Getting Started & Project Workflow

GeoSTORM Overview

Stormwater Hydrology Methods

Importing / Exporting

Import Stormwater Shapefile Geometry Command
Exporting Your Project to LandXML
Exporting Your Project to EPA SWMM
Importing an EPA SWMM Project

Scenarios & Plans

Understanding Storm Scenarios
Delete Scenarios (GeoSTORM)
Duplicate Current Scenario (GeoSTORM)
Scenario Summary (GeoSTORM)
Multiple Plan Analysis (GeoSTORM)

Display & Element Properties

Stormwater Element Display Properties

Watershed & Subbasin Modeling

Subbasin Delineation

Subbasin Drawing & Properties

Subbasin Data Command (GeoSTORM)
Subbasin Table Edit Command (GeoSTORM)

LID Specifications

Subbasin Data – LID Specifications

Urban Impervious Areas

Urban Subbasins with Storm Sewer Interconnects

Land Use & Land Cover

Compute RC Command

Storm Sewer Network

Manholes

Flow Control Manhole and Back Flows
Manhole Data Command
Assign Manhole Elevations Command
Manhole Table Edit Command
Renumber Interconnected Manholes Command
Draw and Assign Manholes Command
Georeferencing Manholes

Pipes

Pipe Data Command
Water Surface Profile within a Pipe
Draw and Assign Pipes Command
Assign Pipe Invert Elevations Command
Assigning Invert Elevations
Renumber Interconnected Pipes Command
Georeferencing Pipes
Recompute Pipe Properties Command
Pipe Table Edit Command
Merge Pipes Command

Cyclic Loop Networks

Cyclic Loop Network

Underground Pipe Galleries

Defining Underground Pipe Gallery

Roadway & Inlet Modeling

Roadway Segments

Draw and Assign Roadway Segments Command
Automated Draw Roadway Segments Command
Recompute Roadway Segment Properties Command
Georeferencing Roadway Segments
Renumber Interconnected Roadway Segments Command
Merge Roadway Segments Command

Roadway Crossings

Draw and Assign Roadway Crossings Command (GeoSTORM)
Recompute Roadway Crossing Properties Command
Georeferencing Roadway Crossings (GeoSTORM)
Roadway Crossing Table Edit Command
Roadway Crossing Data Command

Catch Basin Inlets

Roadway Catch Basin Inlet Table Edit Command

TOC Widths

Compute TOC Widths Command

Routing Junctions & Reaches

Routing Junctions

Routing Junction Table Edit Command
Renumber Interconnected Routing Junctions Command
Assign Routing Junction Elevations Command
Routing Junction Data Command
Georeferencing Routing Junctions
Draw and Assign Routing Junctions Command

Routing Reaches

Routing Reach Data Command
Renumber Interconnected Routing Reaches Command
Import Routing Reach Alignment Command
Draw and Assign Routing Reaches Command
Routing Reach Table Edit Command
Merge Routing Reaches Command
Recompute Routing Reach Properties Command
Georeferencing Routing Reaches

Flow Routing Methods

Flow Routing Methods

Terminal Outfalls

Terminal Outfall

Setting Outfall Boundary Condition
Assign Terminal Outfall Elevations Command
Terminal Outfall
Terminal Outfall Data Command
Terminal Outfall Table Edit Command
Draw and Assign Terminal Outfalls Command
Georeferencing Terminal Outfalls

Storage Areas & Detention

Storage Area Drawing & Data

Storage Area Data Command (GeoSTORM)
Defining Storage Area Volume
Storage Area Table Edit Command

Outflow Control Structures

Understanding Outflow Control Structures
Defining Storage Area Spillways
Defining Riser Outflow Pipe
Defining Storage Area Culvert
Defining Pump Outflow
Defining Riser Outflow Structure
Pump Curve Data Command

Underground Storage Chambers

Defining Underground Storage Chambers

Seepage and Infiltration Loss

Storage Unit Seepage and Infiltration Loss

Cross Sections & Channels

Cross Section Drawing

Automated Draw Cross Sections Command (GeoSTORM)
Draw and Assign Cross Sections Command (GeoSTORM)

Cross Section Editing & Import

Import Cross Section Geometry Command (GeoSTORM)

Hydraulic Jump

Hydraulic Jump

Hydrology & Precipitation

Rain Gages

Rain Gage Data Command (GeoSTORM)

Rainfall Distribution

Storm Data

Storm Data Command

Rainfall Lookup

Lookup Rainfall Command (GeoSTORM)

Time Patterns / Time Series

Time Series Command
Time Patterns Command

Stream Gages

Computations (Hydrology)

Determining BDE Coefficients

Evapotranspiration

Infiltration & Soils

EPA SWMM Infiltration Methods

EPA SWMM Infiltration Methods
Subbasin Data - Selecting EPA SWMM Infiltration Method

EPA SWMM Structure Losses

EPA SWMM Structure Losses

Flow Paths

Flow Path Drawing & Computation

Draw and Assign Flow Paths Command (GeoSTORM)

Computational Analysis

Analysis Specifications

Analysis Specifications Command

Reporting & Output

Excel Report

Excel Report Command

Profile Plots

Profile Plot Command
Exporting Profile Plot

Underground Storage Chamber Report

Generating Underground Storage Chamber Report

DSS Data

Platform & GIS Tools

Map View & Navigation

Coordinate Reference Systems

Base Maps & Aerial Imagery

Layer Management

Drawing & Editing Tools

Copy & Paste Element Properties
Reversing Project Elements

GIS Data Import/Export

Terrain & Elevation Data

External Data Sources

Contributing Streams Command

Annotation & Symbology

Project Management

AI Assistant

Keyboard Shortcuts

Draw and Assign LID Structures Command
Extract Cross Section Geometry Command (GeoSTORM)
Subbasin LID Structures Command
Compute Slopes Command

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