SAS and partner subject matter experts showed an insider’s view of the tools and strategies that some leaders in flood management are already deploying to better protect their citizens, as well as case studies that show how these approaches work in real-world scenarios such as: 

1. Rapid population growth, intensifying weather events, and legacy infrastructure are driving urgency for smarter flood management solutions. Local governments may not have access to technology to monitor storms and rising waters. 
2. Emergency management teams can’t fulfill their promise to keep communities safe when it’s impossible to foresee when and where flooding might happen. 
3. Difficulties mapping flood damage each year and comparing it with growth and development in the area. 
4. State and local governments facing the challenge of interpreting massive volumes of real-time weather data with systems that often aren’t designed for today’s demands.