Project Profile: Live Tweeting Innovations Along the Schuylkill River
Flooding is the number one natural cause of fatalities worldwide and was responsible for 6.8 million deaths in the twentieth century. Today, humans are more vulnerable to flooding due to accelerations in population growth and changes in land-use patterns.* The good news is that our capability to measure water level and communicate those values in […]
Project Profile: Award-winning Flood Warning System in Harris County, TX
During Hurricane Ike in 2008, the flood warning system (FWS) in Harris County suffered significant damages. David Haynes, Distinctive AFWS Designs, Inc. (DDi) president, was contracted as part of a specialized rehabilitation and assessment team to start the restoration process for that system. Harris County soon learned that not only had it suffered damage from […]
Project Profile: Reliable Activations for the Saluda River Warning System in Columbia, SC
The South Carolina Electric and Gas Company operates a series of hydroelectric generators on the Saluda River about 6 miles upstream of Columbia. The section of the river between these generators and Columbia is used recreationally for many purposes (wading, swimming, fishing, rafting, canoeing, etc.). DDi, with support from Telos Services, has provided design and […]