An operational decision support system for flood risk mapping, forecasting and management

Abstract

The paper describes the development of an integrated tool for planning and management that, taking advantage of available high performance computer platforms, allows location of areas at risk and estimation of expected damages (1); to forecast floods and inundation phenomena on the basis of real-time analysis of the present meteorological situation and forecasts available at different time and space scales (2); to evaluate the effects of decisions aimed at reducing social, economical and environmental damages on the basis of planned or real-time forecasted scenarios (3); to allow continuous training of personnel (4).