FloodTags data is now available in Delft-FEWS

19 November 2019

Deltares and FloodTags have further intensified collaboration, enhancing the use of online media data in model validation, real-time monitoring and two-way communication via direct messaging. During flood events, effective crisis response can be hampered by lack of situational awareness regarding the actual conditions on the ground. Have any areas been flooded, and which? What is the flood depth? What is the impact on the population? Traditional monitoring networks hardly measure this, flood forecasting models often misrepresent this and crowdsourcing... Read more >