Lucity GIS Editing for Storm

The following feature classes are available in the storm feature dataset:

Note:  Refer to Editing Requirements for a description of  the format of these requirements.

• Each conduit or conveyance that you want in the Lucity™ database must have a structure on each end of the line. To determine whether or not you want a conduit stored in the Lucity database ask yourself these questions:
  1. Do I want to attach this storm line to work orders?
  2. Do I want to store inspections for this line?
  3. Do I want to store some of the extended inventory available in the Storm Conduit module, but not available in the geodatabase for this line?  Look in the Storm Conduit Inventory module to see what data may be stored.

If you answered yes to any of these questions, you will want to have your conduit or line stored in the Lucity database:

• For storm conduits, this is easy because there is usually a physical structure like an inlet or a manhole at the end of each conduit.  The conduit must be snapped to these structures.  Also, these structures must meet their minimum requirements (unique value in Structure #, see above).
• For storm conveyances like ditches or rivers, this is more complicated because frequently there is no physical structure at the end of each line.  If you want to store the conveyance for these types of lines in the desktop application, you can create a structure at each junction point or pipe end and assign a structure type of 'Unknown Nodes' or any other custom structure types you want to add.  For information on adding this, see Adding Code/Types or Domain values.  Again, these structures must meet their minimum requirements (unique value in Structure #, see above).

If you answered no to the questions listed above, you can draw your line and assign to it whatever attributes you want.  There are no restrictions.  This line will exist in your geodatabase/map but will not be accessible for attaching work orders or inspections.

If you are mapping parallel pipes or any conduits that start and end at the same two structures, you will need to change the "i" field on one of the pipes.  This "i" field is the Index for the pipes.  By default, i = 1.  If you have four pipes in parallel, you will have i = 1, i = 2, i = 3, i = 4.  In Lucity, these i values are used to generate a secondary upstream structure number.  To view or change the format of this secondary "dummy" structure, see the Storm Editing Options under Editing Options > Storm Editing options on the Lucity GIS Editing Tools toolbar.

Note: Storm lines must always be drawn in the correct direction of flow.

• Every pump station must be tied to a storm structure in your system.  This maintains your storm network.  You can do this in two ways:
  1. Insert a storm structure at the same point as your pump station.  Make sure this structure meets its minimum requirements (unique value in Structure #).
  2. Set up your Storm Editing options to automatically insert the structure number for you.  With this option, the linked structure number is assigned after you save edits.  

• If you are drawing storm lines to and from the pump station, there are two options:
  1. Add these storm lines after you save edits on the pump stations you added.
  2. If you already have drawn your storm lines, save edits on the pump stations, select the attached storm lines using the Update Spatial Relationships tool on the Lucity GIS Editing Toolbar.  This tool will update the selected storm lines and make sure that each line has an upstream and downstream structure assigned to it.  This Update Spatial Relationships tool only works in while you are editing your geodatabase.

• Each pump must be assigned to a pump station.  This is done by putting the pump station number in the PMG_PN_NO field.

• Every detention basin must be tied to a storm structure in your system.  This maintains your storm network.  You can do this in two ways:
  1. Insert a storm structure at the same point as your detention basin.  Make sure this structure meets its minimum requirements (unique value in Structure #).
  2. Set up your Storm Editing options to automatically insert the structure number for you.  With this option, the linked structure number is assigned after you save edits.  

• If you are drawing storm lines to and from the detention basin, there are two options:
  1. Add these storm lines after you save edits on the detention basins you added.
  2. If you already have drawn your storm lines, save edits on the detention basins, select the attached storm lines using the Update Spatial Relationships tool on the Lucity GIS Editing Toolbar.  This tool will update the selected storm lines and make sure that each line has an upstream and downstream structure assigned to it.  This Update Spatial Relationships tool only works in while you are editing your geodatabase.