STAR GIS for Water Product Details
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| Water Well Locations |
Environmental Facilities |
Public Land Owners |
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The newest innovation in data presentation for geographic research and data analysis is Geographic Information Systems ("GIS"). The capabilities inherent in GIS can be especially useful for contractors and engineers in dealing with water resource challenges and questions. What water resources are available in a particular area? Who owns the land, wells, etc.? Where are current water sources located? What can be learned about them? Where should new wells be drilled? If you have ever asked these, or similar questions, you have come to the right place for answers.
New Image has developed an extremely useful GIS product named the Simplified Tool for Analyzing Resources ("STAR") GIS for WaterTM. This product will answer those questions and give accurate up-to-date information useful in planning water projects, wells, etc. The New Image STAR GIS for WaterTM products will give users the ability to analyze current water resource information and more effectively plan future projects using current technology and recently gathered data. STAR GIS for WaterTM puts the same power at the fingertips of small companies as a large organization with its own GIS staff.
Consider this; fuel is necessary to power a vehicle and a vehicle is necessary to transport a cargo across a distance. Yet neither the fuel nor the vehicle alone is sufficient to the task. Similarly, data is necessary in making good decisions, but data alone is insufficient. Data must be processed into usable information. 
New Image's STAR GIS for WaterTM is such a data processor for water data and it contains substantial amounts of data. For instance, graphical representation of water well data is included as well as attributes such as location, depth, flow and owner and both are available at the click of a mouse on the interactive GIS maps in STAR GIS for WaterTM. Another example is Section, Township and Range information, shown below.
- Water Wells
- Well depth (feet below ground), yield (gpm) & water level (feet below ground)
- Perforation interval (feet below ground)
- Detailed well information - ownership contact information, permit number, construction date, etc.
- Environmental Facilities
- Hazardous waste
- Oil & gas wells
- Landfills
- Permitted dischargers (water, air)
- Superfund sites
- Roads and Other Features
- Local roads, forest roads, major roads & highways (labeled & with surface type - paved, gravel, bladed - identified)
- Geologic formations (with lithologic descriptions) & aquifer basins
- Section, Township & Range grid
- Topographic maps
- Streams, lakes & precipitation amounts
- Public land locations, county boundaries, & approximate city limits
- Land cover
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How can I tell if my computer meets the requirements for your product?
The software reader ( ArcReader 9.1 Windows Version) runs on Windows 2000, Windows XP (Home Edition and Professional), and Windows 2003. The computer system requirements are:
- CPU Speed: 800 MHz minimum (1.5 GHz recommended)
- Processor: ESRI recommends Intel Pentium or Intel Xeon Processors
- Memory/RAM: 256 MB minimum, 512 MB (or more) recommended
- Display Color: Greater than 256 color depth
- Video Card: An OpenGL 1.1 or above compliant video card is required, with at least 32 MB of video memory; however 64 MB of video memory is recommended.
- Disk Space: Typical 213 MB NTFS, Complete 225 MB NTFS. In addition, up to 50 MB of disk space maybe needed in the Windows System directory (typically C:\Windows\System32). You can view the disk space requirement for each of the 9.1 components in the Setup program.
- Internet Explorer 6.0
For additional details on system requirements, please check the ESRI website at: http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/arcreader/about/sys-reqs.html (will open in new window)
Click here for directions on finding out the capabilities of your computer.
See STAR GIS for WaterTM Tutorial...
