Matthew Wilson: Mapping future floods with VR

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We've all heard about the one in 100-year flood and cross our fingers the waters don't come our way. But imagine if you could see future floods by wearing a virtual reality headset to scan your backyard for flood risk. This is already possible. Scientists at the University of Canterbury are using virtual reality to develop high resolution imagery based on hydraulic modelling to show people exactly what impact a big flood could have on their hometowns. Matthew Wilson is director of the University of Canterbury's Geospatial Research Institute. He talks to Mihingarangi about how they hope to help communities understand the effects of flooding and make better safety plans.

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