Navigating the InfoWater Pro model view

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Step-by-step:

In an InfoWater Pro project, the main window panel contains your network map, a visual representation of the components that make up your water distribution system model. In addition, it can show other layers, such as shapefiles and base maps that may have been added.

An InfoWater Pro project in ArcGIS Pro showing the network map.

The map is made up of components of a water distribution system. Each component is represented in the model by different identifying symbols or lines and colors, such as whether a component is active or inactive in your map. You can also see the applicable symbols and colors in the Contents panel.

The Contents panel displaying the various components.

There are several component types that can be used in a model:

  1. Junctions represent locations where links intersect and where demands are taken from the system.
    Junction symbols in the Contents panel.
  2. Tanks represent locations of system storage—both above the surface and underground.
    Tank symbols in the Contents panel.
  3. Reservoirs are an inexhaustible supply of water. They can be used to model treatment plants, wells, or an intertie, among other things.
    Reservoir symbols in the Contents panel.
  4. Pipes convey flow from one node to another.
    Pipe symbols in the Contents panel.
  5. Pumps add energy to the system for the purpose of filling tanks or adding head downstream of the pump.
    Pump symbols in the Contents panel.
  6. Valves control flow and pressure.
    Valve symbols in the Contents panel.

The network map is the first critical element when working in an InfoWater Pro project, because it is where you add feature attributes as components to your map. Only then can you use the InfoWater Pro tools and settings to modify modeling parameters, and then analyze the model solution, results, and scenarios.