| Issue |
E3S Web Conf.
Volume 7, 2016
3rd European Conference on Flood Risk Management (FLOODrisk 2016)
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| Article Number | 16001 | |
| Number of page(s) | 6 | |
| Section | Learning from past events | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20160716001 | |
| Published online | 20 October 2016 | |
Lessons learnt from recent citizen science initiatives to document floods in France, Argentina and New Zealand
1 Irstea, Unité de Recherche Hydrologie-Hydraulique, 5 rue de la Doua BP 32108, 69616 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
2 Institute for Advanced Studies for Engineering and Technology (IDIT CONICET/UNC) and CETA – FCEFyN - Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (CETA) – CONICET, Av. Velez Sarsfield 1611, Ciudad Universitaria, Córdoba, Argentina
3 NIWA, Applied Hydrology, Hydrodynamics, 10 Kyle Street, Riccarton, Christchurch, New Zealand
a Corresponding author: jerome.lecoz@irstea.fr
New communication and digital image technologies have enabled the public to produce and share large quantities of flood observations. Valuable hydraulic data such as water levels, flow rates, inundated areas, etc., can be extracted from photos and movies taken by citizens and help improve the analysis and modelling of flood hazard. We introduce recent citizen science initiatives which have been launched independently by research organisations to document floods in some catchments and urban areas of France, Argentina and New Zealand. Key drivers for success appear to be: a clear and simple procedure, suitable tools for data collecting and processing, an efficient communication plan, the support of local stakeholders, and the public awareness of natural hazards.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2016
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