UvA software helps prevent floods

In the European "Urbanflood" project, the UvA together with TNO ICT, Stichting Onderzoek Water, the English HR Wallingford, Cyfronet in Poland en Siemens Russia will develop a system to monitor dikes, volcanoes and other sites where natural disasters such a flooding may occur. See the UvA press release at http://www.uva.nl/actueel/index.cfm/EBBA89AC-1321-B0BE-685604E159D83464 (In Dutch)

Interviews with Peter Sloot about "Urbanflood"

On Dutch Radio:

Friday September 25, 17:20, on "Radio Nederland Wereldomroep" (The Dutch Worldservice)
Monday, September 28, 15:25 on "Noorderlicht", on Dutch National Radio: "UrbanFLood: Software van het Instituut voor Informatica helpt rampen voorkomen."

COVERAGE in the newspapers, a selection:

http://www.nu.nl/internet/2088777/nederlandse-software-waarschuwt-rampen.html
http://www.techzine.nl/nieuws/21334/Nederlandse-software-voorziet-rampen.html
http://www.spitsnieuws.nl/archives/tech/2009/09/nederlandse_software_waarschuw.html
http://www.computable.nl/artikel/ict_topics/overheid/3081906/1277202/supernetwerk-voorspelt-natuurrampen.html