Web Based Geographic Information Systems for a Flood Emergency Evacuation

摘要

The main goal of this research is to create a web based Geographic Information Systems (GIS) application,which would help to people living in flood plains,who may at one point be vulnerable due to their proximity to the river and the amplitude of the flooding.The main result of our research is a web based GIS system that provides appropriate information to the relevant authority and general public in a timely manner and easy to understand.Relevant authorities in this case may include flood managers,flood warning practitioners,professional partners and emergency services.The easy to use interface we developed also allow non-GIS experts to be in a position to interactively view and explore,as well as query the data base,to select different data variables and to view maps at several levels of detail.