Google Flood Hub Innovations at the Jan 15/16 Floods Working Group meetings
EOTEC DevNet’s first community of practice gatherings of 2025 will feature a spotlight session on Google Flood Hub, an AI-powered, publicly available flood forecasting tool covering 80 countries.
Google’s Martin Gauch, an expert in machine learning and hydrology, will provide an update on the tool’s latest capabilities and global coverage. For background, watch Google’s flood hub presentation at EOTEC’s April 2023 floods working group meetings.
Other agenda items: a discussion of 2025 plans, including a request for member input on webinar topics and a new format for COP meetings. As always, time is allotted for member contributions – feel free to share updates on your research, capacity building activities, news from your organization, and other related topics.
Meeting schedule:
- Africa region – January 15 (13:00-14:15 UTC), Agenda with Connection Link
- Americas region – January 15 (16:00-17:15 UTC), Agenda with Connection Link
- Asia-Oceania region – January 16 (04:00-05:15 UTC), Agenda with Connection Link **Note: meeting on MS Teams**
- Europe region – January 16 (14:00-15:15 UTC), Agenda with Connection Link
If joining for the first time, please visit this page to register – you will then receive a calendar invite with the teleconference link.
Why attend?
- Network: Engage with regional and global flood experts
- Identify resources: Discover new tools, data, and training resources
- Foster capacity building: Help identify and address gaps in regional and global Earth Observation capacity
- Collaborate: Connect with potential partners for projects and initiatives.
Please be part of our community and help improve the reach of Earth Observation capacity building around the globe!
Image Credits: Google Flood Hub, https://g.co/floodhub
