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Mar 28, 20233 min read

US local governments encouraged to reduce cost of recovery

Recovering from disasters is financially expensive and costs are increasing. However, there are actions local governments can take to...

Mar 7, 20233 min read

FloodMapp delivers real-time intelligence to FEMA

FloodMapp, the world’s leading tech company in scalable, real-time flood intelligence, will provide the Department of Homeland Security’s...

Feb 27, 20233 min read

Does El Niño reduce my flood risk?

There is a common perception that once the current weather pattern moves from La Niña to El Niño (the ENSO cycle), the flood risk that...

Feb 16, 20232 min read

The Power of Live Mapping Feeds

When clients ask, “What will the forecast rainfall look like as a flood extent?” or “How will the predicted peak river level play out?”,...

Jan 30, 20233 min read

Meet the Team: Katie Prosser

“I have always had two interests in my life – art and people. It became clear to me that no matter where we go, we come across art and so...

Jan 18, 20232 min read

FloodMapp NowCast shows extent of flooding in Queensland

Large parts of Queensland are currently drenched and damaged with several weeks of significant rainfall leading to widespread flooding...

Jan 11, 20233 min read

Meet the Team: Mitch Damrow

“It was the most intense rainfall I have ever witnessed. I arrived in Townsville a day after the dam gates fully opened and the rainfall...

Dec 13, 20225 min read

Floodplain Fundamentals

For part three of our series on flood warnings, floodplain behaviour and emergency management framework, we’ll be looking into the...

Dec 1, 20223 min read

Emergency Management and Flood Warnings Explained

The most common questions asked after, or even during, a flood event is “why wasn’t I warned?” or “why wasn’t I told my...

Nov 28, 20222 min read

FloodMapp delivers for Queensland

FloodMapp’s commitment to working towards a safer Queensland has been recognised at the 2022 Buy Queensland Supplier Awards. The...

Nov 21, 20223 min read

Flood Warnings - What is the difference of a flood watch or a flood warning?

The purpose of a flood warning is to provide advice on impending flooding so people can take action to minimise its negative impacts....

Nov 8, 20222 min read

FloodMapp Receives Esri Partner Award for Comprehensive GIS

November 2, 2022 – FloodMapp received the Esri Partner Award for Comprehensive GIS at the 2022 Esri Infrastructure Management and GIS...

Sep 29, 20224 min read

Warning fatigue - Why human-centred warning systems are a game changer

In floodplain management, flood risk studies are an important part of understanding the risk profile for a community and how we can use...

Sep 6, 20223 min read

Another 'Wet' Wet Season for QLD and NSW

2022/2023 Wet Season – Preparation is key! The past 12 months has seen significantly above average rainfall for most of Queensland and...

Aug 11, 20223 min read

Computational Challenges aka How to Eat An Elephant

How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. Apologies to the vegetarian readers, but it’s a metaphor which serves to illustrate the...

Aug 4, 20225 min read

Meet Our Team: Daniel Knott

People who follow the trajectory of successful startups often look at first employees in the company with as much fascination at the...

Jul 28, 20222 min read

Meet the Team: Amir Dehghani

The opportunity to be more innovative and to lean into his creative thinking side is what led Amir Dehghani to join FloodMapp. Amir’s...

Jul 15, 20224 min read

Satellite Imagery vs Real-time Intelligence

When we explain what FloodMapp does, many people often assume we use satellite data. It’s a fair assumption. If you're from the civil...

Jul 13, 20224 min read

Innovation for Emergency Managers

Post flood event inquiry, review, or analysis from around the world consistently points to the need for emergency managers to access...

Jun 22, 20223 min read

Machine Learning for Data Quality Problems

Machine Learning (ML) sometimes is referred to as a ‘black box’. However ML simply refers to a process where a machine is trained to...

Feb 6, 20222 min read

Union Square Ventures leads FloodMapp’s $8.5M Seed Round

Innovative ClimateTech startup FloodMapp has announced a USD $6 ($8.5 AUD) million fundraising round led by New York based Union Square...

Jan 6, 20223 min read

RISE Update: FloodMapp launches integration with Waze helping reroute drivers in Virginia, USA

FloodMapp joins RISE to announce the launch and integration of FloodMapp’s forecast flooding technology with the navigation app, Waze....

Dec 23, 20212 min read

FloodMapp named in 2021-2022 Humanitech Lab Cohort

Brisbane-based company FloodMapp will participate in the inaugural 2021-2022 Australian Red Cross Humanitech Lab innovation program....

Jul 27, 20212 min read

FloodMapp NowCast provides flood modelling in real time

FloodMapp NowCast provides hyper local, rapid, highly precise flood insights in real time. In the 2020/2021 wet season in Queensland,...