Four Clemson University researchers are part of a national team that has developed a Flood Evacuation Tool to help forecast floods, identify at-risk roads and verify safe evacuation routes. The tool partners artificial intelligence (AI) with human knowledge. Researchers are using this human-AI teaming (HAT) partnership to create an intelligent model for addressing flood evacuation decisions in isolated South Carolina rural coastal communities. Current flood evacuation models include Geographic Information System (GIS) and infrastructure planning approaches, which do not use artificial intelligence. Data from the United States Geological Survey’s National Water Data Portal and the National Weather Service Forecast, as well as social media data, are being used to evaluate and forecast road flooding to provide rerouting recommendations.
