Flood Evacuation Capacity Model

Developed web-based simulation modelling software for optimising land use planning and road network capacity based on the risk to life from flooding

The model focused on the Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley region in north-west Sydney and indicates where development can occur without substantially increasing the risk of people becoming trapped by flooding

The The Flood Evacuation Capacity Model (FECM) estimates and forecasts nominated factors based on a range of river rising flooding events up to the Probable Maximum Flood using Multi-Agent Transport Simulation (MATSim) software.

FECM supports allocating populations, modifying road network capacity and reviewing risk impacts, and has the capability of efficiently measuring locality-specific risk-to-life and operational performance of the evacuation network.

FECM complements the Flood Evacuation Model 2 Results from FECM are verified via the Flood Evacuation Model 2 which offers added specifics.

Achievements
  • FECM delivers a customised model program with user-friendly dashboard which produces consistent, repeatable, and reliable results.

  • FECM produces rapid results in hours, is pre-loaded with input datasets and is immediately ready for use to modify populations and reconfigure road networks.

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