WEBVTT 1 00:00:04.541 --> 00:00:08.416 position:25% size:50% The Nations leading natural disaster is flooding. 2 00:00:08.416 --> 00:00:11.083 position:25% size:50% Flooding accounts for the greatest loss of life, 3 00:00:11.083 --> 00:00:13.625 position:25% size:50% property damage and economic impact across 4 00:00:13.625 --> 00:00:15.833 position:25% size:50% the United States and the world. 5 00:00:15.833 --> 00:00:17.750 position:25% size:50% Current flood damage for the 30 year period 6 00:00:17.750 --> 00:00:24.000 position:25% size:50% from 1985 to 2015 is estimated at 8.2 billion in damages per year 7 00:00:24.000 --> 00:00:28.541 position:25% size:50% and more than 105 fatalities per year. 8 00:00:28.541 --> 00:00:33.500 position:25% size:50% Since 2016 the Department of Homeland Security’s Science 9 00:00:33.500 --> 00:00:36.541 position:25% size:50% and Technology directorate in support of FEMA 10 00:00:36.541 --> 00:00:38.333 position:25% size:50% the Federal Emergence Management Agency 11 00:00:38.333 --> 00:00:41.458 position:25% size:50% has worked with industry partners to design, develop and test 12 00:00:41.458 --> 00:00:45.833 position:25% size:50% a network of low-cost, deployable flood inundation sensors 13 00:00:45.833 --> 00:00:49.291 position:25% size:50% that rapidly measures rising water and triggers alerts of 14 00:00:49.291 --> 00:00:52.958 position:25% size:50% flood conditions back to operation centers, first responders, 15 00:00:52.958 --> 00:00:56.000 position:25% size:50% commercial infrastructure and citizens. 16 00:00:56.000 --> 00:00:59.875 position:25% size:50% The sensors need to we wireless, solar powered, ruggedized and 17 00:00:59.875 --> 00:01:01.083 position:25% size:50% low maintenance. 18 00:01:01.083 --> 00:01:04.208 position:25% size:50% The sensors also needed to be affordable for communities 19 00:01:04.208 --> 00:01:06.083 position:25% size:50% to deploy them in large numbers. 20 00:01:06.083 --> 00:01:08.916 position:25% size:50% For more than 2 years sensor developers worked with State 21 00:01:08.916 --> 00:01:09.541 position:25% size:50% For more than 2 years sensor developers worked with State 22 00:01:09.625 --> 00:01:13.375 position:25% size:50% and local officials to install 600 sensors for real world testing. 23 00:01:13.375 --> 00:01:17.416 position:25% size:50% Based on those evaluations, additional enhancements were made 24 00:01:17.416 --> 00:01:21.375 position:25% size:50% to the sensors including the ability to set automatic triggers and 25 00:01:21.375 --> 00:01:25.333 position:25% size:50% reporting frequencies to alert for rising water rates during an event. 26 00:01:25.333 --> 00:01:29.083 position:25% size:50% Remote configuration applications were added to install and 27 00:01:29.083 --> 00:01:33.166 position:25% size:50% sensor settings and additional open ports were added to accomidate 28 00:01:33.166 --> 00:01:37.166 position:25% size:50% features like rain gauges and soil moisture sensors. 29 00:01:37.166 --> 00:01:40.958 position:25% size:50% The data from the flood sensors can be viewed in a 30 00:01:40.958 --> 00:01:44.541 position:25% size:50% customized graphic user interface or integrated into an existing 31 00:01:44.541 --> 00:01:47.208 position:25% size:50% operations center monitoring network. 32 00:01:47.208 --> 00:01:50.416 position:25% size:50% To meet community resilience needs the sensors needed to 33 00:01:50.416 --> 00:01:54.458 position:25% size:50% be low-cost and ruggedized. for long durations in the field with 34 00:01:54.458 --> 00:01:56.791 position:25% size:50% little or no maintenance. 35 00:01:56.791 --> 00:01:59.333 position:25% size:50% To achieve this level of durability the sensors are built to 36 00:01:59.333 --> 00:02:02.250 position:25% size:50% Military and American National standards. 37 00:02:02.250 --> 00:02:05.083 position:25% size:50% One of the most important aspects of the sensor is it’s 38 00:02:05.083 --> 00:02:08.916 position:25% size:50% relative accuracy of 1/2 inch. 39 00:02:08.916 --> 00:02:11.166 position:25% size:50% the ability to detect minimal water level rise allows 40 00:02:11.166 --> 00:02:15.375 position:25% size:50% emergency managers to monitor and respond quickly 41 00:02:15.375 --> 00:02:16.375 position:25% size:50% to urban flash flooding, 42 00:02:16.375 --> 00:02:17.958 position:25% size:50% coastal zone tidal surge 43 00:02:17.958 --> 00:02:21.208 position:25% size:50% dam and reservoir height fluctuations and discharge 44 00:02:21.208 --> 00:02:23.708 position:25% size:50% and other flood hazard events. 45 00:02:23.708 --> 00:02:28.583 position:25% size:50% After nearly 4 years the flood sensor R&D initiative 46 00:02:28.583 --> 00:02:31.875 position:25% size:50% Produced over a thousand sensors that were distributed 47 00:02:31.875 --> 00:02:34.375 position:25% size:50% to State and Local emergency management organizations 48 00:02:34.375 --> 00:02:37.625 position:25% size:50% to access, enhance and validate the benefit for 49 00:02:37.625 --> 00:02:42.000 position:25% size:50% low cost flood sensors that would increase community resilience. 50 00:02:42.000 --> 00:02:45.208 position:25% size:50% With proven and dependable low cost flood inundation sensors 51 00:02:45.208 --> 00:02:48.666 position:25% size:50% available to communities flood hazard monitoring, alerts 52 00:02:48.666 --> 00:02:51.458 position:25% size:50% warnings and notifications are now possible 53 00:02:51.458 --> 00:02:54.708 position:25% size:50% to allow officials and citizens the time necessary 54 00:02:54.708 --> 00:02:57.208 position:25% size:50% to respond to fast moving flooding events 55 00:02:57.208 --> 00:02:59.916 position:25% size:50% which will save lives and protect property. 56 00:02:59.916 --> 00:03:03.333 position:25% size:50% DHS and FEMA are committed to the Nations ability 57 00:03:03.333 --> 00:03:06.916 position:25% size:50% to detect, respond and recover from natural hazards through 58 00:03:06.916 --> 00:03:10.875 position:25% size:50% advanced science and technology.