Comprehensive media monitoring and insights with FloodTags
At FloodTags, we turn online media into reliable, real-time and historic insights on floods and other weather-related disasters. Our five core products provide tailored solutions for monitoring, analysis, validation, and decision-making — used by governments, NGOs, researchers, and insurers around the world. Whether you need fast updates during a crisis or detailed information for long-term planning, FloodTags helps you understand what’s happening on the ground, when and where it matters most.
Real-time monitor
Monitor weather impact events in real time via a personalised dashboard. FloodTags ingests data from BlueSky, X, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and over 150,000 global news sites, blogs, and forums. Content is typically available within seconds of being posted. FloodTags currently covers floods, storms, rain, snow, hail and landslides. We are working on adding wildfire, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.
Access is provided via web interface and API under a subscription model. The real-time monitor is used by global disaster managers, insurance companies, and leading meteorological organisations, including the Met Office. Pricing for the Real-Time Monitor is based on data volume and the number of users.
Specialized Information
- Impacted locations and event times
- Event classification
- Failure of protection measures
- Impact on people and households
- Impact and disruptions to logistics and infrastructure
- Impact on public facilities and critical infrastructure
- Response and repair actions
- Relief and mitigation funding
- And more..
Key Features
- Interactive map displaying georeferenced data
- Event summaries powered by large language models
- Access to the individual posts (tags)
- Graphs with detailed statistics
- Advanced query functionality with filters and AI-based classifiers
- Notifications and real-time access
- API integration
Situation Brief
The Situation Brief delivers fast, structured insights on emerging weather impact events. It provides a concise yet comprehensive overview across five essential dimensions:
- Hydrologic Event Description: Key characteristics and dynamics of the event
- Locations: Identification of affected areas at city or regional scale
- Causes: Analysis of contributing factors, such as rainfall, infrastructure failure, or land use
- Impact: Summary of consequences for people, infrastructure, and services
- Stakeholders: Overview of key actors involved or affected
FloodTags generates Situation Briefs by extracting and structuring information from online media, combining large language models such as ChatGPT with expert human analysis and validation.
The result is a 10–15 page report with clickable links to original sources, enabling transparent and evidence-based decision-making. It is particularly suited for rapid assessments, real-time situational awareness, and the early stages of response and planning. Situation Briefs are priced at a fixed rate, depending on the scope and complexity of the event.
Time-series
The timeseries offers a 10- to 20-year historical overview of weather-related impact events for any specific area or region worldwide. By systematically collecting and analyzing online media sources over time, FloodTags creates structured datasets that reveal patterns, frequencies, and trends in extreme weather events.
The standard deliverables include:
- Detailed data table (CSV) with event dates, locations, and source links
- A PowerPoint presentation with selected source excerpts
- A concise report explaining the methodology and key findings
Events covered include floods, landslides, mudflows, heavy rainfall, windstorms/hurricanes, snow, hail, droughts, and wildfires. Optional insights can be added on hydrologic causes, infrastructure performance, and impacts on people and the economy. The time-series datasets are particularly valuable for model validation, system and risk assessments, baseline studies, strategic planning and policy development. Pricing for the Time-Series is based on data volume and the time to process it.
Detailed event report
Where the Situation Brief offers a quick and concise overview of an event, the Detailed Event Report digs deeper, providing a more comprehensive and in-depth analysis of past weather impact events. It has detailed information on both the physical characteristics and societal dimensions of an event, including verified locations and estimated water depths, infrastructure performance and causes, sector-specific impacts such as road closures, public response and measures taken, involved stakeholders, and geolocated points linked to Google Street View.
Reports typically span 20–30 pages per event, and include maps, timelines, statistics, and storylines. All content is manually reviewed for accuracy. Reports are available for individual events or multi-year overviews, in English or any local language, and include full reference to original media sources. The Detailed Event Report is intended for users who need high-confidence, evidence-based reporting on flood and weather impact events worldwide. Pricing is based on the time required, depending on the scope and complexity of the event.
Manually validated data points
FloodTags provides manually validated, geolocated data points that confirm the occurrence of weather-related events at specific locations. Each data point includes latitude, longitude, and a link to the original media source. For flood events, additional attributes such as estimated water depth can be included to support assessment of local impact severity.
The data points are commonly used for model validation, remote sensing comparison, and risk analysis. By providing real-world confirmation of events, they support more accurate planning, forecasting, and emergency response.
The output is delivered as a CSV file, with each row containing the event type, coordinates, water depth (if applicable), and source URL. Pricing is based on the number of validated data points.
