Get ahead of FEMA’s Future of Flood Risk Data Initiative
June 07, 2023
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Hear from Stantec’s Susan Marlow, Katherine Osborne, and Brandy Little on FEMA’s Future of Flood Risk Data initiative, which places a large emphasis on probabilistic and two-dimensional modeling in support of Risk Rating 2.0.
Within this webinar, we discuss how agencies and companies can dramatically simplify their efforts when implementing these modeling techniques that require large compute and processing time.
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Katherine advances innovative Digital Solutions. Her experience includes project management in watershed and river hydraulics and serving as a community engagement and risk communication lead focusing on flood risk and impacts.
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Brandy leads the development and governance of digital solutions that support scalable, consistent project delivery. Working across project delivery, innovation, and technology, she brings a product driven approach to enterprise transformation.
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