Innovative Applications of VR: Flash-flood control and monitoring

The need for prognosis about water bodies representation and modelling of water level, especially in inland water bodies of Brazil has become an object of research mainly in the engineering field. Recording, documenting and, ultimately, encouraging the use of "non-destructive techniques and survey methods" as 3D digital surveying and mapping techniques and the use of Virtual Reality represent an invaluable set of effective tools for reconnaissance, documentation, monitoring, but also public diffusion and awareness of natural disasters management. Therefore, the basic concept and application of augmented reality consider the interaction between real world with virtual objects from VR. In this case, the augmented reality system must have characteristics combining the reality with virtual dimensions, in which for this study the real interactive in real time must represent 3D dimension, applied to the flooding issues in a municipality. This paper aims to review the currently methodologies used for water resources management in Brazil to study issues as the challenge of flash-flood control towards to approach the possibilities related with the available technologies. In addition, the purpose is to identify research directions of flood damage and resilience strategies assessment in different countries with the same recurrent issue.