Rice University, located in Houston, Texas, will be the lead institution and the site for the proposed SSPEED Center. The other regional academic institutions include the University of Houston (UH), Louisiana State University (LSU), the University of Texas at Austin (UTA), Texas A& M University at Galveston, Texas Southern University, and the University of Texas at Brownsville (UTB) (Table 1). These universities were carefully chosen because each brings unique talent to the Center, and many of the involved faculty has worked together on related evacuation and flooding projects in the region. Other public and private agencies that will participate in the Center are listed in Table 2. HGAC will take on the lead governmental role for operations of the Center. Bill King, a former mayor of Kemah, has been a large supporter of the SSPEED center since its inception.
Table 1. University Roles
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Flood prediction and warning; Urban hydrologic models; Web integration of real time data; Regional Forecast Testbed 1, Public policy and response. |
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Educational outreach for public and high schools; Infrastructure risk assessment.
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Storm surge model prediction; Evacuation and transportation planning.
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Disaster planning; Storm surge modeling; Remotely sensed data; Evacuation and transportation systems.
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Coastal flood response; Regional Forecast Testbed 2; International border issues
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Transportation systems and evacuation planning.
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Coastal flood evacuation; Storm surge impacts. Community response.
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Table 2. Private and Governmental Partners in SSPEED
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