Your mapping project’s capabilities can be greatly expanded by adding public utility type, capacity, and location information directly to your current map project.

By adding data layers to your existing mapping project utility locations can be instantly, accurately located and identified. Your initial incident size up will be more complete then ever before with accurate utility information including pipe/wire sizes and locations. Expose the unknown hazards which are inevitable with an aging infrastructure.

Utility Layer Possibilities

	Public Water Systems- Never had your hydrants flow rated? If not adding a water system layer will aid in proper hydrant selection during large fire related incidents.
	Underground Electrical Grid- Know where not to dig during technical rescues as well as evaluate possible hazards should the system be damaged in any way.
	Storm Sewer Systems- If something or someone goes in the system you will know where it / they most likely came out
	Natural Gas, Liquid Petroleum - Know where not to dig during technical rescues as well as evaluate possible hazards should the system be damaged in any way. Estimate the size of a spill or release incident. Easily locate isolation valves if needed.
	Complete underground architecture - This type of project displays all underground utilities, transit systems, and other man made, or naturally accruing objects in a given area for the purpose of evaluating catastrophic damage to multiple systems caused large building collapses, natural disasters, or human factors.

Please note: This data is typically guarded by the utility companies due to Post 9/11 security concerns. The completed project must be equally protected upon completion. A close working, trusting, relationship among EPS, the emergency services provider and the utility company must be brokered and maintained in order to create and maintain this type of project