{"id":745,"date":"2026-03-03T09:06:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T14:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.fau.edu\/suh\/?p=745"},"modified":"2026-03-03T09:06:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T14:06:52","slug":"new-research-boosts-flood-risk-planning-with-smarter-mapping-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.fau.edu\/suh\/?p=745","title":{"rendered":"New Research Boosts Flood Risk Planning with Smarter Mapping Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re excited to share our latest publication in <em> <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/journal\/11069\">Natural Hazards<\/a> <\/em>, titled \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s11069-025-07361-6\">A semi-automated workflow for multi-scenario flood risk mapping using Python and ArcGIS Pro<\/a>\u201d by Anil Mandal, Madan Chhetri, Fred Bloetscher, Yan Yong, and Hongbo Su.<\/p>\n<p>The study introduces a new mapping method that uses Python and ArcGIS Pro to speed up flood risk assessments by over 85%. It can quickly analyze 48 different flood scenarios, helping communities better prepare for floods.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s New:<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <strong>Smarter Mapping<\/strong>: Uses high-resolution elevation data and statistics to improve accuracy.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <strong>More Scenarios<\/strong>: Accounts for rainfall, sea level rise, and tides.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <strong>Better Planning<\/strong>: Scores flood risks to help protect critical infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Tested in Florida, this tool gives local planners a faster, more reliable way to plan for future flooding.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fau.edu\/engineering\/cege\/images\/202506anilarticle.jpg\" alt=\"Image of publication &quot;Natural Hazards.&quot;\" width=\"619\" height=\"232\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re excited to share our latest publication in Natural Hazards , titled \u201cA semi-automated workflow for multi-scenario flood risk mapping using Python and ArcGIS Pro\u201d by Anil Mandal, Madan Chhetri, Fred Bloetscher, Yan Yong, and Hongbo Su. The study introduces &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.fau.edu\/suh\/?p=745\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[733,4774,70],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-publication","category-research"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.fau.edu\/suh\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/745","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.fau.edu\/suh\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.fau.edu\/suh\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.fau.edu\/suh\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/67"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.fau.edu\/suh\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=745"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.fau.edu\/suh\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/745\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":747,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.fau.edu\/suh\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/745\/revisions\/747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.fau.edu\/suh\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.fau.edu\/suh\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.fau.edu\/suh\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}