AGENDA

TFFC Flood Technology Workshop

Friday, December 10, 2010

Sponsored by the Center for Research in Water Resources

University of Texas at Austin

LOCATION:

J.J. Pickle Research Campus

The Commons Building, Room 1.108

10100 Burnet Road, Austin, TX 78758
(between U.S. 183 and Braker Lane)

8:30 Registration

Light breakfast provided

9:00-9:20 Introduction and goals for the workshop: Flash Flood Situational Awareness Arc Hydro River

(David Maidment, UT Austin)

9:20-9:50 Situational Awareness Viewer prototype demonstration

(Maureen McCann, News 8 Austin)

9:50-10:10 The media’s perspective: Troy Kimmel, KEYE meteorologist

10:10-10:20 BREAK

10:20-12:00 Technologies that can contribute in the future:

10:20-10:40 Situational Awareness Viewer for Flash Flooding (Gary Scoffield, ESRI)

10:40-11:00 Hydromet website (Bob Rose, LCRA)

11:00-11:20 Williamson County: what goes on during an emergency response situation (Jarred Thomas) TS Hermine Video

11:20-11:40 Flash Flood Research at UT Arlington (John McEnery)

11:40-12:00 Flood modeling for Bull Creek (Hatim Sharif)

Animations: Rainfall (318MB) Channel Depth (84MB) Flood Depth (318 MB) Hydrograph (1.9 GB)

12:00-1:00 Lunch

1:00-2:00 Further technology reviews:

1:00-1:15 Publishing and accessing services using ArcGIS for flood analysis (Harish Sangireddy)

1:15-1:30 How to get the best flood info to the public (Matt Porcher, COA)

1:30-2:00 CAPCOG systems for communicating critical information during flood events (Ed Schaefer)

2:00-4:00 Next steps: Planning for a Flash Flood Situational Awareness Prototype

Upper Brush Creek Water Control and Improvement District Strategic Plan

4:00 Close