Real-time assessment and monitoring of inland and coastal flooding events for Atlantic Canada, draft report /

The purpose of the guidelines is to: • Allow for real-time assessment and monitoring of inland and coastal flooding events; • Improve the systematic gathering of information on flood events as they occur. [...] These data can be transmitted from each monitoring station to a central location for collation and analysis to provide an up-to-date picture of the conditions within the watershed/coast, and facilitate a deeper understanding of the behaviour of the water bodies in question (rivers, streams, lakes, ocean, etc.). [...] Page (15) Atlantic Climate Adaptation Solutions Association Real-Time Assessment and Monitoring of Inland and Coastal Flooding Events Atlantic Canada Draft report March 31, 2012 4.2 Types and sources of flood monitoring data There are various types of flood monitoring data that are currently being collected from a number of government and NGOs across New Brunswick and nationally. [...] Therefore, the message and the way the message is transmitted to the public can be a very important factor in the impacts of flooding on communities. [...] Table 5.1 summarizes the data sources, and tools and instruments required for collecting and integration of the various categories of data into a central repository.