The isolation of a water main is an important function of local government. Isolation of a water main needs to occur for a variety of reasons. Typically it is done to allow for maintenance or inspections, but it can also be done in the event of a spill or leak to prevent something from getting in rather than to stop something from getting out. Water main isolation can also used to take a piece of a plant out of use for a short or long period of time or to change the process stream.

In the past government had to rely on atlas books or handwritten notes to determine the impact of a broken water main on the utility network. With the deployment of MapOffice and the water main isolation tool within seconds of clicking a pipe the impact of isolating a pipe can be visualized along with a list of effected hydrants and valves. This analysis is done quickly and easily using MapOffice Advanced.

An additional feature is that the user can run an address notify and get the addresses of the potential houses effected by the isolation of the selected water main. With the release of this MapOffice Advanced tool the complex analysis of analyzing a utility network can be completed within seconds and run for a variety of scenarios providing a valuable service and time savings to decision makers and crews out in the field.