GIS to help save lives and money during disasters

Buzz Lightbulb · Guru

GIS to help save lives and money during disasters

Whenarewethere · Guru

Back in the 1980s, & they were there long before that, I used to supply some materials to Manly Vale Hydraulic laboratory https://www.mhl.nsw.gov.au/ They used to build scale models of suburbs & simulate rainfall events & map flooding.

From my discussions with the workers the physical models were pretty good at predicting stormwater drain & flooding issues. They also did coastal erosion physical models which provided pretty good data.

dogbox · Guru

Whenarewethere wrote:

Back in the 1980s, & they were there long before that, I used to supply some materials to Manly Vale Hydraulic laboratory https://www.mhl.nsw.gov.au/ They used to build scale models of suburbs & simulate rainfall events & map flooding.
From my discussions with the workers the physical models were pretty good at predicting stormwater drain & flooding issues. They also did coastal erosion physical models which provided pretty good data.

i had a tour of that place in the 80's the work they do in that place is so under valued an basically unheard of by the general public

Buzz Lightbulb · Guru

dogbox wrote:
Whenarewethere wrote:

Back in the 1980s, & they were there long before that, I used to supply some materials to Manly Vale Hydraulic laboratory https://www.mhl.nsw.gov.au/ They used to build scale models of suburbs & simulate rainfall events & map flooding.
From my discussions with the workers the physical models were pretty good at predicting stormwater drain & flooding issues. They also did coastal erosion physical models which provided pretty good data.

i had a tour of that place in the 80's the work they do in that place is so under valued an basically unheard of by the general public

I also did a tour of that place. I really liked it. The simulations are probably all done on computers now.

I remember seeing a simulation of what a tsunami would do to Wollongong and other coastal settlements. A lot of people would be displaced to say the least.