Presentation by Justin Robinson, BoM, at the Delft-FEWS International User Days 2020, during Delft Software Days - Edition 2020. Monday, 9 November 2020.
DSD-INT 2015 - Hydrological forecasting and decision making in Australia - Ju...Deltares
The Bureau of Meteorology in Australia provides hydrological forecasting and flood warning services in partnership with other government agencies. These services include seasonal forecasts, 7-day forecasts, and flood warnings. Strong relationships and clear roles between agencies are important for effective decision making and community response during flood events. The Bureau is working to improve its services through the new Hydrological Forecasting System (HyFS) and by automating products to provide alerts and scenarios driven by weather forecasts.
DSD-INT 2015 - Towards new hydrological forecasting systems in Wales - Andrew...Deltares
Natural Resources Wales is developing a new flood forecasting system for Wales to replace the existing system hosted by the Environment Agency. The new system will establish Wales' own forecasting capability rather than relying on a system developed for another organization. It will not simply replicate the existing setup, but will improve functionality in areas like probabilistic forecasting, dynamic risk assessment, data sharing, and mobile access. The goal is to utilize latest technologies and learn from other forecasting systems worldwide to provide improved flood warnings and risk information for Wales.
DSD-INT 2015 - FEWS-risk a step towards risk-based flood forecasting - Daniel...Deltares
The document describes a new approach called FEWS-RISK that aims to extend operational flood forecasting systems to provide risk-based information. It does this by incorporating fragility curves, breach modeling, and impact analysis to forecast the probability of dike failure, predict how flooding would spread if a breach occurred, and provide a qualitative assessment of impacts to people and infrastructure to support crisis decision making. The approach was demonstrated for an area in the Netherlands and provides failure probability time series, spatial data on weak dike sections, and flooding forecasts to help identify emergency measures. Ongoing work aims to couple global forecast models to local impact models and integrate real-time sensor data with fragility curves.
DSD-INT 2020 Real Time Hydrologic, Hydraulic and Water Quality Forecasting in...Deltares
Presentation by Tony McAlister, WaterTech, at the Delft3D User Days - Australian Time zone: Inland to Estuary, during Delft Software Days - Edition 2020. Tuesday, 10 November 2020.
DSD-INT 2015 - Translating science to action - Paul DaviesDeltares
The document discusses Typhoon Haiyan and Typhoon Hagupit. It provides possible reasons why some people did not evacuate during Typhoon Haiyan, including not understanding warnings or the science behind storm surges. It also discusses the Met Office's forecasting of Typhoon Hagupit using high-resolution models and ensembles, and outlines two scenarios for Hagupit's potential landfall and main hazards. Finally, it presents a holistic approach to quantifying and reducing risks from weather extremes by considering hazards, exposure, vulnerability and impacts.
The document discusses modern approaches to flood forecasting. It begins by noting the importance of data collection and organization for hydrological modeling and forecasting. Key tools mentioned for hydrological modeling include HEC-HMS, SWAT, and SWMM. The document also discusses the importance of using multiple linked models to account for hydrological and hydraulic processes. Examples provided include systems used by ARPAE in Italy and the state of Iowa in the US. These contemporary approaches are characterized as using high-resolution data, multi-objective multi-process models, and cyberinfrastructure to run complex distributed hydrological models. However, the document notes that while such sophisticated systems provide valuable information, there are still open questions around verification at small scales
Catchment Data & Evidence Forum 28/09/18 - Lightning TalksCaBASupport
The CaBA Catchment Data & Evidence Forum brought together around 60 data and evidence professionals from the CaBA community to share knowledge, identify opportunities and discuss future development of the data and evidence sharing landscape, in the light of the government's 25 year plan for the environment.
This slide pack contains all of the 5 minute 'lightning talks' given by attendees.
DSD-INT 2015 - Hydrological forecasting and decision making in Australia - Ju...Deltares
The Bureau of Meteorology in Australia provides hydrological forecasting and flood warning services in partnership with other government agencies. These services include seasonal forecasts, 7-day forecasts, and flood warnings. Strong relationships and clear roles between agencies are important for effective decision making and community response during flood events. The Bureau is working to improve its services through the new Hydrological Forecasting System (HyFS) and by automating products to provide alerts and scenarios driven by weather forecasts.
DSD-INT 2015 - Towards new hydrological forecasting systems in Wales - Andrew...Deltares
Natural Resources Wales is developing a new flood forecasting system for Wales to replace the existing system hosted by the Environment Agency. The new system will establish Wales' own forecasting capability rather than relying on a system developed for another organization. It will not simply replicate the existing setup, but will improve functionality in areas like probabilistic forecasting, dynamic risk assessment, data sharing, and mobile access. The goal is to utilize latest technologies and learn from other forecasting systems worldwide to provide improved flood warnings and risk information for Wales.
DSD-INT 2015 - FEWS-risk a step towards risk-based flood forecasting - Daniel...Deltares
The document describes a new approach called FEWS-RISK that aims to extend operational flood forecasting systems to provide risk-based information. It does this by incorporating fragility curves, breach modeling, and impact analysis to forecast the probability of dike failure, predict how flooding would spread if a breach occurred, and provide a qualitative assessment of impacts to people and infrastructure to support crisis decision making. The approach was demonstrated for an area in the Netherlands and provides failure probability time series, spatial data on weak dike sections, and flooding forecasts to help identify emergency measures. Ongoing work aims to couple global forecast models to local impact models and integrate real-time sensor data with fragility curves.
DSD-INT 2020 Real Time Hydrologic, Hydraulic and Water Quality Forecasting in...Deltares
Presentation by Tony McAlister, WaterTech, at the Delft3D User Days - Australian Time zone: Inland to Estuary, during Delft Software Days - Edition 2020. Tuesday, 10 November 2020.
DSD-INT 2015 - Translating science to action - Paul DaviesDeltares
The document discusses Typhoon Haiyan and Typhoon Hagupit. It provides possible reasons why some people did not evacuate during Typhoon Haiyan, including not understanding warnings or the science behind storm surges. It also discusses the Met Office's forecasting of Typhoon Hagupit using high-resolution models and ensembles, and outlines two scenarios for Hagupit's potential landfall and main hazards. Finally, it presents a holistic approach to quantifying and reducing risks from weather extremes by considering hazards, exposure, vulnerability and impacts.
The document discusses modern approaches to flood forecasting. It begins by noting the importance of data collection and organization for hydrological modeling and forecasting. Key tools mentioned for hydrological modeling include HEC-HMS, SWAT, and SWMM. The document also discusses the importance of using multiple linked models to account for hydrological and hydraulic processes. Examples provided include systems used by ARPAE in Italy and the state of Iowa in the US. These contemporary approaches are characterized as using high-resolution data, multi-objective multi-process models, and cyberinfrastructure to run complex distributed hydrological models. However, the document notes that while such sophisticated systems provide valuable information, there are still open questions around verification at small scales
Catchment Data & Evidence Forum 28/09/18 - Lightning TalksCaBASupport
The CaBA Catchment Data & Evidence Forum brought together around 60 data and evidence professionals from the CaBA community to share knowledge, identify opportunities and discuss future development of the data and evidence sharing landscape, in the light of the government's 25 year plan for the environment.
This slide pack contains all of the 5 minute 'lightning talks' given by attendees.
DSD-INT 2019 Flood forecasting in an Alpine region - HaberlDeltares
Presentation by Ulrich Haberl, Verbund Trading GmbH; Simone Patzke and Juan Salva, Hydrotec GmbH, at the Delft-FEWS User Days, during Delft Software Days - Edition 2019. Wednesday, 6 November 2019, Delft.
DSD-INT 2019 The Incident Management Forecasting System (IMFS) for England - ...Deltares
Presentation by Stefan Laeger, Environment Agency, at the Delft-FEWS User Days, during Delft Software Days - Edition 2019. Wednesday, 6 November 2019, Delft.
Flood Forecasting Technology Workshop, Dublin, Ireland
DHI provided a keynote presentation at the recent Flood Forecasting Technology workshop held at University College Dublin (UCD). The one day workshop described some of the internationally available flood warning platforms, suitable for use in Ireland, and provided an opportunity to discuss requirements with both potential users of warning systems and stakeholders who may use their outputs.
This document summarizes the key topics discussed at the iMOD International User Day conference. It includes closing remarks highlighting the use of iMOD and other tools to model groundwater resources and assess future demand. Upcoming releases of iMOD in November/December 2017 and February 2018 are planned to include new features like an extended water balance tool, voxel modeling, and deviated wells. The document discusses potential changes to the iMOD release process and schedule.
DSD-INT 2017 Assessing Critical Infrastructure - Cascading Impacts in Manzese...Deltares
Presentation by Shristi Vaidya, Deltares, Netherlands, at the Symposium Knowledge and Innovation for Decision Making, during Delft Software Days - Edition 2017. Friday, 27 October 2017, Delft.
Improving flood resilience - Application of local X-Band Radar Systems in flo...Stephen Flood
This document discusses how local X-Band radar systems can improve flood forecasting and resilience. It provides two case studies:
1) In Aarhus, Denmark, an integrated real-time control system using a LAWR radar and hydrodynamic models optimizes the operation of retention basins and wastewater treatment plants to reduce flood risks.
2) In El Salvador, an X-band radar network provides rainfall data to forecast floods from hurricanes and tropical storms, allowing evacuation of over 7,000 people during one event. The network provides critical information to emergency managers.
DSD-INT 2015 - Satellite based near-real time information services for aquati...Deltares
This document discusses satellite-based monitoring of aquatic systems for forecasting and decision making. It describes EOMAP's capabilities for monitoring water quality parameters like turbidity, chlorophyll, and suspended matter using multiple satellite sensors. Validation studies on lakes show strong correlations between satellite and in-situ measurements. The methodology applies corrections to achieve independent, consistent measurements. Services include web applications for analyzing real-time and historical data. Case studies demonstrate applications for bathymetry, dredge monitoring, dam monitoring, and environmental impact assessment.
DSD-INT 2015 - Operational system for the eThekwini municipality - Angus GowarDeltares
The document describes the development of an early warning system called the Flood Early Warning System (FEWS) for the eThekwini Municipality area in South Africa. It discusses collecting current data through 42 rain gauge stations and field instrumentation. It also involves developing hydraulic models of rivers like the Palmiet River and merging these models. The FEWS will process data from various sources through its data management system and issue flood forecasts and warnings. It aims to help reduce disaster risks through timely dissemination of warnings to communities. The long-term goal is to fully integrate forecast data from radar and global models to establish an operational early warning system called ProFEWS.
Catchment Data & Evidence Forum 28/09/18 - RibbleRivers TrustCaBASupport
The CaBA Catchment Data & Evidence Forum brought together around 60 data and evidence professionals from the CaBA community to share knowledge, identify opportunities and discuss future development of the data and evidence sharing landscape, in the light of the government's 25 year plan for the environment.
This slide pack contains the presentation given by Ribble Rivers Trust on their use of data and evidence to support their local CaBA partnerships
DSD-INT 2017 - Coastal Hazards Adaptation Resiliency - San Francisco Bay regi...Deltares
CHARG is a coalition of 114 government, non-profit, and private entities working to address coastal hazard risks in the San Francisco Bay Area through regional coordination. Its vision is to collaborate across levels of government to implement integrated solutions that mitigate risk and protect communities. CHARG has established technical, funding, and policy working groups to pursue priorities like developing shared guidance on sea level rise projections, identifying high-risk areas, and studying multi-benefit adaptation strategies. The groups also aim to create consistent regulatory approaches, develop funding strategies, and reform policies that inhibit resilience projects.
DSD-INT 2015 - The future of Delft-FEWS - Simone van Schijndel, DeltaresDeltares
The document discusses the future of Delft-FEWS, a software platform for hydrological forecasting and water management. It outlines several key points:
1. Delft-FEWS has been in use for over 20 years but the world and technologies are changing rapidly. The software and organization need to adapt.
2. A Community Strategy Board has been established to help guide the future of Delft-FEWS, including support/maintenance, funding, and development priorities.
3. Technical priorities include reviewing the architecture, handling big and open data, cloud computing, web services, and simplifying installation and use. User needs and new types of models/data will also be considered.
DSD-INT 2018 Flood modeling in rural areas due to extreme precipitation or le...Deltares
Presentation by Govert Verhoeven (Deltares) at the Delft3D - User Days (Day 1: Hydrology and hydrodynamics), during Delft Software Days - Edition 2018. Monday, 12 November 2018, Delft.
The document discusses the development of a storm water forecast system for Singapore using distributed hydrological modeling and radar rainfall data. Key points include:
- A distributed hydrological model (MIKE SHE) using radar rainfall data provided better water level forecasts than previous lumped models using rain gauge data alone, enabling lead times of 10-70 minutes.
- Validation against 11 rainfall-runoff events showed the distributed radar-based model produced more accurate runoff hydrographs and water level forecasts than the previous rain gauge-based model.
- The best forecast performance was achieved for heavy to moderate rainfall events with wide spread coverage, occurring away from the radar location with no attenuation effects and steady storm movement speeds. These types of
2015 UK & Ireland Symposium
Programme is complete and places are filling up fast!
The programme for both days is now complete. Many thanks to all of you who have offered to give presentations. We really appreciate your efforts!
Lots of delegates have already registered for the event but we still have spaces available. If you would like to come along to either day (or even better both!), please register here as soon as possible www.dhi-uk.info/register
Use of Remote Sensing to Investigate Striking Challenges on W R in Lebanon, A...NENAwaterscarcity
Workshop on Operationalizing the Regional Collaborative Platform to Address ‘Water Consumption, Water Productivity and Drought Management’ in Agriculture, 27 - 29 October 2015, Cairo, Egypt
DSD-INT 2017 Delft-FEWS using computational resources of the cloud - HowDeltares
Presentation by Andrew How, Natural Resources Wales, at the Delft-FEWS - International User Days, during Delft Software Days - Edition 2017. Wednesday, 25 October 2017, Delft.
This document summarizes the development and operational use of a surface water flood forecasting system for Glasgow, Scotland called FEWS Glasgow. FEWS Glasgow was developed in collaboration between SEPA, Deltares, CEH, and the Met Office to provide surface water flood forecasts and alerts for responders during major events like the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. It utilized the existing FEWS Scotland system and the G2G hydrological model run at a higher resolution, producing 6-hourly forecasts of surface water flooding risks. These forecasts were provided to responders and successfully demonstrated during the Commonwealth Games period in July-August 2014.
Birds, Bats and Beyond. What’s that got to do with Water? - Nick Elderfield (...Stephen Flood
2015 DHI UK & Ireland Symposium
Birds, Bats and Beyond – What’s that got to do with Water?
Nick Elderfield (DHI),
Tuesday 21 April 2015 at 12:40 - 13:00
Innovation in modelling water environments is what DHI has been about for over 50 years. A detailed understanding of the controlling physical conditions, coupled with a behavioural knowledge of critical species dependant on the water environment, provides a scientifically robust approach to assessing historic and future change spatially and temporally. Our habitat modelling approach has been successfully applied on a number of projects in the UK and the wider North Sea region, combining expertise in water environments with the critical issues for today’s projects. Models always rely on data and, to this end, DHI have developed sensing technologies from low cost, web-ready devices to integrated observation systems for birds and mammals.
Ten Years of Coupled Hydrology and Hydraulic Modelling Supporting Storm Water...Stephen Flood
Ten Years of Coupled Hydrology and Hydraulic Modelling Supporting Storm Water Management: Some examples, lessons learnt and a look forward - Ole Larsen, APAC Research Director, DHI Singapore
Climate Information for Resilient Development and Adaptation (CIRDA) and its ...NAP Events
Presentation by: Bonizella Biagini
4.1 Climate services in support of NAPs
This event will bring together experts involved in the provision of climate services and testimony from countries of how climate services are being used to support decision-making and effective adaptation. The event will start with brief statements, and will be followed by a panel discussion, where participants from the floor will have the opportunity to engage the panelists with questions or comments. The panel will demonstrate the practical benefits of climate services in support of climate risk management and adaptation to climate variability and change. It will also provide lessons learned through various activities being implemented at regional and national level.
Presentation on 'The Policy Overview – what is the Government’s ask from the local levelin preventing, preparing for, responding to and recovery from floods'. Presented by David Lees of Defra at the Flood Resilience Discovery Day in Bristol on 27 February 2015.
DSD-INT 2019 Flood forecasting in an Alpine region - HaberlDeltares
Presentation by Ulrich Haberl, Verbund Trading GmbH; Simone Patzke and Juan Salva, Hydrotec GmbH, at the Delft-FEWS User Days, during Delft Software Days - Edition 2019. Wednesday, 6 November 2019, Delft.
DSD-INT 2019 The Incident Management Forecasting System (IMFS) for England - ...Deltares
Presentation by Stefan Laeger, Environment Agency, at the Delft-FEWS User Days, during Delft Software Days - Edition 2019. Wednesday, 6 November 2019, Delft.
Flood Forecasting Technology Workshop, Dublin, Ireland
DHI provided a keynote presentation at the recent Flood Forecasting Technology workshop held at University College Dublin (UCD). The one day workshop described some of the internationally available flood warning platforms, suitable for use in Ireland, and provided an opportunity to discuss requirements with both potential users of warning systems and stakeholders who may use their outputs.
This document summarizes the key topics discussed at the iMOD International User Day conference. It includes closing remarks highlighting the use of iMOD and other tools to model groundwater resources and assess future demand. Upcoming releases of iMOD in November/December 2017 and February 2018 are planned to include new features like an extended water balance tool, voxel modeling, and deviated wells. The document discusses potential changes to the iMOD release process and schedule.
DSD-INT 2017 Assessing Critical Infrastructure - Cascading Impacts in Manzese...Deltares
Presentation by Shristi Vaidya, Deltares, Netherlands, at the Symposium Knowledge and Innovation for Decision Making, during Delft Software Days - Edition 2017. Friday, 27 October 2017, Delft.
Improving flood resilience - Application of local X-Band Radar Systems in flo...Stephen Flood
This document discusses how local X-Band radar systems can improve flood forecasting and resilience. It provides two case studies:
1) In Aarhus, Denmark, an integrated real-time control system using a LAWR radar and hydrodynamic models optimizes the operation of retention basins and wastewater treatment plants to reduce flood risks.
2) In El Salvador, an X-band radar network provides rainfall data to forecast floods from hurricanes and tropical storms, allowing evacuation of over 7,000 people during one event. The network provides critical information to emergency managers.
DSD-INT 2015 - Satellite based near-real time information services for aquati...Deltares
This document discusses satellite-based monitoring of aquatic systems for forecasting and decision making. It describes EOMAP's capabilities for monitoring water quality parameters like turbidity, chlorophyll, and suspended matter using multiple satellite sensors. Validation studies on lakes show strong correlations between satellite and in-situ measurements. The methodology applies corrections to achieve independent, consistent measurements. Services include web applications for analyzing real-time and historical data. Case studies demonstrate applications for bathymetry, dredge monitoring, dam monitoring, and environmental impact assessment.
DSD-INT 2015 - Operational system for the eThekwini municipality - Angus GowarDeltares
The document describes the development of an early warning system called the Flood Early Warning System (FEWS) for the eThekwini Municipality area in South Africa. It discusses collecting current data through 42 rain gauge stations and field instrumentation. It also involves developing hydraulic models of rivers like the Palmiet River and merging these models. The FEWS will process data from various sources through its data management system and issue flood forecasts and warnings. It aims to help reduce disaster risks through timely dissemination of warnings to communities. The long-term goal is to fully integrate forecast data from radar and global models to establish an operational early warning system called ProFEWS.
Catchment Data & Evidence Forum 28/09/18 - RibbleRivers TrustCaBASupport
The CaBA Catchment Data & Evidence Forum brought together around 60 data and evidence professionals from the CaBA community to share knowledge, identify opportunities and discuss future development of the data and evidence sharing landscape, in the light of the government's 25 year plan for the environment.
This slide pack contains the presentation given by Ribble Rivers Trust on their use of data and evidence to support their local CaBA partnerships
DSD-INT 2017 - Coastal Hazards Adaptation Resiliency - San Francisco Bay regi...Deltares
CHARG is a coalition of 114 government, non-profit, and private entities working to address coastal hazard risks in the San Francisco Bay Area through regional coordination. Its vision is to collaborate across levels of government to implement integrated solutions that mitigate risk and protect communities. CHARG has established technical, funding, and policy working groups to pursue priorities like developing shared guidance on sea level rise projections, identifying high-risk areas, and studying multi-benefit adaptation strategies. The groups also aim to create consistent regulatory approaches, develop funding strategies, and reform policies that inhibit resilience projects.
DSD-INT 2015 - The future of Delft-FEWS - Simone van Schijndel, DeltaresDeltares
The document discusses the future of Delft-FEWS, a software platform for hydrological forecasting and water management. It outlines several key points:
1. Delft-FEWS has been in use for over 20 years but the world and technologies are changing rapidly. The software and organization need to adapt.
2. A Community Strategy Board has been established to help guide the future of Delft-FEWS, including support/maintenance, funding, and development priorities.
3. Technical priorities include reviewing the architecture, handling big and open data, cloud computing, web services, and simplifying installation and use. User needs and new types of models/data will also be considered.
DSD-INT 2018 Flood modeling in rural areas due to extreme precipitation or le...Deltares
Presentation by Govert Verhoeven (Deltares) at the Delft3D - User Days (Day 1: Hydrology and hydrodynamics), during Delft Software Days - Edition 2018. Monday, 12 November 2018, Delft.
The document discusses the development of a storm water forecast system for Singapore using distributed hydrological modeling and radar rainfall data. Key points include:
- A distributed hydrological model (MIKE SHE) using radar rainfall data provided better water level forecasts than previous lumped models using rain gauge data alone, enabling lead times of 10-70 minutes.
- Validation against 11 rainfall-runoff events showed the distributed radar-based model produced more accurate runoff hydrographs and water level forecasts than the previous rain gauge-based model.
- The best forecast performance was achieved for heavy to moderate rainfall events with wide spread coverage, occurring away from the radar location with no attenuation effects and steady storm movement speeds. These types of
2015 UK & Ireland Symposium
Programme is complete and places are filling up fast!
The programme for both days is now complete. Many thanks to all of you who have offered to give presentations. We really appreciate your efforts!
Lots of delegates have already registered for the event but we still have spaces available. If you would like to come along to either day (or even better both!), please register here as soon as possible www.dhi-uk.info/register
Use of Remote Sensing to Investigate Striking Challenges on W R in Lebanon, A...NENAwaterscarcity
Workshop on Operationalizing the Regional Collaborative Platform to Address ‘Water Consumption, Water Productivity and Drought Management’ in Agriculture, 27 - 29 October 2015, Cairo, Egypt
DSD-INT 2017 Delft-FEWS using computational resources of the cloud - HowDeltares
Presentation by Andrew How, Natural Resources Wales, at the Delft-FEWS - International User Days, during Delft Software Days - Edition 2017. Wednesday, 25 October 2017, Delft.
This document summarizes the development and operational use of a surface water flood forecasting system for Glasgow, Scotland called FEWS Glasgow. FEWS Glasgow was developed in collaboration between SEPA, Deltares, CEH, and the Met Office to provide surface water flood forecasts and alerts for responders during major events like the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. It utilized the existing FEWS Scotland system and the G2G hydrological model run at a higher resolution, producing 6-hourly forecasts of surface water flooding risks. These forecasts were provided to responders and successfully demonstrated during the Commonwealth Games period in July-August 2014.
Birds, Bats and Beyond. What’s that got to do with Water? - Nick Elderfield (...Stephen Flood
2015 DHI UK & Ireland Symposium
Birds, Bats and Beyond – What’s that got to do with Water?
Nick Elderfield (DHI),
Tuesday 21 April 2015 at 12:40 - 13:00
Innovation in modelling water environments is what DHI has been about for over 50 years. A detailed understanding of the controlling physical conditions, coupled with a behavioural knowledge of critical species dependant on the water environment, provides a scientifically robust approach to assessing historic and future change spatially and temporally. Our habitat modelling approach has been successfully applied on a number of projects in the UK and the wider North Sea region, combining expertise in water environments with the critical issues for today’s projects. Models always rely on data and, to this end, DHI have developed sensing technologies from low cost, web-ready devices to integrated observation systems for birds and mammals.
Ten Years of Coupled Hydrology and Hydraulic Modelling Supporting Storm Water...Stephen Flood
Ten Years of Coupled Hydrology and Hydraulic Modelling Supporting Storm Water Management: Some examples, lessons learnt and a look forward - Ole Larsen, APAC Research Director, DHI Singapore
Climate Information for Resilient Development and Adaptation (CIRDA) and its ...NAP Events
Presentation by: Bonizella Biagini
4.1 Climate services in support of NAPs
This event will bring together experts involved in the provision of climate services and testimony from countries of how climate services are being used to support decision-making and effective adaptation. The event will start with brief statements, and will be followed by a panel discussion, where participants from the floor will have the opportunity to engage the panelists with questions or comments. The panel will demonstrate the practical benefits of climate services in support of climate risk management and adaptation to climate variability and change. It will also provide lessons learned through various activities being implemented at regional and national level.
Presentation on 'The Policy Overview – what is the Government’s ask from the local levelin preventing, preparing for, responding to and recovery from floods'. Presented by David Lees of Defra at the Flood Resilience Discovery Day in Bristol on 27 February 2015.
This document discusses a solution for improving natural disaster management and relief efforts, using floods as a pilot case. The solution aims to identify at-risk hotspots using past data and predictive analytics, provide early warnings, and enable effective relief infrastructure and coordination between agencies. Key aspects of the solution include setting up sensors and an M2M platform in flood-prone areas, integrating weather data and predictive algorithms to identify hotspots, notifying people using cell towers, coordinating relief through an integrated portal, and monitoring outcomes to improve future forecasting, warning, and disaster management. The goal is to accelerate warnings, reduce damage, enable timely evacuation and effective trauma care at a lower cost.
DSD-INT 2017 What do end-users do with a forecast or warning - CranstonDeltares
Presentation by Michael Cranston, University of Dundee/ RAB Consultants, at the Delft-FEWS - International User Days, during Delft Software Days - Edition 2017. Wednesday, 25 October 2017, Delft.
ForeC-Nepal Online Early Warning SystemsBrian Eyler
ForeC-Nepal provides near real-time monitoring and early warning for cascading hazards in Nepal's Himalayas through a user-friendly platform. It identifies the most hazardous watersheds, visualizes risk from hazards, provides hydromet monitoring, and generates alerts. Supported by Stimson, it uses geospatial analysis, modeling, and community data to inform anticipatory action, reduce risks, and collaborate on hazard management. The platform will launch in 2024 and expand coverage across Nepal.
This document provides an overview of the services offered by BMT WBM, a leading environmental consultancy firm. It summarizes that BMT WBM offers services across hydrology, flooding, coastal processes, water quality, environmental impact assessments and more. It has over 40 years of experience and expertise in water and environmental consulting. The document outlines the types of specialized studies, modeling, and management strategies BMT WBM provides to clients for issues regarding water resources, flooding, coastal areas, environmental assessments and related areas.
A presentation by John Gathenya at the Community Based Adaptation and Resilience in East and Southern Africa’s Drylands
1-4 September 2014, Addis Ababa
WMO UPDATE Secretary general Prof. Petteri TaalasGabriel Labrador
This document provides an update from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). It discusses WMO reforms, contributions to sustainable development goals, and strategic plans. Key points include implementing a results-based management approach, voluntary staff reductions to reallocate resources, and reforming administrative activities to increase efficiency and transparency. Partnerships with other organizations are also being enhanced to have greater global impact. The document proposes additional financial needs to further WMO's goals in areas like early warning systems and greenhouse gas monitoring. It advocates for reforming WMO structures to be more effective, efficient, and integrated in addressing 21st century challenges.
The indigenous weather forecasting system of the Borana people relies on both abiotic and biotic indicators observed in nature. Forecast information is disseminated through forecasters called Uchu and Urgi Elaltus to allow socioeconomic preparations. Research found the indigenous forecasts to have credibility among the Borana people based on long-term observation of the environment. The forecasts are important for the pastoralist livelihoods as they inform decisions around agriculture, rangeland management, and herd size based on anticipated climate.
DSD-INT 2020 Beyond the Forecast - Communicating Flood - Risk in the Toronto ...Deltares
Presentation by Rehana Rajabali, Toronto and Region Conservation Authorities, at the Delft-FEWS International User Days 2020, during Delft Software Days - Edition 2020. Monday, 9 November 2020.
Getting the Most From Weather Data - Daniel Pearson, Mark Lenz, Nelun Fernand...TWCA
TWCA Fall Conference 2019 - (helpful links below)
USGS Links:
Water Alert - https://maps.waterdata.usgs.gov/mapper/wateralert/
National Water Information System: Web Interface - https://waterdata.usgs.gov/tx/nwis/current?type=flow
Water Services - https://waterservices.usgs.gov/
Texas Water Dashboard - https://txpub.usgs.gov/txwaterdashboard
NWS Austin/San Antonio - weather.gov/sanantonio
TWDB Links:
Water Data for Texas – https://waterdatafortexas.org/
Flood viewer - https://map.texasflood.org/#/
TexMesonet - https://www.texmesonet.org/
LCRA Hyrdromet - hydromet.lcra.org
Flood forecasting methodology in Alberta - Evan FriesenhanYourAlberta
Evan, Acting Director of River Forecasting with Alberta Environment and Sustainable, presented at Alberta’s Watershed Management Symposium: Flood and Drought Mitigation. He explained Alberta’s approach to river forecasting, warning systems, and tools and resources to keep the public informed.
On July 16, 2021 ICLR conducted a Friday Forum webinar titled 'Edmonton's approach to stormwater flood management', led by Susan Ancel, Director of One Water Planning for EPCOR Water Services in Edmonton, Alberta. EPCOR has developed a $1.6 billion Stormwater Integrated Resource Plan (SIRP) to mitigate the impacts of flooding in the community. SIRP envisions all stakeholders – citizens, businesses, industry, the City of Edmonton and EPCOR working together to build a flood-resilient future. The goal is to Slow, Move, Secure, Predict and Respond to flooding events to prevent or reduce the impact. EPCOR’s planned flood mitigations projects will take 20 years to complete. The types of projects that are included in SIRP include dry ponds, low impact development, tunnels, combined sewer separation, outfall control gates, inflow/infiltration reduction, building flood proofing, increased sensors and automatic controls and emergency response equipment. The plan was developed through consultation with Climate Change Adaptation, Insurance and Financial sector groups across North America.
Susan Ancel is the Director of One Water Planning for EPCOR Water Services in Edmonton, Alberta. In her prior role, she was Director of Stormwater Strategies, where she was responsible for developing an Integrated Resource Plan for flood mitigation that considered capital and operational risk mitigation planning, as well as the interrelationships between utilities, insurance, disaster response agencies and the public. Prior to her Stormwater Strategies role she was the Director of Water Distribution and Transmission for EPCOR. Susan is a Mechanical engineer with over 30 years’ experience with the municipal utility sector. She has also served on numerous industry committees including the Board of Directors for the Geospatial Information Technology Association (GITA) from 2001 to 2007 and was President of GITA in 2006. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for Canadian Water Network.
Agro-Meteorological Advisory Service in Bangladesh -syed mahmud hasanSyed Mahmud Hasan
This document will give you an insight about the Strategic Development of Agro-Meteorological Advisory Service. This would guide you to understand about the context of Bangladesh,which departments are mandated to provide what information and how our service can be a bridge between citizens and government departments though which citizens can respond to certain disaster shocks.
5th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2014 Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice 24-28 August 2014 in Davos, Switzerland
Meteo Risk Response Presentation at International Disaster and Risk Conferenc...Global Risk Experts
5th International Disaster and Risk Conference in Davos Switzerland
Global Risk Experts, together with their JV Partners SwissNor and MeteoGroup, were participating and showcasing their new approach on managing weather related exposures to minimize flood and storm losses at the 5th International Disaster and Risk Conference. Over 800 participants from Academia, Governmental Agency and the private sector were participating.
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DSD-INT 2020 Using extended lead time flood forecasts to save lives and property - Robinson
1. Using extended lead time flood
forecasts to save lives and property
Justin Robinson, Wen Wang et al.
Team Leader National Flood Operations- Sydney
Community Services Group | Environmental Prediction – Water
Australian Bureau of Meteorology
2. • Lessons from recent floods and working with
our partners and stakeholders to enhance the
Bureau's flood warning services.
• Overview of the enhanced and tailored flood
warning services that Bureau is starting to
deliver.
• Automated performance analysis of our flood
forecasts.
Using extended lead time flood forecasts to save
lives and property
TC Debbie - March 2017
www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/debbie17.shtml
3. 2017 Ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie - NSW Northern Rivers Flooding
• Local communities demonstrated high level of
resilience and they helped each other during the flood
emergency.
• Local communities are incredibly diverse, and it is not
easy to ensure that everyone receives, understands
and responds to warnings.
• Warnings and detailed real-time rainfall and river level
information is extremely important to local
communities, but the volume of data makes it difficult
to provide the information via radio.
• The Bureau needs to work with the emergency services
and the media to enhance the communication of
warning information so people can respond
appropriately. Murwillumbah April 2018 – attended by Jane Golding and Justin
Robinson of the Bureau. The Bureau attended community meetings
across the Northern Rivers.
4. High impact warning messages – Example from the
Townsville Floods - 2019
SEWS
Escalated Priority Information
Head Line Text
Use of high impact words
Actions for the
community
Co-branded warning
Mapping of impacts
RISK TO LIFE AND
PROPERTY Dangerous, high
velocity, unprecedented
5. It is not just about the warnings
• Need to provide the right warning, to the right
people, at the right time with the information
they require to effectively protect life and
property.
• Fully utilising the communication capability of the
Bureau in the provision of warnings.
• Enhanced Warning Messages.
• Press Conferences.
• Social Media.
• Radio and TV Media.
• Severe Flood and Weather Videos.
Press Conferences
Online Videos
Twitter
6. The Decision Makers – Extended Lead Time Flood Forecasting
• Key Learning – lots of decisions are made in the days in the
lead up to a flood event.
7. Operational Briefings
The Bureau provides regular briefings
to dam operators and emergency
services.
Weather
Possible Flood Scenarios
8. HyFS Flood Forecasting System
Hydrological Modelling
Reservoir Modelling
Tide and Storm
Surge Forecasts
Rainfall
Forecasts
Rainfall and
River
Observations
Catchment
Wetness
Forecast River Levels,
and Flows
Warnings
HyFS (Delft-FEWS)
Flood Scenarios
Routine
Performance
Reporting
Tailored Services
for Response
Agencies
Performance Analysis
Tool (PAT)
Forecasters
CAP and other machine
readable formats
9. Flood Scenarios Outlook
• Planning service for emergency services.
• PDF report sent to partner agencies via
email ahead of flood producing rainfall.
• Visual representation of potential flooding
for next 7 days.
• Two different rainfall scenarios.
Page 1:
State Level Summary
10. Flood Warning Services
Flood Scenarios Outlook
Map
Tables with peak modelled heights for each
scenario
Separate page for each
catchment
11. Model Results
• Model results for emergency
management agencies
• Produces a single deterministic
forecast
• Information from HyFS is
provided as a PDF as well as
machine readable data files.
12. Extended Lead Time Flood Forecasts
• Piloting extended lead
time flood forecasts
using ensembles
• Co-designed pdf
products with machine
readable formats
• For extended lead-time
flood forecasts decision
makers need to
understand the level of
uncertainty when they
are making their
decisions.
Summary Cover Page Site Pages
13. Impact Based Forecasting Services
• Proof of concept for an impact-based flood forecasting
service, with Queensland, Fire and Emergency Services,
Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads
Geoscience Australia.
People and property impacts
Road impacts
14. Machine Readable
Formats
Flood Watches and Warnings are available in
multiple formats:
• Human Readable Formats – text (ASCII)
and PDF as well as HTML.
• They are also available in Machine
Readable formats including CAP (Common
Alerting Protocol) and as a Web Mapping
Service.
The tailored forecasting products are available as
both PDF and machine readable formats
The NSW SES have integrated the
Bureau's Web Mapping Products
into GEMS (Kirra Waine)
15. Performance Analysis Tool (in development)
Issued Forecasts
Performance Measures are aggregate for each
state, territory and for Australia
Automated Calculation
of Performance
Metrics
Timeliness
Leadtime
Accuracy
16. Key Points
• Communication of forecasts and warnings is
essential if you want communities to take
action and make the best decisions.
• The information needs of the public are
different to that of response agencies and the
Bureau is developing co-designed tailored
services to meet their decision making needs.
• Extended lead time flood forecasts – means
that we need to communicate both what is the
most likely as well as other possible scenarios.
• Currently developing automated verification of
our forecasts and warnings for both internal
and external stakeholders.
Hawkesbury Nepean Flood Simulation Exercise with NSW SES