More than 100 media innovators from the United States and Latin America attended Media Party Miami on Feb. 13 and 14 at Florida International University and The LAB Miami.
eyesontherise.org co-sponsored the event along with FIU’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the Latin American & Caribbean Center at FIU, Hacks/Hackers Miami and the International Center for Journalists.
Watch how Florida International University’s Geographic Information Systems Center is tracking sea level rise.
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The Eyes on the Rise Project Team, in conjunction with the FIU GIS Center and Code for Miami are working on an application for South Florida residents to better understand the impact of sea level rise on their homes and businesses. While this tool is still under development, I thought I would share one of our ideas and interface sketches with you.
A DATABASE OF CITIZEN-REPORTED FLOODS
We are creating an app to allow South Floridians to create a database of flooding incidents in their areas. While this is not an official application (citizen reports are not filed with government agencies), it will allow local residents to create their own catalog of flooding incidents. It will also attempt to match your address to the appropriate local agency where you can report a flood.
