One Kamloops company is making emergency resources for flooding efforts easier to understand.

Lightship builds live communications, mapping and data collection software. The software is used by several government agencies, including Emergency Management BC through a Build in Canada Innovation Program (BCIP) contract.

The company has played an active role during the flood season in the Okanagan and other parts of the Interior, having launched an initiative that empowers the public to help emergency management officials remove flood defences in a faster, more efficient manner.

By assisting in giving EMBC a complete view of flood defences, updated in real time, communities can begin to move on from a difficult spring.

A set up by Lightship allows anyone from the public to mark a map with the flood defence91裸聊视频檚 (i.e. sandbag, inflatable barrier) location, add a photo and description, which is then sent to EMBC as a live update.

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As more and more submissions come in, EMBC gains a large view of flood defences and can make more informed decisions on which areas to focus on and track cleanup activity.