Spatial Information in the 21st Century: QLD Floods & Cyclones

[Last updated 3 Feb 2011, 10:10 PM AEDST]

This page lists online Resources (Maps, Social Media, Services) specifically for the QLD Floods.
For generic (national) resources, please refer to the National Flood Resources page.

I will also be adding resources relevant to QLD cyclones (Yasi, and whoever may follow....)

Source: smh.com.au

There is an abundance of information and mapping resources springing up online to deal with the

ongoing Queensland. On this page, I will maintain an overview of online resources that can assist the affected communities in QLD in dealing with this disaster while it happens, and in the aftermath.

As resources will come and go, this will be a bit of a moving feast, but with your help, I will try & keep it as current and accurate as possible.

If you have any suggestions or links to be added, please comment below, or send me a tweet (@mvandervlugt) or email (mauritsrutger -at- gmail.com).

And please share this page with others!

All our best wishes go out to all the people affected by this disaster.

Emergency Services & Government Agencies

State Disaster Management Group: http://www.disaster.qld.gov.au/
Queensland Government Flood Site: http://www.qld.gov.au/floods/
Queensland gov't flood assistance: http://www.business.qld.gov.au/risk-management/flood-assistance.html
Emergency Management Queensland (EMQ): http://www.emergency.qld.gov.au/emq/
Emergency Alerts, contact information, etc.
State Emergency Services (SES): http://www.emergency.qld.gov.au/ses/default.asp
Flood preparation page: http://www.emergency.qld.gov.au/emq/css/flood.asp
Brisbane City Council (BCC): http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/
BCC Flood maps: http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/#maps
Alternate sites for flood maps: http://lexiphanic.com/floodmaps/ or http://floods2011.com/
QLD Police - Flood alerts on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/QueenslandPolice
QLD Police - Storm surge information: http://www.police.qld.gov.au/forms/qldfloods/default.html
Bureau of Meteorology:
QLD Flood Warnings: http://www.bom.gov.au/hydro/flood/qld/

Mainstream Media

Yasi Aftermath: video, tweets, photos: http://www.abc.net.au/news/infographics/storify.htm?id=cyclone-yasi-aftermath
ABC: http://www.abc.net.au/news/
Map of affected Towns: http://www.abc.net.au/news/infographics/qld-floods/default.htm
Map: Brisbane Suburbs at risk of flooding: http://www.abc.net.au/news/infographics/qld-floods/brisbane.htm
ABC Radio Frequencies for your area: http://www.abc.net.au/reception/freq/
ABC Southern Queensland Emergencies: http://www.abc.net.au/southqld/emergencies/?ref=nav
612 ABC Brisbane: http://www.abc.net.au/brisbane/
Streaming Flood Coverage: http://www.abc.net.au/brisbane/programs/webcam_radio.htm?ref=listenlive
Brisbane Times Flood Coverage: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/environment/weather/qldfloods
Flood Map: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/environment/weather/qldfloods/map
Courier Mail: http://www.couriermail.com.au/
SBS Floods coverage: http://www.sbs.com.au/news/specialcoverage/251/Queensland-Floods
News Limited Floods page: http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/floodrelief/flood-info-centre-updates-reports-warnings-advice-and-how-you-can-help/story-fn7ik2te-1225985436806
Crikey Floods Coverage: http://www.crikey.com.au/topic/queensland-floods/

Online Maps

ABC cyclone tracker map http://www.abc.net.au/news/infographics/cyclone-season-2010-2011/
BOM Cyclone tracker: http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ65002.shtml
NOAA Infrared cyclone tracker (very colourful): http://www.goes.noaa.gov/sohemi/sohemiloops/shirgmscol.html
QLD Police - Storm surge maps: http://www.police.qld.gov.au/forms/qldfloods/default.html
PDFs, so OK for viewing, not much use for anything else :(
ESRI's Hurricane Mapping (incl. social media feeds): http://www.esri.com/services/disaster-response/hurricanes/latest-news-map.html
ESRI Australia Cyclone Tracker http://elbflood-473794511.ap-southeast-1.elb.amazonaws.com/cyclonemap/
Running on the Amazon Cloud
Mibazaar - maps tweets with #qldfloods hashtag in near real-time: http://www.mibazaar.com/aussiefloods.html
Project EPIC "Tweak the Tweets": http://www.cs.colorado.edu/~starbird/aux_time_3.html
Filters and Maps relevant Twitter messages by type and time.
ESRI Australia Flooding Map: http://www.esri.com/services/disaster-response/australia-flooding-map-2011/index.html
Maps Tweets, RSS, Photos, Videos. Allows users to add their own reports.
Nearmap. Recent (13 January), high resolution imagery of Brisbane Floods, compare with before: http://t.co/42tmSDw
Mashup & heatmaps of ABC Flood Crisis Map (Ushahidi) reports: http://tmapps.esri.com/australiatrends/
LIVE flood predictions, evac centres, ABC news and affected roads from BCC: http://elbflood-473794511.ap-southeast-1.elb.amazonaws.com/floodcop/
Excellent ESRI Flex App, on the cloud for scalabilty!
BCC flood predictions, warnings, imagery and historic flood data: http://www.soulsolutions.com.au/QLDFlood2011/
Soulsolutions: BingMaps and Silverlight
Awesome mash-up of River levels, Road closures, and Predicted flood areas: http://mapvisage.appspot.com/static/floodmap/map.html
Brisbane Flood Information and Inundation Maps (612 ABC Brisbane): http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2011/01/09/3109198.htm?site=brisbane
Aus e-Maps (Arek Drozda) Floodmaps: http://www.aus-emaps.com/svs/ref/map.php?kmzl=QLD_floods_Nov10_Jan11,Queensland_Floods_Jan11&svs=1,1&xyz=135,-26,3
Great collection of satellite imagery (ASTER, Landsat, MODIS) over Rockhampton (note: not working for me in IE8): http://tinyurl.com/4k6n4kj
Map of affected Towns: http://www.abc.net.au/news/infographics/qld-floods/default.htm
Map: Brisbane Suburbs at risk of flooding: http://www.abc.net.au/news/infographics/qld-floods/brisbane.htm
EveryMap Community Alerts: http://www.everymap.com.au/main
ABC Qld Flood Crisis Map: http://queenslandfloods.crowdmap.com/
Live community reports submitted online, by SMS, email or Twitter. Register for localised alerts
Brisbane Times Flood Map: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/environment/weather/qldfloods/map
BOM QLD River Maps: http://www.bom.gov.au/hydro/flood/qld/brochures/river_maps.shtml
BCC Flood maps: http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/#maps
Alternate sites for flood maps: http://lexiphanic.com/floodmaps/ or http://floods2011.com/
QLD Traffic Cameras map: http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/Interactive-Map.aspx?region=South%20Coast&showcat=WC
SBS Floods - GoogleMaps

View Queensland Floods in a larger map

Alerts and Community Reports

QLD Floods Summary website: http://qldfloods.org/
One place resource for people to access news, emergency services, contact numbers, references, news feeds and so on.
ABC Qld Flood Crisis Map: http://queenslandfloods.crowdmap.com/
Live community reports submitted online, by SMS, email or Twitter. Register for localised alerts
EveryMap: http://www.everymap.com.au/.
Live community reports submitted online, by SMS, email or Twitter. Register for localised alerts
QLD Police - Flood Alerts on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/QueenslandPolice
Australian Early Warning Network (EWN): http://ewn.com.au/
Register for localised alerts by SMS or email
612 ABC Brisbane: http://www.abc.net.au/brisbane/