We are pleased that our work was featured in a recent article by our colleague Markus Metz. The article highlights the growing importance of open-source tools for climate adaptation – with a focus on our GRASS GIS module r.sim.water.
The article illustrates how climate change is intensifying extreme rainfall events, increasing the threat of flash floods in urban areas. It emphasizes the importance of having good, easily accessible tools to simulate such events and plan better protective measures.
Our open-source module r.sim.water makes it possible to simulate small rainfall events using real terrain data, soil and land use information, and rainfall patterns. This allows planners and researchers to test how different infrastructure and nature-based solutions perform – before investing in costly measures.
Real-world examples – such as the simulation of the devastating 1998 flash flood in Slovakia – show how accurate and practical our tool is.
We are proud to contribute to climate adaptation with our open and scientifically sound tools.
🔗 Find the full article here.