Latis : A Spatial Decision Support System to Assess Low-Impact Site Development Strategies

Joint Authors

Moore, Austin
Pevey, Kim Collins
Ballweber, Jeff A.
McAnally, William H.
Martin, James L.
Diaz-Ramirez, Jairo
Wilkerson, G. Wayne

Source

Advances in Civil Engineering

Issue

Vol. 2010, Issue 2010 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.1-18, 18 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2010-04-26

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

18

Main Subjects

Civil Engineering

Abstract EN

Significant advances have been made in the use of spatial and hydrologic models to quantify the impact of Best Management Practices (BMPs) and Low-Impact Development (LID) practices on water quality.

Further advances are the goal of this work to add selection of BMP/LID and calculation of implementation costs, all integrated into a spatial decision support system (DSS).

The Hydrologic Simulation Program in FORTRAN (HSPF), an unsteady flow model, was combined with links to desktop spatial data analysis tools, a spreadsheet listing BMP/LID and their implementation, operation, and maintenance cost data.

Testing of the DSS, named Latis, allowed improvements in direct design of BMP, and a survey of landscape and engineering practitioners provided the impetus for a simplified version, Latis-LIDIA.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Wilkerson, G. Wayne& McAnally, William H.& Martin, James L.& Ballweber, Jeff A.& Pevey, Kim Collins& Diaz-Ramirez, Jairo…[et al.]. 2010. Latis : A Spatial Decision Support System to Assess Low-Impact Site Development Strategies. Advances in Civil Engineering،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-18.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-499906

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Wilkerson, G. Wayne…[et al.]. Latis : A Spatial Decision Support System to Assess Low-Impact Site Development Strategies. Advances in Civil Engineering No. 2010 (2010), pp.1-18.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-499906

American Medical Association (AMA)

Wilkerson, G. Wayne& McAnally, William H.& Martin, James L.& Ballweber, Jeff A.& Pevey, Kim Collins& Diaz-Ramirez, Jairo…[et al.]. Latis : A Spatial Decision Support System to Assess Low-Impact Site Development Strategies. Advances in Civil Engineering. 2010. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-18.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-499906

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-499906