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Better Flood Management Saving lives through technology & innovation
Better Flood Management G A P Texas has the highest number of  flood deaths per year in the US – three times more than No. 2. ,[object Object]
 Flood damages continue to increase and every year billions are spent in response to flood disasters.”From President Obama’s Draft Executive Order on Floodplain Management, April 2010
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 Better flood modeling and mapping,[object Object]
 Common data language that supports web services
 A hub for real-time flood data and computation

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Better Flood Management

  • 1. Better Flood Management Saving lives through technology & innovation
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  • 3. Flood damages continue to increase and every year billions are spent in response to flood disasters.”From President Obama’s Draft Executive Order on Floodplain Management, April 2010
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  • 6. Common data language that supports web services
  • 7. A hub for real-time flood data and computation
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  • 10. The National Academies’ assessment of FEMA’s flood mapping program was led by UT Austin
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