Flood Capabilities
Australia faces an ongoing threat from natural hazards. Historically, floods have caused loss of life and significant damage to property and infrastructure. While natural disaster events cannot be averted, their consequences can be minimised by implementing mitigation strategies and reducing the potential impact to areas which are most vulnerable. Geoscience Australia is playing an important role in developing models, methods, information and tools to analyse natural hazard risk and impacts, assisting government and emergency managers to prepare for a range of possible events, enhancing mitigation and improving community resilience.
Examples of these capabilities in action include:
- Remote sensing and GIS were used to extract a riverine and flash flood ‘footprint’ of the 2007 Newcastle floods. This footprint was used to extract information held within National Exposure Information System (NEXIS) about buildings and people within the affected area. The information was used to help inform funding arrangements and assist communities in recovery.
Topic contact: hazards@ga.gov.au Last updated: December 7, 2011
