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Flash Flood Guidance System with Global Coverage (FFGS)

To address the issues associated with flash floods, especially the lack of capacity to develop effective flash flood warnings, the Flash Flood Guidance System (FFGS) was designed and developed for interactive use by meteorological and hydrological forecasters throughout the world.

Washington, DC
floods

FloodGen

A flood advocacy tool that uses generative AI to visualize photorealistic images of potential flood scenarios

New York City
2025
floods

Watch Duty

Watch Duty, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, alerts you of nearby wildfires and firefighting efforts in real-time.

Santa Rosa, California, USA
floods, fires, apps
https://alertrix.net/ActiveOpen-source

Alertrix

The messenger for emergency services

Germany
2024
Matrix, floods, fires, disasters

FloodLight

A Code for Pakistan initiative to Crowdsource the flood-related data from the 2022 Floods in Pakistan.

Pakistan
2022
floods

NYC FloodNet

Real-time flood sensors were developed by the FloodSense project at NYU and the CUNY Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC), with a goal of providing information on the presence, frequency, and depth of hyperlocal street-level flood events to a range of stakeholders, including policymakers, government agencies, citizens, emergency response teams, community advocacy groups, and researchers.

New York City
2023
floods

Forerunner

The Floodplain Management Platform for Resilient Communities

San Francisco
floods

FloodLight

Ushahidi instance crowdsourcing the flood-related data from the 2022 Floods in Pakistan.

Pakistan
floods