EvaQ

Project Info

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Team Name


A Fine Drop


Team Members


Callum , Codie and 4 other members with unpublished profiles.

Project Description



What's the Problem

When natural disasters happen such as fires or floods, the quicker the people affected know of it, the better they can manage the effects. A notification just 30 minutes sooner can mean the difference between being able to safely evacuate a soon-to-be flooded road or being stuck for days.


What's Our Project

EvaQ is a user-friendly app designed to ensure all those who use it arrive at their destinations safely and efficiently during natural disasters. During the event of a major natural disaster, EvaQ will assist users in reaching loved ones, evacuation points and/or any other place of interest. EvaQ achieves this by making use of public data portals and real-time data updates from pre-existing water/fire monitoring devices across Australia to provide users with safe routes around high-risk areas.


Main Functions of App

App Screen

* The ability to input addresses of interest, like Home and Work to receive notifications if there are fire or flood events happening within a set radius.

App Screen

  • The ability to receive real-time updates on floods/fires within a user-chosen radius.
  • An option to report natural events/disasters happening now, creating a more efficient operating system.

App Screen

* A ‘delivery mode’ to assist freight delivery drivers in reaching their destination and ensuring the delivery of important goods is not affected by natural disasters.
* Real-time direction updates, based on events happening near them.

App Screen


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Data Story



Our Data Story

ArcGIS datasets from MBRC were used at varying probability levels (5%, 1%, 0.1% AEP) to understand likely flood locations connected with the Moreton Bay region. A topology Flood Hazard Overlay was also used to assist the analysis of which areas could flood, which, along with the AEP datasets, aids the probability of flood accuracy. The ArcGIS dataset for the Bushfire Hazard Overlay was used in a similar way to the flood overlay, with the addition of the Moreton Bay Regional Council Planned Burns locations. These datasets will integrate with the Weather Impacted Road Closures data which ensures efficient personal and freight movement during weather events and will predict which roads will be blocked or damaged. The National data hub freight datasets were also used to ensure that in the event that there is no safe path through to a certain destination, drivers can be directed to a safe Heavy Vehicle Rest Area.


Evidence of Work

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Team DataSets

Moreton Bay Regional Council Weather Impacted Road Closures (Open)

Description of Use This dataset was used in ArcGIS.

Data Set

Heavy Vehicle Rest Areas - National Freight Data Hub

Description of Use This dataset was used in ArcGIS.

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MBRC Planning Scheme - Bushfire Hazard Overlay

Description of Use This dataset was used in ArcGIS.

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MBRC Planning Scheme - Flood Hazard Overlay

Description of Use This dataset was used in ArcGIS.

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High Likelihood Flood (5% AEP)

Description of Use This dataset was used in ArcGIS.

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Medium Likelihood Flood (1% AEP)

Description of Use This dataset was used in ArcGIS.

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Moreton Bay Regional Council Planned Burns

Description of Use This dataset was used in ArcGIS.

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Low Likelihood Flood (0.1% AEP)

Description of Use This dataset was used in ArcGIS.

Data Set

Challenge Entries

Flood, fire and the future: the road to resilience

Help transport planners find and predict which roads will be blocked or damaged in the next flood or bushfire

Go to Challenge | 11 teams have entered this challenge.

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Best Creative Use of Data in Response to ESG (AU)

How can you showcase data in a creative manner to respond to ESG challenges? How can we present and visualise data to stimulate conversation and promote change?

Go to Challenge | 31 teams have entered this challenge.