1. 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

2. Emergency Response System (CAPCOG)

3. ESInet – Emergency Services Internet Network Slide from: John Brosowsky Product Development Director, GeoComm Next Generation 911 Geographic location by coordinates

4. Water Web Services Hub for CAPCOG USGS LCRA NWS COA NDFD

5. Tropical Storm Hermine, Sept 7-8, 2010

6. Local Information during Tropical Storm Hermine (7-8 Sept 2010) http://hydromet.lcra.org http://coagis1.ci.austin.tx.us/website/COAViewer_fews/viewer.htm http://ubcwcid.org/Overview/Overview.aspx?id=1 LCRA City of Austin Upper Brushy Creek (Round Rock) TV

7. 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……

8. http://waterservices.usgs.gov/nwis/iv?sites=08158000&period=P7D&parameterCd=00060

9. Water Web Services Hub using WaterML USGS LCRA NWS COA NDFD

10. IBM is collaborating with UT…. …. to help build a Smarter Planet 10

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12. Research Question: Can VLSI simulation models….. ….. be adapted to apply to river networks? 12

13. Web Services HUB USGS LCRA NWS COA NDFD Web Services HUB Models Handheld Private WebEOC State EOC Web Apps Media Systems University Data WaterML

14. Example for Wimberley, Texas San Marcos Basin

15. Cypress Creek, Wimberley Cypress Creek Blanco RiverWimberley Creekhaven Inn

16. 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

17. Local Water Level Sensors operated by homeowners Cypress Creek Creekhaven Inn A pressure sensor Wireless Transmission to Nearby Building Internet Transmission to ESINet