City of Norfolk Underground Storage Tank Analysis

Authors

Jake Hall, Old Dominion UniversityFollow

Files

Description

According to The Norfolk Environmental Commission, the City of Norfolk may contain thousands of abandoned Underground Storage Tanks (USTs), most often used for storing petroleum at filling stations or for fuel oils (such as kerosene) for homes and businesses, which represent a hazard to the City of Norfolk and its surrounding environment (Norfolk Environmental Commission , 2018)....

The focus of this project is to create a database of USTs, maps to more easily track tank locations, provide analysis of areas where leaks are more likely to occur and the possible environmental concerns surrounding those areas, and create a web map application that will be both informative and useful to tank inspection reporting in the field for the City of Norfolk.

Publication Date

11-13-2019

Keywords

Underground storage tanks, Geographic Information System, Norfolk, Virginia, Environmental risk

Disciplines

Environmental Studies | Geographic Information Sciences

Recommended Citation

Hall, Jake. "City of Norfolk Underground Storage Tank Analysis" (2019), Poster, Old Dominion University GIS Day. https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/gisposters/1