Who we are
We are a dedicated team with a big mission: to help disaster affected communities by amplifying their voices. Our platform scans social media, news, and blogs in real time — detecting floods and other weather disasters, extracting key insights, and delivering them instantly to professionals around the world.
- Used by the UK Met Office, the World Bank, and Red Cross teams, we bring the local situation to the screens of those who can act.
- Our data is real-time, georeferenced, and tailored to weather impact.
Trusted worldwide for early warnings, response coordination, forecast validation, satellite tasking, and long-term risk studies.
Our drive
When weather disasters strike, understanding the local situation is critical. Yet too often, decisions are made without timely, on-the-ground insight. FloodTags was founded to change that — by turning real-world observations into structured, actionable data.
What started with floods has evolved into a broader platform for weather impact monitoring. We scan social media, news, and blogs in real time to detect floods, landslides, storms, and other events. Our system extracts key insights, geolocates them, and delivers them through dashboards and APIs — helping professionals act faster and smarter.
From emergency response and satellite tasking to post-event analysis and long-term risk assessments, FloodTags brings the local reality into decision-making.
Founder story
Jurjen Wagemaker is the founder of FloodTags, a platform dedicated to improving disaster response through real-time information. After graduating in Civil Engineering from TU Delft in 2001, he gained firsthand experience with the devastating impact of floods during an internship in Bangladesh. Motivated by this experience, he worked internationally on water and flood projects across Asia, Africa, and Latin America before founding FloodTags in 2014. His mission: to create sustainable tools that amplify local voices and improve resilience. Today, FloodTags serves global clients like the World Bank, UK Met Office, and ICEYE. Jurjen lives in the Netherlands with his wife and three children.
Core values
Understanding
We are experts in flood and weather impact monitoring, with deep understanding of these complex events. By collaborating with top researchers and universities, we stay at the forefront of our field.
Lasting
We build for the long term. Our robust software and sustainable business model ensure ongoing reinvestment, so that what we create continues to deliver real impact.
Inspiring
We strive to bring out the best in everyone we work with — encouraging meaningful collaboration, innovation, and shared purpose.
Caring
We care and offer a helping hand. Using the Pay What You Can principle, we support those who need it most — maximizing our positive impact on society.
Our partners
FloodTags is proud to be working with:
