Indiana city improves storm water billing & increases revenue through aerial imagery
The city of Carmel’s infrastructure program includes high-resolution aerial imagery to monitor storm water infrastructure.
*** Carmel is one of the fastest-growing communities in the country. Considering the growth expected for 2017 and 2018, the city needed a visual tool better able to manage the city’s expansion projects across several government departments. The Carmel Engineering Department turned to Nearmap for frequently updated aerial images of the city to integrate with its existing applications, including ArcMap and ArcGIS. The high-resolution imagery now aids data accuracy, verifies customer claims, educates developers, enforces compliance and prepares presentations for internal government meetings. Through impervious surface digitization and internal audits, the Carmel Engineering Department collected $60,000 in revenue from 2015 through 2017. Aerial imagery also has proven invaluable in assisting the engineering department staff in solving constituent problems.
