
Surface Flow Patterns– Digital Elevation Model (GIS)
Drainage Piping – Stormwater Inventory
Automated Model Development
Floodplain Mapping
Improvement Analysis

5. GIS to Water Distribution Model
Optimization From Existing Data
Current Goals:
Water Quality Improvements
Pipe Size and Configuration Enhancements
Maximize Fire Flow Availability
Data Used For Model Creation:
GIS Asset Network –Pipes, Hydrants, Etc.
Property Appraisers Parcels
LIDAR Elevation Data
System Optimization:
Identify opportunities for upgraded pressure in the system
Locate areas where fire flow capabilities can be maximized
Evaluate the effects of expansion

6. GIS to Water Distribution Model
Optimization From Existing Data
Current Goals:
Water Quality Improvements
Pipe Size and Configuration Enhancements
Maximize Fire Flow Availability
Data Used For Model Creation:
GIS Asset Network –Pipes, Hydrants, Etc.
Property Appraisers Parcels
LIDAR Elevation Data
System Optimization:
Identify opportunities for upgraded pressure in the system
Locate areas where fire flow capabilities can be maximized
Evaluate the effects of expansion

7. RESTORING NATURAL HYDROLOGY
1850 Land Survey
2014 Aerial Photography

8. WETLAND RESTORATION PLANNING
GIS ANALYSIS
Aerial Imagery
Digital Elevation Models (DEM)
Soils Coverage
Hydrologic Models
National Wetland Inventory
Parcel Data

9. Questions?