ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT: Flood Forecasting – Warning Systems often fail in providing accurate information about the future development of flood events in urban areas. This is due to the fact, that in such environment, floods are generally flashy on the one side, and heavy storms are difficult to forecast in time and space on the other side. A new system structure, based on an interdisciplinary cooperation including specialists in hydrology, hydraulics, geo-statistics, communication and geo-information is proposed. The new scheme focuses on a complete surveillance and information updating before, during and immediately after the flood development. A special focus is given to (1) the data communication, for which Low Earth Orbit Satellite Systems will be included and (2) advanced mobile GIS technologies.
