StormNET Product Features
  • Modeling Capabilities
    • Precipitation Modeling
      • Feature / Option FREE PREMIUM
        Historical Events ✔ ✔
        Future Events ✔ ✔
        Design Storms ✔ ✔
        Auto-generation of Design Storms - Uniform Events, SCS Type 1,23, and General Time Series >1% of total grids User selected
        Snowmelt ✔ ✔
    • Evaporation Modeling
      • Feature / Option FREE PREMIUM
        Evaporation Modeling of Standing / Ponded Water ✔ ✔
    • Interception Modeling
      • Feature / Option FREE PREMIUM
        Interception Modeling Based on Land Cover/Vegetation ✔ ✔
    • Infiltration Modeling
      • Feature / Option FREE PREMIUM
        Horton Methods ✔ ✔
        Green-Ampt Methods ✔ ✔
        SCS Curve Number Method ✔ ✔
    • Runoff Modeling
      • Feature / Option FREE PREMIUM
        Ponding Water Balance and Effective Subcatchment Outflow ✔ ✔
        Max. Number of Vertices in Subcatchments 3 Unlimited
    • Groundwater Modeling
      • Feature / Option FREE PREMIUM
        Groundwater Inflows to Nodes -- ✔
    • External Inflows
      • Feature / Option FREE PREMIUM
        Sanitary flow, Rainfall-dependent Infiltration ✔ ✔
    • Stormwater Conduit Modeling
      • Feature / Option FREE PREMIUM
        Storm Drainage Modeling Through Conduits ✔ ✔
        Predefined Regular Cross-sections, Circular, Force Main, Rectangular, etc. ✔ ✔
        User-defined, Tabular Entries of Cross-section Geometry ✔ ✔
    • Water Distribution Network Modeling
      • Feature / Option FREE PREMIUM
        Network Modeling of Reservoirs, Pressurized Pipes, Regulators and Valves, Pumping Systems, and as Storage Structures ✔ ✔
    • Sanitary Sewer Network Modeling
      • Feature / Option FREE PREMIUM
        Sanitary and Combined Sewer Systems Modeling -- ✔
    • Hydraulic Control Structures
      • Feature / Option FREE PREMIUM
        Culverts ✔ ✔
        Weirs/Spillways ✔ ✔
        Risers ✔ ✔
        Bridges ✔ ✔
        Pumps ✔ ✔
        Orifices/Gates ✔ ✔
        Spatially Explicit Inlets and Outlets in Ponds ✔ ✔
    • Storage Units
      • Feature / Option FREE PREMIUM
        Surface Water Reservoir ✔ ✔
        Well Reservoir ✔ ✔
        Functional/Custom ✔ ✔
        Pre-defined ✔ ✔
        Water Tower - Spherical Tank ✔ ✔
        Water Tower - Cylindrical Tank ✔ ✔
        Underground Storage Tank ✔ ✔
        Aboveground Rain Barrel ✔ ✔
        Underground Detention System - Tanks ✔ ✔
        Underground Detention System - Pipes ✔ ✔
        Underground Detention System - Horizontal Vaults ✔ ✔
        Irregular Storage Unit ✔ ✔
        Max. Number of Irreg. SU Contours 3 Unlimited
    • Dynamic Control Rules
      • Feature / Option FREE PREMIUM
        Nodebased Condition/Actoin Rules ✔ ✔
        Link based Condition/Action Rules ✔ ✔
        Pump based Condition/Action Rules ✔ ✔
        Control Structure based Condition/Action Rules ✔ ✔
        Simulation based Condition/Action Rules ✔ ✔
    • Conveyance System Solvers
      • Feature / Option FREE PREMIUM
        Kinematic Wave Approximation ✔ ✔
        Full Dynamic Wave Routing ✔ ✔
    • Water Quality Modeling
      • Feature / Option FREE PREMIUM
        Dry-weather Polluatant Buildup Over Different Land uses ✔ ✔
        Reduction in Dry-weather Buildup due to Street Cleaning ✔ ✔
        Rainfall Desposition ✔ ✔
        Reduction Due to Wash-off Load due to BMPs ✔ ✔
        Entry of Sanitary Flows ✔ ✔
        Routing of Water Quality Consituents Through the Drainage System ✔ ✔
        Reduction in Constituent Concentration Through Treatment in Storage Units or by Natural Processes in Pipes and Channels ✔ ✔
    • Green Infrastructure Modeling
      • Feature / Option FREE PREMIUM
        Bioretention cells ✔ ✔
        Permeable Pavement ✔ ✔
        Rain Gardens ✔ ✔
        Green Roofs ✔ ✔
        Infiltration Trenches ✔ ✔
        Rain Barrels & Cisterns ✔ ✔
        Vegetative swales ✔ ✔
        Rooftop disconnection ✔ ✔
    • River System Modeling
      • Feature / Option FREE PREMIUM
        River Dynamics Modeling ✔ ✔
        Kinematic Wave Approximation ✔ ✔
        Dynamic Wave Equation ✔ ✔
        Steady Routing ✔ ✔
        Uniform Channels ✔ ✔
        Predefined Cross-Sections ✔ ✔
        Tabular Irregular Cross-sections ✔ ✔
        DEM-based cross sections with automated sampling & automated interpolation of cross section, automated discretization of irregular rivers ✔ ✔
        Max. Number of Points on Transect 5 Unlimited
    • Simulation Settings
      • Feature / Option FREE PREMIUM
        Total Number of Model Objects 5 --
        Number of Time Steps 25 --
    • Server File Management
      • Feature / Option FREE PREMIUM
        Same Model file to Local Computer ✔ ✔
        Saved models on server 1 (last model) 100
        Max. Number of Uploaded files 5 --
        Max. User Folder Size Limit - 100 MB --
  • Visualization Capabilities
    • Mapping of Spatial Data
      • Feature / Option FREE PREMIUM
        Mapping of DEM, Soil, Land Cover, and Derived Soil and Land Cover properties ✔ ✔
        Map Data Display NX*NY 100 Unlimited
    • Map-based Visualization of Model Outputs
      • Feature / Option FREE PREMIUM
        Map based Model Visualization Inputs and Outputs, Links, and Nodes, Different Time-steps, etc. ✔ ✔
        Flood Inundation Mapping -- ✔
    • Water Balance Visualization
      • Feature / Option FREE PREMIUM
        System based Water Balance ✔ ✔
        LID based Water Balance ✔ ✔
        Conveyance System based Water Balance ✔ ✔
        Subcatchment based Water Balance ✔ ✔
    • Time-Series Visualization
      • Feature / Option FREE PREMIUM
        Node based Time-series Charts - Head, Total Inflow, Depth, etc. ✔ ✔
        Link based Time-series Charts - Flow rate, velocity, etc. ✔ ✔
    • Vertical Profile Visualization
      • Feature / Option FREE PREMIUM
        Static Profile Visualization (Design Mode) ✔ ✔
        Dynamic Profile Visualization (Time-dependent Water Dynamics included) ✔ ✔
        Number of objects along profile 5 Unlimited
        Flow Cross-section Visualization ✔ ✔
        Number of Cross-sections 5 Unlimited
    • Immersive 3D CAD Visualization
      • Feature / Option FREE PREMIUM
        Pre-Simulation 3D CAD Digital Twin based on model Inputs (no Water Dynamics) -- ✔
        Post-Simulation 3D CAD Digital Tiwn Based on Model Inputs (with Water Dynamics) -- ✔
        Max. Number of Time Steps -- Unlimited
        Subcatchment Textures - Buildings, Roads, Grassfields, etc. ✔ ✔
  • Data Capabilities
    • Background Maps
      • Feature / Option FREE PREMIUM
        OpenStreetMap Roadmap, Terrain, and Satellite Imagery, ArcGIS World Topographic Map ✔ ✔
        Image Overlay Tool ✔ ✔
    • Model Georeferencing
      • Feature / Option FREE PREMIUM
        Model Objects linked to Real-world Geographic Coordinates ✔ ✔
    • Mapping Data Extraction
      • Feature / Option FREE PREMIUM
        Extraction of DEM, Land use, Soil, and Derived Properties for Mapping ✔ ✔
    • Direct Model-Data Linkages
      • Feature / Option FREE PREMIUM
        Auto-calculation of Link Lengths Based on Map Dimensions ✔ ✔
        Auto-calculation of Subcatchment Area Based on Map Dimensions ✔ ✔
        Auto-generation of Node Elevations from Digital Elevation Model ✔ ✔
        Extraction of DEM along River Transects (River Systems Modeling) ✔ ✔
        Auto-generation of Infiltration Parameters from Soil and Land Use/Cover Data ✔ ✔
        Recipitation Data Extraction ✔ ✔
        Temperature Data Exraction ✔ ✔
        Wind Speed Data Extraction ✔ ✔
  • Reporting Capabilities
    • Model Objects (Model Setup)
      • Feature / Option FREE PREMIUM
        Summary Statistics Table(Number of Links; Number of Junctions; Numbers of Subcatchments, Infiltration Method, …) ✔ ✔
        Detailed Statistics Table (Full Details on Model Objects, Time Series,..) ✔ ✔
    • Simulation Status
      • Feature / Option FREE PREMIUM
        Summary Status Report - Complete Printout of Model Setup, Analysis Options, Simulation Settings, Flow and Water Quality Results, etc. ✔ ✔
        CAD 3D Generation Log ✔ ✔
    • Result Summaries
      • Feature / Option FREE PREMIUM
        Result Summary by Objects (one or more Model Outputs for Single Model Object) ✔ ✔
        Result Summary by Parameter (same Model Output across Mulitple Objects) ✔ ✔
        Result Summary by Categories (all Results for all Objects of the same type) ✔ ✔
  • AI Capabilities (free)
    • AI Powered Analytics, Insights, Reporting and Publication (coming soon)
      • Feature / Option FREE PREMIUM
        AI-generated Reports and Presentation Model Summaries, Detailed Descriptionns, Captioned figures ✔ ✔
        Automated Model Parameter Table Generation -- ✔
        Instantly Publish models, reports, and/or data, etc to Global Model Network (see below) -- ✔
    • AI Powered Water Sustainability Learning Center (coming soon)
      • Feature / Option FREE PREMIUM
        Stormwater Science AI-Assistant (AI Chat) Trained to Engineering and Scientific Theory, Case Studies, Open-source Textbooks, etc. -- ✔
        Case Study Gallery Real-world Implementations & Applications of StormNET ✔ ✔
        Stormnet Modeling Problems and Exercises ✔ ✔
        StormNET Capstone Projects ✔ ✔
    • AI Powered Water Sustainability Observatory Network (Coming soon)
      • Feature / Option FREE PREMIUM
        Map Interface of Published Cyber-enabled Observatories (CEOs) - StormNET Models, Input/Output Data, Reports, Graphics, Videos, Discussion, etc. ✔ ✔
        AI-powered Search / Query/ Filter Tools - Find models, Data, Reports, People, … ✔ ✔
        View CEO Details - Access Reports, Model Descriptions, Parameter Tables, Graphics, Videos ✔ ✔
        Load Published Models Directly into StormNET ✔ ✔
    • AI Powered Platform Support
      • Feature / Option FREE PREMIUM
        M4W Software and Modeling AI-Assistant (AI Chat) ✔ ✔
        Realtime, Situational Help Pages ✔ ✔
        Quick Tutorials ✔ ✔
        Quick 'How to' Notes ✔ ✔
        Technical Reference Docs ✔ ✔