Water Web Services Hub for CAPCOG By David R. Maidment and Fernando Salas Director, Center for Research in Water Resources Cockrell School of Engineering University of Texas at Austin Presented to the Capital Area Council of Governments Austin, 6 April 2011
Emergency Response System (CAPCOG)
ESInet – Emergency Services Internet Network Slide from: John Brosowsky Product Development Director, GeoComm Next Generation 911 Geographic location by coordinates
Water Web Services Hub for CAPCOG USGS LCRA NWS COA NDFD
Tropical Storm Hermine, Sept 7-8, 2010
Local Information during Tropical Storm Hermine (7-8 Sept 2010) LCRA City of Austin Upper Brushy Creek (Round Rock) TV
Internet Communications PeopleMedia Local Government Federal Government People Media Local Government Federal Government Information Consumers We are all connected Web services can play an important role in this……
Water Web Services Hub using WaterML USGS LCRA NWS COA NDFD
IBM is collaborating with UT…. …. to help build a Smarter Planet 10
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Research Question: Can VLSI simulation models….. ….. be adapted to apply to river networks? 12
Web Services HUB USGS LCRA NWS COA NDFD Web Services HUB Models Handheld Private WebEOC State EOC Web Apps Media Systems University Data WaterML
Example for Wimberley, Texas San Marcos Basin
Cypress Creek, Wimberley Cypress Creek Blanco RiverWimberley Creekhaven Inn
Rainfall in Cypress Creek Watershed Drainage area – 38 Sq. Mi. “Virtual Rain Gages”— Nexrad Radar Rainfall points Time Series of Rainfall Data obtained via WaterML web service from NWS and UT Arlington
Local Water Level Sensors operated by homeowners Cypress Creek Creekhaven Inn A pressure sensor Wireless Transmission to Nearby Building Internet Transmission to ESINet