Nearmap Aerial Views Help Ohio Sewer District Flush Wasted Time

NEORSD delivers faster customer service, more accurate stormwater
billing and enhanced stormwater problem assessment with the help of
Nearmap aerial views

SOUTH JORDAN, Utah–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#aerialimagery—Nearmap,
a location content provider specializing in high-resolution aerial maps,
has helped streamline stormwater billing activities for the Northeast
Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD). NEORSD uses Nearmap as a crucial
tool in providing GIS users and customers with accurate stormwater
billing based on imagery analysis. Utilizing Nearmap's unique,
up-to-date aerial view of properties has allowed NEORSD to assess
changes in impervious surfaces, roofs and outbuildings that create
stormwater runoff. This analysis leads to accurate, timely stormwater
billing for the ratepayers NEORSD serves.

“The blend of Esri’s mapping technology and Nearmap’s current and
historical imagery have allowed our team to identify features that are
essential in stormwater billing,” said Jeff Duke, manager of GIS
Services at NEORSD, where his GIS team uses these tools to identify
additions to homes or changes in a driveway. “Because of the resolution
from Nearmap and the functions in Esri, we’re able to efficiently
complete the change analysis and deliver timely, accurate billing to our
ratepayers. If we had to rely on other sources of imagery, which are not
available in a timely manner, we simply could not get the job done.”

NEORSD owns and operates three wastewater treatment plants and hundreds
of miles of the sewer systems in Cleveland and surrounding areas such as
Cuyahoga Heights. These treatment plants clean billions of gallons of
wastewater every year, reducing pollution and improving water quality.
NEORSD maintains this complex network and has the responsibility to
build and service sewer systems in the service area. NEORSD measures
hard surface areas on a property to determine stormwater charges. Since
hard surfaces like rooftops and driveways don't absorb stormwater, that
water enters the storm drainage systems, increasing flow volumes and
maintenance needs of this infrastructure.

Using Nearmap aerial photos, properties show up clearly by utilizing
both current and historical imagery that shows temporal changes. Nearmap
aerial imagery has been used in NEORSD’s Esri GIS platform to identify
areas of concern, measure changes to roofs or driveways, and calculate
accurate stormwater fees to bill the account holder. The platform helps
to address customer inquiries and reduces the amount of staff time on
stormwater billing data maintenance, which frees up these resources to
support other stormwater maintenance activities.

“Change analysis is an important part of stormwater billing—changes
happen all the time,” said Eric Baker, GIS application administrator at
NEORSD. “Current and historical aerial imagery allows us to visualize
these changes, including hard surfaces, new buildings, demolitions and
the status of construction projects. This analysis leads to accurate
stormwater billing.”

To learn more about this important application, please attend the 2017
Northeast Ohio GIS Symposium on Aug. 31 at The Huntington Convention
Center of Cleveland, where NEORSD and Nearmap will co-present. Eric
Baker from NEORSD and Brett Clark from Nearmap will be presenting in
Room 1, 26B, at this event.

About Nearmap

Nearmap
brings the real world to you. We capture, manage and deliver the
most current location content in the world, allowing businesses and
governments to explore their environment easily. With Nearmap,
organizations unlock opportunities that consistently inform
decision-making and transform the way they work. Our high-resolution,
frequently updated aerial imagery is 2.8-inch GSD, better than satellite
imagery. Delivered within days of capture, Nearmap shows changes over
time. Users save time and money, reduce site visits and efficiently plan
with current, clear imagery.

Nearmap is delivered through a refreshingly easy-to-use interface called
MapBrowser™ or accessed via Esri® and Autodesk products.

Free
trials of Nearmap are available. For more information, visit http://go.nearmap.com.

About Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District

The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District is responsible for wastewater
treatment facilities and interceptor sewers in the greater Cleveland
Metropolitan Area. This service area encompasses the City of Cleveland
and all or portions of 61 suburban municipalities in Cuyahoga, Summit,
Lake and Lorain Counties, and includes a diversified group of
manufacturing and processing industries.

Contacts

SnappConner PR
Mark Fredrickson, 801-806-0161
[email protected]