What is Flood Foresight?
Flood Foresight is a unique globally-scalable system providing flood inundation mapping and impact forecasting to inform early warning and anticipatory action at national to community scale.
In a changing climate, extreme weather events present a risk to every person on our planet. Forecasting and monitoring potential flood hazards is the first vital step in being able to adapt, respond and recover from flooding.
How can Flood Foresight help you?
Flood Foresight supports your decision-making before, during and after major flood events. As a globally-scalable system Flood Foresight can be deployed in any region or continent - and can integrate seamlessly into your existing business intelligence and decision support tools.
Disaster risk management
Delivering flood inundation mapping and impact forecasting to inform anticipatory action by humanitarian, insurance and government organisations.
Community resilience
Supporting national and local flood risk management authorities to provide consistent forecasts of surface water and river flood impacts to communities.
Asset management
Helping operational teams in national transportation organisations to take proactive steps to reduce flood impacts across their networks.
Just 24 hours notice of an impending hazardous event can cut the ensuing damage by 30%.
Source: WMO Secretary General Prof Petteri Taalas 2002