climate risk visualization for adaptation planning

Climate Risk Visualization for Adaptation Planning and Emergency Response

NCR Flood Fact Finding Workshop Ricardo Saavedra ricardo@vizonomy.com

Social Media, Mobile, and Big Data St. Peter’s Basilica, 2005

Social Media, Mobile, and Big Data St. Peter’s Basilica, 2012

Assess Flood and Sea Level Rise Risk Leverage open data and open technologies to more easily visualize flood and sea level rise risk. Customize the analysis and share the results. Increase collaboration across agencies and communication outreach to the public. Pick from FEMA floodplains or NOAA Sea Level Rise Scenarios to estimate economic losses at the building, neighborhood, or city level. Pick from +70 datasets that represent demographic data and critical infrastructure – from hospitals and schools to roads and levees – for the most accurate, web-based climate risk assessment available. Our platform is designed for government users – from urban planners and sustainability officers to hazard mitigation officers and floodplain managers – who need to understand their community’s coastal and riverine vulnerability.

Introducing Vizonomy The explosion of location aware technologies and digital mapping tools has transformed how organizations & individuals interact with geography. At Vizonomy, we apply this insight to build a platform that begins to automate the climate risk assessment process. Our feature-rich platform meets cross sector needs in mapping, complex data analysis, and visualization. Let data-driven decisions support you to make a more resilient community.

Founder and CEO: Ricardo Saavedra Year Founded: 2014 No. of Employees: 9 Location: 1133 15th St, Washington DC, 20005

Re-Imagining Computing…

BEFORE…. (Desktops / Laptops)

NOW…. (Tablets / Smartphones)

Re-Imagining Navigation…

BEFORE…. (Paper Maps)

NOW…. (Google & Dynamic Maps)

Re-Imagining Communication + Information Flow…

BEFORE…. (Delayed & Dedicated Reporters

/ Regional Reach )

NOW…. (Real-Time / Citizen Reporting /

Mobile / Global Reach)

Leveraging Open Data…

Leveraging Social Media…

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What do cities do today to assess Flood Risk?

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What do cities do today to understand Sea Level Rise?

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OUR SOLUTION 1/2

Data ~ 700 GB

Sea Level Rise Scenarios (1’-6’) – NOAA Floodplains 100yr, 500yr – FEMA Critical Infrastructure and Key Facilities – DHS Building Footprints – Open Street Map Social Media - Twitter

Flood Damage Functions – FEMA Satellite Imagery (5m) – Planet Labs Predictive Storm Surge – NHC and Kinanco Demographic, Rail, Road – US Census *Import CSV, Shapefile, KML, GeoJSON

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OUR SOLUTION 2/2

Infrastructure

User Interface

Amazon Web Services MongoDB - Twitter Data Mining Postgres + Postgis – Spatial Storage and Query GeoServer – Spatial Rendering GDAL – Image Processing

D3.js, Higcharts – Data Visualization Mapbox, CartoDB - Basemap Design-focused

Climate Risk Visualization for Adaptation Planning and Emergency Response

OUR DATA SOURCES + PARTNERS

Sea Level Rise Scenarios

Openstreet Map

Critical Infrastructure

Satellite Imagery Adaptation Planning

Social Media Terrain

Flood Scenarios

Demographics

Building Vulnerability

Evaluate direct building losses using FEMA’s +500 loss assessment curves. Building footprints included.

Obtain flood zone and depth for the 100 or 500YR flood and the 1 to 6ft Sea Level Rise scenarios.

City & Neighborhood Vulnerability

Select +70 datasets from local, state, and federal sources to develop an assessment. Includes hospital, schools, roads, demographic info, and more.

Determine which assets are exposed by hazard scenario within a neighborhood, city or county. With your customized analysis, share results within your agency through a private link or PDF report.

Infrastructure & Critical Sector Vulnerability

Develop a vulnerability analysis across 12 sectors, incl. government, financial, maritime transport, health, emergency, etc.

Determine how many assets by category and within each sector are exposed to FEMA’s 100 or 500yr floodplains or to each of NOAA’s 1ft to 6ft Sea Level Scenarios. Assess which assets are specifically exposed by scenario. Includes asset name, location, and depth.

Social Media Real-Time Emergency Response

Easily search hazard-related keywords from Twitter using semantic analysis. Filter results by time and location. See which areas are likely to be exposed to storm surge 12 to 24hrs in advance, using NOAA models. Coming Soon: Receive automated text and email updates on upcoming hazard events and assets exposed. Use for coordination and crowdsourcing equipment location.

DEMO

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Climate Risk Platform

Next generation analytical platform for assessing climate risk.

Our technology breaks the traditional consulting paradigm by enabling customized assessments according to the user’s needs. Our platform facilitates infinite risk profiles, online sharing, and immersive visualizations for resiliency planning and emergency response. Vizonomy partners with engineering firms to develop a full suite of climate risk services.

hello@vizonomy.com +001 704 962 6659 @vizonomy

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