Flooding app

In the wake of severe flooding this summer in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the city partnered with GIS mapping firm Esri to launch a series of apps designed to help cities track flooding through nearly real-time mapping of flood zones, a catalog of open businesses for residents to navigate, and a visualizer of before and after scenes.

Stats

Dataset(s): 311, crowd-source (Facebook, Twitter)

Visualization: Map

Jurisdiction: City of Baton Rouge

Developed by: Department of Information and Technology, Esri

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