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GeoHECRAS Overview

What is GeoHECRAS?

GeoHECRAS is a river modeling software used to compute water surface profiles for steady and unsteady flow models, bridge and culvert roadway crossings, FEMA floodplain encroachments, stream restorations, inline reservoir structures, off-channel storage areas, and much more. GeoHECRAS offers: • Quickly Build 1D & 2D HEC-RAS Models • Automatic Assignment of Land Cover as Manning’s Roughness • Digital Terrain Cross Section Cutting • Automated Bridge & Culvert Sizing and Designing • Automated FEMA Floodplain Encroachments • LiDAR Elevation Terrain Processing • Automated Model Calibration • AutoCAD, MicroStation & ESRI ArcGIS Compatible • 100% Compatible with US Army Corps of Engineers HEC-RAS GeoHECRAS provides an easy-to-use, single graphical platform to rapidly create stunning HEC-RAS models and 3D visualizations from a variety of different data sources like AutoCAD, MicroStation, ArcGIS, Google Maps, and more.

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GeoHECRAS is an AutoCAD, MicroStation and ESRI ArcGIS compatible interactive 2D/3D graphical user interface data wrapper to the US Army Corps of Engineers HEC-RAS.

How do you position yourself against your competitors?

GeoHECRAS isn't just HEC-RAS. It is a complete data wrapper to the HEC-RAS software that includes AutoCAD, Civil 3D, MicroStation and ArcGIS support. In addition, there are many workflow automation features that greatly speed up engineering projects requiring use of HEC-RAS.


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010, CivilGEO, Inc. is a Wisconsin-based engineering firm that specializes in developing easy-to-use, CAD & GIS based civil engineering software for the global market. CivilGEO's clients include many US State DOTs and Canadian Conservation Authorities, the USGS, many corporate giants like AECOM, Jacobs, Stantec, Kimley-Horn, Cardno, WSP, LJA, SMEC, Langan International, SRK Consulting and many more engineering firms worldwide. Ranked #1 in G
’s Civil Engineering Design Software category, CivilGEO’s software empowers thousands of engineers to competitively plan, manage, design, operate, and sustain highly efficient and reliable infrastructure systems.


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Recent GeoHECRAS Reviews

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Michael M.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"GeoHECRAS improved hydraulic modeling software"
The automation and user interface are both big upgrades from the traditional HECRAS software. The connection to google aerials, automated section c...
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Christian H.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"I have only used it once so far but it was a great time saver as compared to Hecras."
All of the integrated features such as mapping, easier file uploads, direct access to streamstats and a better UI.
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5.0 out of 5
"It has been a learning curve, but it is definitely an excellent software and easier to grasp."
I love the accuracy of the software and how flexible it can be in terms of inputting information and modeling.
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GeoHECRAS Media

GeoHECRAS Demo - 2D Mesh Generation and Refinement
Create either rectangular or adaptive meshes, depending upon the project requirements.
GeoHECRAS Demo - Particle Tracking Maps
Plot moving particles on the flood map to represent the flow field for both 1D river reaches and 2D flow areas.
GeoHECRAS Demo - CAD & GIS Integration
Integrate HEC-RAS directly with AutoCAD drawing files, Bentley MicroStation drawing files and ESRI ArcGIS map data.
GeoHECRAS Demo - 2D Bridge Analysis
Stamp bridge piers into the 2D mesh for the following pier shapes: Circular pier, Rectangular round nosed pier, Rectangular sharp nosed pier, Rectangular square nosed pier, Square pier
GeoHECRAS Demo - Assign Land Cover Data
Assign land cover polygons and/or National Land Cover Database (NLCD) data as Manning’s roughness to cross sections and 2D flow areas.
GeoHECRAS Demo - Digital Terrain Cross Section Cutting
Extract HEC-RAS cross sections from 3D digital elevation terrain data.
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What do you like best about GeoHECRAS?

The ability to combine multiple types of data (CAD, GIS, etc.) in a seamless interface is a huge advantage. The software is very easy to use and intuitive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GeoHECRAS?

On very rare occasions, we have had difficulty importing some LIDaR /DEM data sets. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GeoHECRAS solving and how is that benefiting you?

In addition to the usual hydraulic modeling that we expected to use GeoHECRAS for, we have discovered that it is a great way to process LIDaR and large DEM data sets for use in CAD. We have also found it to be beneficial for creating display graphics for projects because of the ability to combine multiple data sets easily. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about GeoHECRAS?

Integration with other platforms, and it accounts for scenarios and structures. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GeoHECRAS?

The licensing does require you to check out a license every 30 days. Its helpful in multi-user situations, but tedious for a single user. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GeoHECRAS solving and how is that benefiting you?

Being able to work directly on the map allows us to analyze larger areas and compare results. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Civil Engineering
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What do you like best about GeoHECRAS?

Geo HECRAS is intuitive and user friendly. The level of support received is by far the best in the industry. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GeoHECRAS?

The price can be prohibitive for some. But the time savings are worth it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GeoHECRAS solving and how is that benefiting you?

We can perform flood modeling and dam breach analysis in a fraction of the time it used to take. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Gabriel N.
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What do you like best about GeoHECRAS?

I have been working with HEC-RAS since 2002 and GeoHECRAS since 2015. We heavily use the GIS and CAD capability built into GeoHECRAS. The software allows us to overlay our CAD files into the modeling software. By generating flood lines and RAS model linework in GeoHECRAS, they are more accurate and precise. A modeler can export the linework into CAD files for project design. Bringing soil maps, watersheds, and terrain models directly into the models has resulted in increased efficiency. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GeoHECRAS?

The only dislike is that sometimes my flood modeling team will make revisions to entire sections instead of just the areas that changed. It would also be nice to create custom CAD template files for exporting CAD files from GeoHECRAS based on internal company standards. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering GeoHECRAS:

Take the time to explore the Reference Library for GeoHECRAS. Work with the software. Don't look for workarounds. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GeoHECRAS solving and how is that benefiting you?

Time is money, and our investment in purchasing GeoHECRAS has returned in increased profits from our flood modeling. GeoHECRAS has helped us speed up modeling time and report creation time. We have seen dramatic increases in our modeling ability and shortened process timelines. Collaboration is better with clients and designers using the graphic interface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about GeoHECRAS?

The most helpful thing in using GeoHECRAS is the training. Your training is based on a real project, recorded and sent to you for future reference. Each time I start a new project, I always have the training session pulled up so view as a guide. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GeoHECRAS?

There really isn't much negative I can say about the software. It's easy to use and very user-friendly. I was a little intimidated in the beginning but soon became comfortable with the program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GeoHECRAS solving and how is that benefiting you?

I work on small-scale flood projects, determining base flood elevations for Zone A areas. The biggest benefit I've noticed so far is having all the information there together in a single program. Everything from FEMA flood maps to StreamStats; it's all there in one application. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Tiphaine K.
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What do you like best about GeoHECRAS?

The combination of ArcGIS, CAD, and HEC-RAS functionality creates a very user-friendly interface. The tools used to create initial model geometry are fantastic! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GeoHECRAS?

There are some occasional bugs with the software but even with the workarounds, it's an incredible time-saver on projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GeoHECRAS solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are using the software for bridge and culvert replacement projects, dam breach studies, and 2-D applications. On complex projects, it may take several iterations to come up with a good geometry setup to get reasonable results. With GeoHEC-RAS it's incredibly easy to make adjustments and edit the geometry until you are happy with the model. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about GeoHECRAS?

How easy it is to use and change cross-sections Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GeoHECRAS?

Haven't found anything I dislike at this time Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GeoHECRAS solving and how is that benefiting you?

Simplifies tasks and helps me finish jobs sooner Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Civil Engineering
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What do you like best about GeoHECRAS?

The platform is user-friendly and easy to utilize. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GeoHECRAS?

The tutorials are all videos without a print option. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GeoHECRAS solving and how is that benefiting you?

Utilizing GeoHECRAS to perform Hydraulic Modeling for Bridge Replacements. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Civil Engineering
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What do you like best about GeoHECRAS?

GeoHECRAS is very intuitive and makes HEC-RAS much easier to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GeoHECRAS?

There is nothing that I dislike about GeoHECRAS. If there is anything I dislike it would be with HEC-RAS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering GeoHECRAS:

Definitely get this program. It has been well worth it for our company. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GeoHECRAS solving and how is that benefiting you?

GeoHECRAS makes using HEC-RAS easier and also provides other features that HEC-RAS does not provide making bridge modeling easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Civil Engineering
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What do you like best about GeoHECRAS?

Modeling setup and editing are much quicker. Customer support is knowledgeable and helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GeoHECRAS?

There are no downsides to this software when compared to standalone HEC-RAS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GeoHECRAS solving and how is that benefiting you?

The software streamlines the modeling process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.