Flood Data Collection and Warning Mechanism
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1. A method for automatically providing flood warnings to individuals, wherein the method comprises:
- receiving a message regarding a water level observed in connection with a totem display at a geographic area;
using the message and one or more items of available data to generate a flood level prediction for the geographic area; and
sending a flood warning to one or more registered individuals if the flood level prediction for the geographic area exceeds a predetermined threshold.
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Abstract
Techniques for automatically providing flood warnings to individuals are provided. The techniques include receiving a message regarding a water level observed in connection with a totem display at a geographic area, using the message and one or more items of available data to generate a flood level prediction for the geographic area, and sending a flood warning to one or more registered individuals if the flood level prediction for the geographic area exceeds a predetermined threshold.
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1. A method for automatically providing flood warnings to individuals, wherein the method comprises:
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receiving a message regarding a water level observed in connection with a totem display at a geographic area; using the message and one or more items of available data to generate a flood level prediction for the geographic area; and sending a flood warning to one or more registered individuals if the flood level prediction for the geographic area exceeds a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product comprising a tangible computer readable recordable storage medium including computer useable program code for automatically providing flood warnings to individuals, the computer program product including:
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computer useable program code for receiving a message regarding a water level observed in connection with a totem display at a geographic area; computer useable program code for using the message and one or more items of available data to generate a flood level prediction for the geographic area; and computer useable program code for sending a flood warning to one or more registered individuals if the flood level prediction for the geographic area exceeds a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for automatically providing flood warnings to individuals, comprising:
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a memory; and at least one processor coupled to the memory and operative to; receive a message regarding a water level observed in connection with a totem display at a geographic area; use the message and one or more items of available data to generate a flood level prediction for the geographic area; and send a flood warning to one or more registered individuals if the flood level prediction for the geographic area exceeds a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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