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Water Web Services Hub for CAPCOG

Presented to the Capital Area Council of Governments Austin, 6 April 2011. 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.

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Water Web Services Hub for CAPCOG

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  1. Presented to the Capital Area Council of Governments Austin, 6 April 2011 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

  2. Emergency Response System (CAPCOG)

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

  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) Upper Brushy Creek (Round Rock) LCRA http://hydromet.lcra.org http://ubcwcid.org/Overview/Overview.aspx?id=1 TV City of Austin http://coagis1.ci.austin.tx.us/website/COAViewer_fews/viewer.htm

  7. Internet Communications We are all connected Information Consumers Information Producers Web services can play an important role in this……

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

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

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

  13. Example for Wimberley, Texas San Marcos Basin

  14. Cypress Creek, Wimberley Cypress Creek Creekhaven Inn Wimberley Blanco River

  15. Rainfall in Cypress Creek WatershedDrainage 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

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

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