NovoGov: The Best Facility Maintenance Software for Municipalities
Facility management and maintenance is no small task. From aging infrastructure to budget constraints, public works directors are constantly balancing efficiency with cost-effectiveness. Without the right tools, maintenance teams often rely on outdated work order systems, reactive maintenance strategies, and disconnected communication channels. In this article, we’ll explore the common challenges municipalities face, the key features to look for in facilities maintenance software, and how the right system—like our solution: [...]
Public Works Asset Management: Strategies for Efficiency
Public works asset management is essential for maintaining modern infrastructure. It involves systematically managing critical community resources such as roads, bridges, water systems, and public facilities. Effective asset management directly impacts the well-being of the community and local economy. By implementing strategic public works asset management practices, municipalities can: Extend the lifespan of critical infrastructure Reduce operational costs through preventive maintenance Enhance public safety and service reliability Support environmental sustainability [...]
FEMA Compliance Made Easy: How Water Management Software Saves Time and Money
As a public works director, ensuring your municipality’s FEMA compliance isn’t just about ticking boxes—it’s about safeguarding your community against disaster while securing crucial funding for infrastructure and recovery. Yet, navigating these requirements can often feel like an uphill battle, particularly when relying on outdated systems or processes. Thankfully, water management software offers solutions that not only streamline compliance but also enhance overall preparedness, disaster mitigation, and response capabilities. Here, we’ll explore [...]
Top 10 Questions to Ask Before Buying Software for Water Management
Choosing the right software for water management for your municipality isn’t just another IT decision—it’s a game-changer for efficiency, compliance, and long-term sustainability. The right water utility software can help you monitor water usage, detect leaks faster, streamline regulatory reporting, and improve water infrastructure management. But with so many options on the market, how do you make the right choice? As a public works director, you know that purchasing municipal water software [...]
NovoGov: The Best GIS Mapping Software for Cities
When embarking on a GIS Mapping journey, choosing the right software is crucial. Cities without an established Geographic Information System map often face unique challenges, such as understanding the capabilities of GIS tools, ensuring compatibility, and effectively mapping critical assets. That’s where NovoGov shines. While GIS Mapping capabilities are a key component, NovoGov offers a comprehensive suite of solutions designed for asset management, collaboration, and scalability. It seamlessly integrates mapping functionality with tools to help [...]
Novo Solutions CEO Interview at WaterJAM 2024
Novo Solutions exhibited at the WaterJAM 2024 conference. Check out this short interview with our CEO.
Lead Service Line Inventory
One of our customers gave us permission to share their Lead Service Line Inventory in a demo video. They use our NovoGov Operations Management software to document and maintain their Water Plant and Distribution Assets and we thought this video may be helpful for you. The video below shows how we took the LCRR inventory they had started in their state's EPA Lead Service Line Inventory Template and merged this data with their Water [...]
5 Benefits of Fleet GPS Tracking Software
Like many fleet managers responsible for large fleets of vehicles and light and heavy-duty equipment, you know how difficult it can be to keep everything organized, maintained and on track. With our affordable, easy-to-use GPS tracking software, you can gain control of your fleet. It provides real-time and near-real-time access to vehicle locations, maintenance alerts and more. Managing a fleet of passenger cars and trucks, specialty trucks or various types of equipment isn’t easy. Our [...]
Top 4 Trends Impacting Public Works Operations in 2025
Public Works Operations are essential for maintaining municipal infrastructure, delivering critical services, and ensuring community safety. However, Public Works Directors and administrators face significant challenges that impact efficiency and service quality. From staffing shortages to aging infrastructure, these issues require innovative solutions, such as modern software tools, to streamline operations. This article explores four key trends affecting Public Works Operations, offering actionable insights for directors and administrators seeking to address them. 1. [...]
Disaster Recovery Documentation
Disaster Recovery Documentation & Record Keeping Proper disaster recovery documentation and record keeping is not only helpful in planning for and responding to disasters, it is also critical if you want to increase your chances of approval for FEMA or Insurance reimbursement requests. In this presentation/demo, we will take a look at how the NovoGov Operations Management System can simplify how you maintain and report on this information. Disaster Recovery Documentation is just a small [...]