Current Flood Watch

Inspiration

Those who have been affected by natural disasters and increased extreme weather events.

What it does

Compiles and integrates past flooding and current precipitation information to create a model of future flooding events for specific geolocations. Congregates all the pertinent data into an app where it is easy to digest.

How we built it

This is more conceptual but is based on real data and software provided by the United States Geological Survey.

Challenges we ran into

We did not have enough time to produce a basic demo product given the complexity and time required for this service.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Narrowed down solutions for flooding issues to a single, realistic approach that could be created with today's tools and data. We are proud of our concept and presentation.

What we learned

Flood data is available and ready to be used but is hard to access and digest for most people, including the general public.

What's next for Current Flood Watch

Use APIs provided by USGS to create precipitation and flooding models based off geolocations and pipe the data into an app with a simple interface.

Built With

• figma
• usgs-waterservices