Google says its flood prediction service, which uses machine learning to identify areas of land prone to flooding and alert users before the waters arrive, now covers all over India and has expanded to parts of Bangladesh as well.
The search Giant launched the tool in 2018 for India's Patna Region, but it says it's been slowly increasing coverage in coordination with local government. In June, it hit the milestone of covering all the worst flood-hit areas of India. The company says this means some 200 million people in India and 40 million people in Bangladesh can now receive alerts from its flood forecasting system.
In addition to expanding coverage, Google is testing more accurate forecasts and has updated how its alerts appear on users devices. The company says it's now sent over 30million notifications to users with Android devices.
Google says it's experimenting with new models that can provide more accurate alerts. Its latest forecast model can "double the lead time" of its previous system, says the company, while also providing people with information about the depths of the flooding."In more than 90 percent of cases, our forecasts will provide the correct water level within a margin of error of 15 centimeters.
Google says it's looking into these problems and has started a collaboration with the international federation of red cross and crescent societies. It hope to share its flood forecasts with these organizations who can disseminate the information through their own networks.
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