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Emergency Services On-Line Dams (ESOL-Dams)
Authorities responsible for dam management and safety will benefit from the new Internet service developed under this project. Emergency Services On-Line-Dams (ESOL-Dams) is actually a framework of services designed to support Canadian regulations for dam safety. Under these regulations, dam owners have many responsibilities within a watershed area, including preparing emergency plans, detecting problems, coordinating with administrative agencies at several levels, and communicating with public and private interests. ESOL-Dams will give its users on-line access to valuable information concerning the emergency management of hydroelectric dams. Integrating geomatic technologies, location-based GPS services, wireless communication and data modelling, ESOL-Dams will enable officials to monitor and analyze the impact of water levels on populations and infrastructures within watersheds. A prototype for on-line watershed management will be tested in the Kénogami Watershed, where Hydro-Québec maintains a number of dams; the eventual plan is to produce a commercial solution for use throughout Hydro-Québec and similar Canadian organizations. By bringing about more coordinated regional emergency planning, and better surveillance and alert mechanisms, ESOL-Dams will help safeguard individuals and property within dam watersheds.
Primary Partner:
CARIS Universal Systems Ltd.
Fredericton,
New Brunswick;
Partners: Hydro-Québec, École Polytechnique Université de Montréal
Funding From GeoConnections: $100,000.00 ( 30.0 %)
Estimated Inception Date: Winter , 2001
Estimated Completion Date: Summer, 2002
Deliverables from this project benefitted the following provinces: Quebec;