Software tool for water industry

The latest release of Wallingford Software's InfoWorks, version 6.5, offers extended features in all three modules - water supply, collection systems and river systems. Also, across the product the links with ArcGIS are enhanced, demonstrating the continued commitment to maintaining links with GIS products ArcGIS, MapInfo and Autodesk.

The system now provides greater support for users investigating SUDS (sustainable urban development) developments, also known as BMP (best management practice). The path and concentration of externally introduced substances can be traced from reservoir through the entire distribution network. This is applicable to both standard substances such as chlorine, and any malign introductions that are the subject of much security analysis at present.

The river conveyance analysis capability has been extended with more detailed specification of roughness factors to examine conveyance, even allowing time varying roughness to model seasonal changes in vegetation. Covering both river sections and flood plains, there is the option to use photographic support to identify roughness.