Benefits of data sharing before, during and after flood events

1. Benefits of data sharing before, during and
after flood events
Leanne Reichard (leanne.reichard@hydrologic.com)
25 March 2015

2. The Netherlands
• > 50% of the Netherlands can
flood
• > 80% thinks that flooding will
not occur
• > 90% does not know what to do
when flooded

3. How many kilometer of dikes does the
Netherlands have?

5. Foto Oosterbeek

6. Content
Benefits of data sharing before, during and
after storm events
• Use case from the Netherlands
• Lesson’s learned
• Use case from South Africa
• Use case from Queensland
• Brainstorm: what are the benefits?

7. Vecht and Amsterdam-Rijn canal
Joint information dashboard for improved
water management (Case October 2014)

8. Stop pumping!

10. Stop pumping!

11. The goal: Smart Water Management by
having a common information dashboard

12. Project Goal
• Implement the joint information dashboard
for 5 organisations for 3 use known cases:
– flood, drought, water-quality
• Learn about the challenges:
– Technical (data & IT)
– Organisational
• Create a ‘roadmap’ for further
implementation

13. First step: sharing visions & definitions
• Interviews
– Operational (daily) water managers
– IT departments
– Hydrologists
• Topics
– Functionality
– Visualization and UI of dashboard
– Scope (!!)
– Data availability

14. Second step: sharing data
• National initiative: Digital Delta
• Web Service Technology
– Data remains at its source
– No copying/duplication of data
• Safe access to data
• Use of Open Standards
– Easy to add databases or functionality
– No lock-in: open system
Digital Delta Approach
Traditional network

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Meren
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Rivieren
FEWS
water-
beheer
RWS Digital Delta
Information dashboard
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per organisation
Hydstra FEWS FEWS FEWS
Information level
per organisation
Steps and architecture
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per organisation
Digital Delta
Open protocols & standards
Joint dissemination
Joint information
Joint operational level

16. The result: one common information screen for
only little costs

17. Lesson’s learned
• Information dashboard would have prevented damage for
all cases
• Start with use cases: stepwise approach
• Common vision about open data and data sharing are key
• Difference data in units, intervals, quality
• Advantages of using third party SaaS software
– Huge costs reductions by working together
• General dashboard  tailored dashboards

18. Use case South AFrica

19. RainWatch &
Weather
stations

20. Example Australia:
How could Queensland benefit from one
information dashboard?
Case Cyclone Marcia

22. …

23. How could Queensland benefit?
• How do stakeholders currently benefit from the open data
policy?
• How could they benefit in the future?
• Are there problems/issues with the current open data policy?
• Are there similar initiatives at local and federal level?
• Could there have been benefits before, during or after Marcia?
• What are other interesting use cases?
• Would the data Digital Delta approach work in Australia?

24. Thank you!
Leanne Reichard (leanne.reichard@hydrologic.com)
25 March 2015