7. Dry Driver Flood Data
311 Flood Service Request Heatmaps (historic for demo
purposes)
Harris County Flood Warning System Bayou Levels (from
April 18, 2016)
8. Future Development
Allow users to report flooded roads
Re-route to avoid flooded areas
Alert users if they are parked in an area that’s likely to
flood
Use 911 data for water rescues
as little as 12 inches of moving water can sweep a car away.
Leading to financial loss, loss of productivity, ties up emergency workers. Houston roads are going to keep flooding because the storm drains can only accommodate the 2 year storm. The roads are designed be a part of Houston’s drainage system during events of high volume rainfall.
We created Dry Driver to help users navigate the streets of Houston during heavy rainfall.