HCM City flood updates available on appThe Urban Drainage Co. (UDC) has launched an app that updates users on flooded areas, rain, and flood tides in Ho Chi Minh City. Users of Android devices can now download the UDI Maps app on Google Play to access news about flooding in the city. UDI Maps uses Google’s map and driving direction features to provide detailed and accurate information on flooded locations in the city and recommend alternative routes. UDC previously coordinated with certain agencies to use the Geographic Information System (GIS), the foundation of UDI Maps, to issue flood alerts. The Center for Urban Flood Control Program has predicted that flooding at all of these points will have been addressed by 2018.

Source: VietNamNet News May 24, 2017 03:00 UTC