Pare created a GIS database containing shapefiles of select portions of the existing Narragansett Bay Commission Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) system within the cities of Central Falls and Pawtucket. This database was generated using scanned copies of the city\u2019s original printed drawings dating back to the mid-1800s.\u00a0 The digital format was then imported into a hydraulic model using record plans of the existing CSO system and aerial photograph interpretation.\u00a0 Georeferencing these plans allowed Pare to view the locations of the CSO system in relation to the current layout of the cities and understand flow directions and connectivity within the sewersheds. In addition, Pare used GIS to create visual representations of the proposed project elements of the Phase III CSO Program. These visuals were incorporated into the Environmental Assessment for the project and proved to be valuable in understanding the geographic implications of project elements.<\/p>\n
Cumberland MS4 Inventory<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n The Town of Cumberland, RI contracted with Pare to help bring its municipal separate storm sewer (MS4) system into compliance with the Rhode Island Pollutant and Discharge Elimination System\u2019s reporting regulations.\u00a0 For this, the Town is required to provide a GIS map of all outfalls, receiving waters, drainage systems, and the contributing areas to the MS4 outfalls.\u00a0 Pare used existing as-builts and visual observations to compile a geodatabase of all structures and then located all outfalls in the town using GPS equipment. Each outfall includes relevant information including pipe size, material, condition, and even has a photo attached to it within the map.\u00a0 The Town will be able to maintain this map and add features to it as stormwater elements are built and connected to the existing drainage system.<\/p>\n Upper and Lower Sandra Pond Dam Inundation Mapping<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n Pare uses advanced two-dimensional modeling software to develop dam failure inundation maps. To aid in emergency management planning, the inundation shape files from the model are used to generate up-to-date emergency contact lists for downstream residents, roadway impacts, and potential evacuation routes. The use of GIS software has been invaluable in providing more efficient emergency management techniques and can even be used in real time to monitor a variety of different dam failure scenarios developing on the ground.<\/p>\n Rhode Island Veterans Home<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Rhode Island Veteran’s Home in Bristol, RI<\/p><\/div>\n P<\/span>ermits from the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) and\/or the Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) can have a significant impact on a project’s design and schedule. To determine which permits were required for the construction of the recently built RI Veterans Home, Pare examined existing aerial photography and GPS-located wetlands. The data was incorporated into a figure to depict the closest wetland resources to the project\u2019s limits of disturbance. These constraint analyses are provided early in the design process to prevent the need for costly design revisions resulting from discovering site constraints in later stages of design.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Our GIS Day celebration ended with a \u201cbrain mapping\u201d opportunity to explore how GIS could be used in current or future projects at Pare. To see how we are applying this technology to our own work, please visit the GIS page<\/a> with representative projects. We will be sharing more information about our GIS projects in the months to come at http:\/\/www.parecorp.com\/Services\/GIS<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" GIS Day was organized by Esri, a leading company in the field of mapping technologies, and has been celebrated since 1999, after consumer advocate Ralph Nader suggested dedicating a day to show how geographic intelligence touches everyone. According to Esri, \u201ca Geographic Information System (GIS) lets us visualize, question, analyze, and interpret data to understand […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":2430,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[83,203,89,215],"class_list":["post-1802","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-firm-news","tag-civil-engineering","tag-gis","tag-pare-corporation","tag-pare-engineering"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.parecorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Rhode-Island-Veterans-Home-in-Bristol-RI-1024x791.jpg\")