FLO-2D Insights

What is FLO-2D?

FLO-2D is a two-dimensional flood routing model that simulates flood wave propagation over complex terrain. It is commonly used for floodplain delineation, dam break analysis, mudflow simulation, and urban stormwater management. It is notable for its ability to model flow over complex topography with varying roughness and hydraulic structures.

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What other technologies are related to FLO-2D?

FLO-2D Competitor Technologies

HEC-RAS

HEC-RAS is a widely used hydraulic modeling software for simulating open channel flow. It is a direct competitor to FLO-2D, although FLO-2D is more geared towards overland and urban flooding.

mentioned alongside FLO-2D in 4% (851) of relevant job posts

SRH-2D

SRH-2D is a two-dimensional hydrodynamic model that simulates riverine and overland flow. As such, it directly competes with FLO-2D.

mentioned alongside FLO-2D in 12% (122) of relevant job posts

SWMM

SWMM is primarily for urban stormwater modeling, including sewer systems and surface runoff. While it has different strengths, it competes with FLO-2D in urban flood simulations.

mentioned alongside FLO-2D in 5% (278) of relevant job posts

ICPR

ICPR is a comprehensive stormwater modeling software that can perform hydrologic and hydraulic analysis, making it a competitor to FLO-2D.

mentioned alongside FLO-2D in 2% (56) of relevant job posts

FLO-2D Complementary Technologies

HEC-GeoRAS

HEC-GeoRAS is used to prepare geometric data for import into HEC-RAS from GIS. While FLO-2D has its own GIS pre and post-processing capabilities, HEC-GeoRAS can be used in conjunction with HEC-RAS for comparison or alternative modeling scenarios.

mentioned alongside FLO-2D in 31% (140) of relevant job posts

HEC-HMS

HEC-HMS is a hydrologic modeling system used to simulate rainfall-runoff processes. The resulting hydrographs can be used as inflow boundary conditions for FLO-2D models. Hence, it is complementary.

mentioned alongside FLO-2D in 5% (716) of relevant job posts

ESRI ArcGIS

ESRI ArcGIS is a GIS software that can be used for pre- and post-processing of FLO-2D model data, such as terrain data preparation, floodplain mapping, and visualization of results. FLO-2D has its own GIS tools, but ArcGIS is still very useful.

mentioned alongside FLO-2D in 1% (104) of relevant job posts