Team FloodBusters

OUR MISSION

Flooding is the single most common and destructive natural disaster, causing over $3.7 billion in damage and claiming more than 120 lives annually across the United States. Nationwide, the frequency of disastrous flood incidents has more than doubled since 2000 and is expected to more than triple by 2050. Here in Coconino County, a recent analysis of post-wildfire flood risks has shown that local water flows could soon reach between 3x – 16x normal levels. The growing frequency of these natural disasters demonstrates the urgent need for an efficient, accurate, and innovative solution.

Our team, along with our sponsor, Dr. Eck Doerry, hope to address this catastrophe by designing and developing an online metrological workbench. This tool will utilize Computer Vision and techniques such as Structure-from-Motion to allow for easy, cheap, and efficient monitoring of water levels, allowing local entities to be immediately warned of potential flood dangers. The current field of flood detection is rapidly becoming outdated -- our team hopes to revolutinize it.