Data2Action is a data as a product company that provides meaningful and actionable information related to water-related impacts across the country both in real time and for planning.
Data2Action was funded by the National Science Foundation’s Convergence Accelerator program. Data2Action was funded by the National Science Foundation’s Convergence Accelerator program.
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Human and economic losses from flooding are increasing — yet we still don’t fully understand the impact of urban flooding, or how to reduce it.
Why is that, and how do we solve it?
Cities are networks of networks: power grids, transit, water systems, navigation, dams—woven into the environment, economy, and public health.
We call this the Urban Multiplex.
While the Urban Multiplex is physically and functionally connected, the data produced within its individual sectors are not.
This prevents us from understanding how disruptions triggered by floods cascade across cities.
We integrate Urban Multiplex data in an intelligent, searchable Knowledge Network and connect it to our Real-time Flood Forecasts.
This way, we forecast when and where flooding is likely to happen and cause cascading disruptions — delivering actionable impact information in real time.