Secure, web-based graphical user interface and map server providing analytical capabilities and a decision support system for dam/levee security.
Free-of-charge system available 24/7 to FEMA, state dam safety offices, and stakeholder federal and state agencies.
Simplified data entry in 12 easy steps with real-time validation of user input. User input is kept to a strict minimum.
Automated input data preparation using national databases (USGS, NED DEM, levees, bridges, classified land-use/cover).
Upwind, shock-capturing scheme handles wetting/drying and allows for mixed-regime flows (subcritical, transcritical and supercritical).
Provides automated, two-dimensional flood modeling/mapping capabilities with cell sizes from 20 ft. to 200 ft.
Displays inundation extent periodically during the simulation. In 80% of the cases, results are available in less than one hour.
The final results package includes a PDF report, raster files ( HAZUS-MH compatible), shapefiles, and a KMZ file of the inundation extent.