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Now supporting:
- >= ArcGis 10.5
- ArcGis Pro
- Google Earth Engine

# Floodwater Depth Estimation Tool
The Floodwater Depth Estimation Tool (FwDET) calculates floodwater
depths using a digital elevation model (DEM) and a flood extent
polygon shapefile. Within this repository resides the two versions of
polygon shapefile. Within this repository resides the three versions of
FwDET. Version 1, featured in Estimating Floodwater Depths from Flood
Inundation Maps and Topography [Cohen et al. 2018], best works in
inland riverine regions and has been implemented using both Arcpy and
QGIS. Version 2, features an improved algorithm which better solves
coastal flooding as well as fluvial. Version 2 implements a much
coastal flooding as well as fluvial [Cohen et al. 2019]. Version 2 implements a much
different approach that is considerably more computationally
efficient, drastically reducing run time compared to version 1 of the
tool.
tool. Version 2.1 introduces a boundary cell smoothing and filtering procedure whicn
improves the tool's accuracy.

FwDET can be executed either as a standalone Python script or via a toolbox in
ArcMap (v1 & v2) or QGIS (v1). Version 1 and 2 have been implemented via Arcpy
scripts and Arc Toolboxs with version support for >= ArcGis 10.5 and ArcGis Pro.
Version 1 also has both a standalone and plugin open-source QGIS version, that
out preforms the ArcMap computationally. The plugin/toolbox versions can be
found inside the [fwdet](fwdet) directory. The standalone versions of the
scripts are located under [fwdet/source](fwdet/source).

## How to use FwDET ArcMap/Pro Toolbox
1. Clone this repository or download the
[toolbox file](fwdet/FwDET.tbx).
2. Open ArcMap/Pro and navigate using the catalog to the directory
containing `FwDET.tbx` or `FwDET_ArcGISPro.tbx`.
containing `FwDET_ArcGISPro.tbx`.
3. Expand the toolbox and double click on the tool version you wish to
use.

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### Publications from this work:
[Peter et al. 2020](https://doi.org/10.1109/LGRS.2020.3031190) Google Earth Engine
Implementation of the Floodwater Depth Estimation Tool (FwDET-GEE) for Rapid and Large Scale Flood Analysis.
_IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters._

[Cohen et al. 2019](https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-2019-78) -- The
Floodwater Depth Estimation Tool (FwDET v2.0) for Improved Remote
Sensing Analysis of Coastal Flooding
Sensing Analysis of Coastal Flooding. _Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences_, 19, 2053–2065.

Cohen, et al. (2017), Estimating Floodwater Depths from Flood
Inundation Maps and Topography, _Journal of the American Water
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### Contacts:
[Sagy Cohen](mailto:[email protected])

[Austin Raney](mailto:[email protected])

### Other resources:

[SDML Website](https://sdml.ua.edu)
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