SFWMD hydroperiod calculator accelerates inundation modeling with Vertex AI, Gemini, BigQuery
South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) and Google Public Sector developed a tool to quantify Kissimmee River floodplain restoration benefits. The tool measures hydroperiod across 40 square miles of wetlands and improves rapid, interactive evaluation for scientists and administrators.
- Organization
- South Florida Water Management District
- Industry
- Public Sector
- Location
- United States
- Published
- January 2024
Reported outcomes
Strategic outcomes
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Use case focus
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- 1Environmental Monitoring
- 2Geospatial Analytics
- 3Decision Support
- Automate and speed up hydroperiod monitoring across 40 square miles of wetlands.
- Reduce long data processing and manual methods to support floodplain restoration decisions.
- Developed an interactive hydroperiod measurement tool leveraging Google Earth Engine for spatial analytics.
- Used Vertex AI, Gemini, BigQuery, and Cloud Run for automated processing, tabulation, and deployment.
- Reduced data processing time from hours to minutes.
- Completed end-to-end development and deployment within 10 months.
- Expanded access to hydroperiod data for advanced inundation modeling and environmental monitoring.
Architecture
The South Florida Water Management District and Google Public Sector built an interactive hydroperiod calculator on Google Cloud. The solution uses Google Earth Engine for spatial analytics and Google Cloud services including Vertex AI, Gemini, BigQuery, and Cloud Run to automate processing, tabulate water-depth raster analysis, and deploy a user-friendly interface for scientists and administrators.
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