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- Sep 7
- 2 min
How can a Waffle House assist disaster response?
Craig Fugate, explains his well known disaster response philosophy he created called the Waffle House Index.
- Aug 25
- 3 min
FEMA's Community Rating System: How Flood Intelligence Can Reduce Flood Insurance Premiums
FloodMapp helps City of Norfolk, VA improve their FEMA Community Rating System (CRS) Class Rating, lowering their insurance premiums.
- Jul 5
- 1 min
The sweet spot of proactive flood response
FloodMapp's part in helping proactive flood response
- May 6
- 3 min
How would Hurricane Harvey be different now?
A look into Hurricane Harvey and how technology could have been used to aid in flood response and recovery.
- Apr 26
- 3 min
FloodMapp improves environmental and safety outcomes for coal seam gas provider
FloodMapp is working with a coal seam gas (CSG) provider in the Condamine River catchment to improve financial, environmental and safety...
- Apr 6
- 3 min
Data to Wisdom
I recently read an article in The Australian about aphorisms, written by social commentator Phillip Adams, which piqued my interest. He...
- Mar 29
- 3 min
US local governments encouraged to reduce cost of recovery
Recovering from disasters is financially expensive and costs are increasing. However, there are actions local governments can take to...
- Feb 28
- 3 min
Does El Niño reduce my flood risk?
There is a common perception that once the current weather pattern moves from La Niña to El Niño (the ENSO cycle), the flood risk that...
- Feb 17
- 2 min
The Power of Live Mapping Feeds
When clients ask, “What will the forecast rainfall look like as a flood extent?” or “How will the predicted peak river level play out?”,...
- Jan 19
- 2 min
FloodMapp NowCast shows extent of flooding in Queensland
Large parts of Queensland are currently drenched and damaged with several weeks of significant rainfall leading to widespread flooding...
- Dec 14, 2022
- 5 min
Floodplain Fundamentals
For part three of our series on flood warnings, floodplain behaviour and emergency management framework, we’ll be looking into the...
- Dec 2, 2022
- 3 min
Emergency Management and Flood Warnings Explained
The most common questions asked after, or even during, a flood event is “why wasn’t I warned?” or “why wasn’t I told my...
- Nov 22, 2022
- 3 min
Flood Warnings - What is the difference of a flood watch or a flood warning?
The purpose of a flood warning is to provide advice on impending flooding so people can take action to minimise its negative impacts....
- Sep 30, 2022
- 4 min
Warning fatigue - Why human-centred warning systems are a game changer
In floodplain management, flood risk studies are an important part of understanding the risk profile for a community and how we can use...
- Sep 7, 2022
- 3 min
Another 'Wet' Wet Season for QLD and NSW
2022/2023 Wet Season – Preparation is key! The past 12 months has seen significantly above average rainfall for most of Queensland and...
- Aug 12, 2022
- 3 min
Computational Challenges aka How to Eat An Elephant
How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. Apologies to the vegetarian readers, but it’s a metaphor which serves to illustrate the...
- Jul 16, 2022
- 4 min
Satellite Imagery vs Real-time Intelligence
When we explain what FloodMapp does, many people often assume we use satellite data. It’s a fair assumption. If you're from the civil...
- Jul 14, 2022
- 4 min
Innovation for Emergency Managers
Post flood event inquiry, review, or analysis from around the world consistently points to the need for emergency managers to access...
- Jun 23, 2022
- 3 min
Machine Learning for Data Quality Problems
Machine Learning (ML) sometimes is referred to as a ‘black box’. However ML simply refers to a process where a machine is trained to...
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