During the recent Texas flooding, the U.S. Geological Survey unveiled a new tool that gives users real-time water, weather and National Weather Service flood forecast information all in one place. When water levels are rising, it can be hard to quickly get all the information you need about your area, especially when you’re not in front of a computer.
The new USGS Texas Water Dashboard <http://txpub.usgs.gov/txwaterdashboard/> is a cutting-edge map that provides critical current water information and NWS forecast data at your fingertips on a desktop, smartphone or other mobile device. Additionally, with the help of Twitter, two new fully-autonomous feeds were developed to distribute water level and precipitation data: USGS TX FloodWatch (@USGS_TexasFlood <https://twitter.com/usgs_texasflood>) and USGS TX RainWatch ( @USGS_TexasRain <http://twitter.com/usgs_texasrain>). The FloodWatch feed automatically sends out tweets anytime one of about 300 selected USGS streamgages throughout the state rises above the NWS-defined flood level, and delivers information within minutes. The RainWatch feed tweets when rainfall exceeds a rate of 0.4 inches per hour.This is a first-generation product that brings real-time USGS data together in a web mashup with information from the NWS and other sources. The USGS will explore the potential value of this product to the public, and could possibly expand its reach to include the rest of the nation in the future. Press Release: https://www.usgs.gov/news/flood-preparedness-%E2%80%93-there%E2%80%99s-app Application: http://txpub.usgs.gov/txwaterdashboard/ ______________________________________ Thomas (Tom) E. Burley, GISP Physical Scientist (GIS Specialist / Data Manager) Texas Water Science Center, Austin TX U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Ph: 512.927.3511; [email protected] <https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&[email protected]> http://tx.usgs.gov/ https://profile.usgs.gov/teburley
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