Normalized and animated inundation maps
US6947842B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 6, 2003 |
| Grant date | Sep 20, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 10, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A10/40
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods and systems for normalizing flood warnings and potential flood levels across multiple river gauges by converting localized flood stage levels to a datum-based normalized value are disclosed. The normalized flood levels can then be used to plot flood levels from multiple river gauges on an inundation map. Methods and systems are also disclosed for creating animated inundation maps that illustrate flood levels geographically, and may include an indication of the certainty that flooding will reach one or more of the indicated flood levels through the use of multiple colors, shades, dithering, or the like.
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