RiskScape named finalist NZ Hi-Tech Awards
RiskScape is New Zealand's next generation, open source, loss modelling software.
The software has been named as a finalist in this year's NZ Hi-Tech Awards for the 'Visa Best Hi-Tech Solution for the Public Good' category
We are so very proud to announce that RiskScape has been named as a finalist in this year's NZ Hi-Tech Awards for the 'Visa Best Hi-Tech Solution for the Public Good' category.
The category celebrates not-for-profit tech innovations that are focused on improving the lives of the people it serves.
RiskScape is New Zealand's next generation, open source, loss modelling software developed by GNS Science and NIWA in collaboration with the Earthquake Commission (EQC) and Catalyst IT Limited
Learn more about RiskScape on their website: www.riskscape.org.nz(external link)
RiskScape – Making us and our environment safer from natural hazards transcript
RiskScape uses information about our hazards, our people, and our built environment to better
understand the risks from natural hazards.
RiskScape is trusted software designed and developed in New Zealand and uses New Zealand science to understand the impact of natural hazards on all people and property.
The software helps us understand the magnitude and severity of future natural hazard events, such as a large alpine fault earthquake or Central North Island volcanic eruption, so that our reinsurance is right size and so that we can anticipate the impacts and better respond to and recover from them.
Flood modeling is used in New Zealand by central government as well as local governments and organizations to help them understand the impacts of flooding and respond to the hazard.
New Zealand is at risk of many natural hazards. We need to better understand the risks associated with these hazards so that we can make more resilient buildings and make New Zealanders safer.
It's a great example of how our agencies work together to improve the resilience of natural hazards in New Zealand.