flash flood pilot project: prepared for texas department of state health services and
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Flash Flood Pilot Project: Prepared for Texas Department of State Health Services and Texas Flash Flood Coalition Sarah Eason , Mark Tijerina, Cooper Sims, John Paul Rodriquez. Summary. The implementation of a statewide GIS for Low Water Crossings (LWCs) Swift Water Rescues (SWRs) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Flash Flood Pilot Project:Prepared for
Texas Department of State Health Services and
Texas Flash Flood Coalition
Sarah Eason, Mark Tijerina, Cooper Sims, John Paul Rodriquez
SummaryThe implementation of a
statewide GIS forLow Water Crossings (LWCs)Swift Water Rescues (SWRs)
Would provide the Texas Flash Flood Coalition (TFFC) and other Texas agencies with a better understanding of the relationship between the number and locations of these sites
Would present spatial resources that can be used to prevent future deaths and injuries related to flash floods.
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PurposeCurrently, no known database
exists containing LWCs in Texas, and the SWR records are little more than lists of incidences.
Elite Water Rescue Prevention Consultants (EWRP Consultants) will create a GIS containing both documented and potential LWC sites as well as SWRs reported in 2007.
This is essential for achieving a way to answer the questions surrounding the fact of Texas’ anomalously high number of flood-related fatalities.
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Scope LWC Data SWR Data from
2007 To be entered in
order of highest number of fatalities:
1. 15 (red) counties2. 31 (green) counties3. 78 (blue) counties4. remaining 130
counties
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DataTexas Natural
Resources InformationSystem (TNRIS)
Environmental SystemsResearch Institute (ESRI)
State Fire Marshall’s Office
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA)
Flash Flood Alley
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Methodology
Geocode SWR data
Analysis of Potential LWC
Methodology
www.geo.txstate.edu/lovellfloodlab
Expected ResultsCreate an extensive GIS for Low
Water Crossing sites as well as potential Low Water Crossing sites that have not yet been documented.
Maps showing the locations of all of the Swift Water Rescues that occurred in 2007 .
Spatial correlation between the location of the Swift Water Rescue and the location of the nearest Low Water Crossing.
Answering the questions surrounding Texas’ extremely high rate of flood related fatalities.
Budget• Data Acquisition:
2 consultants working 10 hrs. per week for 5 weeks and2 consultants working 5 hours per week for 5 weeksSo total hours are 125 and they make $40 per hour bringing the total
to $5,000.00• Data Analysis:
3 consultants working 10 hrs. per week for 5 weeks2 consultants working 7 hrs. per week for 2.5 weeks2 consultants working 5 hrs. per week for 2.5 weeksThe total cost for data analysis comes out to $8,400
• System Management:Project Manager-works 50 hours at $65 per hour bringing the total to
$3,250.00Assistant Manager- works 30 hours at $55 per hour bringing the total
to $1,650.00Web Developer- works 15 hours at $45 per hour bringing the total to
$675.00GIS Analyst- works 20 hours at $20 per hour bringing the total to
$400The total cost for system management is $5,975.00
Budget• Equipment Cost (10 weeks):
Supplies- 1 cell phone at $40 for 2.5 months brings the total to $100 and 2 computers at $650 per month for 2.5 months brings the total to $3,250.
Maintenance- We have 4 workstations costing $145 each which totals $580
Depreciation- The total cost of depreciation for the equipment totals $272.91 (Value/Life*Use)
• Data:4 Software Licenses bought from ESRI at $2,500 each
which totals $10,000• Total Cost for Entire project:
$33,587.91
Timeline Data Acquisition
Weeks 1-3: Research and download applicable project data from:-TNRIS for DEMs, County Roads and County Boundaries-NOAA for Daily Precipitation Levels-ESRI for North American Hydrology
Processing/AnalysisWeeks 4-8: Process and conduct analysis on the following:
-Geocode existing SWR data from 2007 Excel file-Identify LWC for target counties using topographic, hydrologic, and
transportation datasets-Determine and analyze a buffer on any road found to be within LWC
crossing zone Web Design
Weeks 8-9: Web design will include the following:-Creation, design and layout of project website-Upload all finalized documents, maps and digital data-Verify all website content, links and pages
Final DeliverablesWeeks 9-10: Final Deliverables will include:
-Produce all final reports and maps-Create final presentation-Incorporate all project media along with instructional use on CD-Produce final project poster
Timeline
Final Deliverables EWRP Consultants will provide:
Detailed final report with all maps A Professional Poster Website dedicated to the project Two CDs containing
All data Metadata Report PowerPoint Presentation Instructions explain the usage of the CD
Readme file
Conclusion EWRP Consultants will establish the first
GIS for SWR and LWC.
Provide information better understand LWC and how they interact with SWR.
Be better equipped to handle the many unanswered questions about LWC and SWR.
Helpful to perform complex analysis and clarify spatial relationships needed by the TFFC.
GIS could be built on to in an attempt to clarify safety and educate of the communities in the red, green and blue counties in Texas.
Reference Pam Showalter – Co-director International Flash Flood Laboratory
Yongmei Lu – International Flash Flood Laboratory
Hatim Sharif – Texas Flash Flood Coalition
Marshal Frech – Texas Flash Flood Safety
David Zane – TDSHS (Disaster Epidemiologist, Community Preparedness Section)
Crystal Beasley – EMS/Trauma Registry group
Tracy Haywood – GIS Lead – Community Preparedness Section
Russ Jones – Epidemiologist, Health Service, Region 7
Participation Project Manager
Sarah Eason – Introduction (Summary, Purpose, Scope,) Data, Methodology, and Implications
Assistant Project Manager/Web Master J. P. Rodriguez – Final Deliverables, Conclusion,
Reference, Participation, and Logo
GIS AnalystCooper Sims– Chief Researcher, Logo, Budget, and Cover
page
GIS AnalystMark J. Tijerina – Timetable, Timeline, Table of Contents,
Proposal Design and Format and Maps