I-GUIDE VCO: Strengthening Resilience in 4D: Geospatial Digital Twins for Navigating Urban Flood Dynamics

Strengthening Resilience in 4D: Geospatial Digital Twins for Navigating Urban Flood Dynamics

April 29, 2026 11:00 am (Central Time)

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Abstract

As coastal and urban communities face increasingly complex threats from extreme weather, traditional static flood modeling is no longer sufficient for dynamic decision-making. This talk presents FlowsDT, a hyper-local geospatial digital twin framework designed to simulate and navigate the cascading effects of fluvial and pluvial flooding. Using Galveston City, Texas, as a case study, this methodology integrates geospatial artificial intelligence (GeoAI), CyberGIS, and 3D urban modeling to evaluate varied rainfall scenarios. By providing a 4D environment for real-time flood forecasting and testing infrastructural interventions (such as "Sponge City" concepts), this approach shifts disaster management from reactive recovery to proactive, multiscale community resilience.

Speakers

Debayan Mandal

Debayan Mandal

Arizona State University

Debayan Mandal is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning at Arizona State University, and a Ph.D. candidate in Geography at Texas A&M University. His research lies at the intersection of GIScience, Geospatial Artificial Intelligence (GeoAI), and CyberGIS, with a primary focus on smart disaster resilience and the development of geospatial digital twins. Through his work at the GEAR Lab, he has developed innovative cyberinfrastructure platforms, such as PRIME and FlowsDT, to advance multi-scale resilience measurement and interactive flood simulations.

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