A reservoir siting tool for North Carolina: System design & operations for screening and evaluation

Stephen J Walsh; Phillip H Page; Sean A McKnight; Xiaozheng Yao; Timothy P Morrissey

doi:10.1016/j.apgeog.2015.03.015

Back

A reservoir siting tool for North Carolina: System design & operations for screening and evaluation

Journal article

Peer reviewed

A reservoir siting tool for North Carolina: System design & operations for screening and evaluation

Stephen J Walsh, Phillip H Page, Sean A McKnight, Xiaozheng Yao and Timothy P Morrissey

Applied Geography, Vol.60, pp.139-149

2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2015.03.015

Files and links (1)

url

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2015.03.015View

Published Version

Abstract

Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience

Human Geography

wed-based technology

reservoir siting tool

LiDAR terrain modeling

ArcGIS server applications

State of North Carolina

The North Carolina Reservoir Siting Tool ("NC-RES") is a web-based, comprehensive, geographic information system designed to assist non-specialist and non-scientific users in carrying out first-pass, basic screening assessments of sites for potential municipal, county, or state reservoir locations. The tool operates based on terrain data, and is designed to take advantage of web mapping technology and the availability of North Carolina's LiDAR-derived, high-resolution digital terrain data. The tool presents users with an easy-to-use, "point and click" mapping interface and provides a variety of data and analyses about proposed reservoir sites, including quantitative information about reservoir inundation areas, drainage basins, and the effects of a proposed reservoir on the inundation and drainage areas. This paper provides a basic description of the processing framework and underlying data of the NC-RES tool as an automated approach to potential reservoir site evaluation and screening.

Details

Title: A reservoir siting tool for North Carolina: System design & operations for screening and evaluation
Authors: Stephen J Walsh (Author) - University of North Carolina, United States
Phillip H Page (Author) - University of North Carolina, United States
Sean A McKnight (Author) - Stormwater Management, United States
Xiaozheng Yao (Author) - Virginia Tech University, United States
Timothy P Morrissey (Author) - University of North Carolina, United States
Publication details: Applied Geography, Vol.60, pp.139-149
Publisher: Pergamon
Date published: 2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2015.03.015
ISSN: 0143-6228
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449148302621
Output Type: Journal article

Metrics

10 File views/ downloads

928 Record Views

5 Times Cited - Web of Science

InCites Highlights

These are selected metrics from InCites Benchmarking & Analytics tool, related to this output

Collaboration types: Domestic collaboration
Web Of Science research areas: Geography

UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

This output has contributed to the advancement of the following goals:

Source: InCites