Senior Projects
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Spring 2005 Senior Project Teams
Team:
Project Leader:
GIS sub-system Developer:
BDMS sub-system Developer:
Web Administrator:
Dan McAfee
Chris Middleton
Erik Rottier
John Stephen
Description:
Due to federal regulations, information related to biosolid waste generated by wastewater treatment facilities is recorded and reported to state and federal Environmental Protection Agencies (EPA). The information recording and reporting is currently accomplished with paperwork or limited computer systems. Either way, the data is prepared at the local wastewater treatment facilities and sent by mail to the appropriate EPA agency. There is currently no ability to view biosolid waste data in relation to its source or destination geography. A Geographical Information System (GIS) is a tool that can provide the ability to link spatial data (geography or maps) with non-spatial or attribute data (e.g. soil composition, historical land application data). The first goal of this project is to automate the collection and reporting of the wastewater biosolid information from treatment facilities. The secondary goal of this project is to extend the first goal by providing the ability to view the submitted wastewater biosolid information with GIS functionality (graphically in relation to the relevant geography). Overall, the project goal is to build a prototype or 'proof of concept' system that provides for automated collection and reporting of wastewater biosolid information and demonstrates the GIS analysis capabilities in relation to that data.