Multi-hazard early warning platform. Open to any model. Built to turn simulation science into lives saved.

One platform, many hazards.
Your models, operational
at any scale.

Open EWS is the operational layer between your physical models (hydraulic, hydrological or atmospheric models,...) and the people they protect — automated pipelines, AI, ML surrogates for sub-second prediction, and standards-based dissemination out of the box.

Multi-hazard · Open to any modelEbro · Tortosa · 14:42 UTC
T − 12hT − 6hNowT + 6hT + 12h
Observed ML surrogate Ensemble
HOW IT WORKS · MODEL → SURROGATE → ALERT

Three stages, one auditable chain.

A defined, automated, AI-assisted pipeline — from raw rainfall to people protected. Your physical model stays the source of truth; the ML surrogate makes it operational; the alert layer makes it useful.

01 · InputPhysical model
Your simulation model

Any engine. Upload .inp, .prj, .cas — or plug an API. Auto-detect, validate, and prepare.

EPA SWMM12,408 nodes
02 · LearnedML surrogate
Graph neural surrogate

Same topology, 500× faster. A world model that lets planners run thousands of alternative futures.

<10 ms500× speed-up99.2% R²
03 · OutputOperational
Alert, disseminated

Cell broadcast, CAP/XML, SMS, IoT sirens — auditable, multi-channel, standards-based.

ES-ALERT · EU-ALERTCAP/XML
OPERATIONAL · LIVE SAMPLE

What your territory sees, in real time.

Alerts, telemetry and ML confidence — Integrating available components that power national agencies, utilities and basin authorities.

open-ews · operational
Live
Ebro — Tortosa gauge ES-T-042
Q 1,870 m³/s · ensemble p90 · surge +2.1 m · CAP · ES-ALERT
Red · Extreme
Valencia urban drainage ES-V-SWMM-11
Surcharge 23 nodes · flash · GNN surrogate 8 ms · SMS
Orange
Duero — Zamora basin ES-ZA-HMS
Return period 10y · nowcast p50 · horizon 6 h
Yellow
Guadalquivir — Sevilla ES-SE-RAS
Nominal · 412 sensors OK · last cal. 04:12Z
Nominal
42 gauges
14 engines
p95 latency 8.3 ms
Rainfall · AEMET
18.4mm/h
Discharge · Tortosa
1,870m³/s
ML confidence
97.2%
MULTI-HAZARD COVERAGE

One platform, many risks.

Open EWS doesn't compete with existing models — it becomes the operational layer that turns them into deployable early warning systems.

Active

Floods

First fully operational vertical. EPA SWMM, HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, TETIS, Iber, TELEMAC, and ANUGA 1D/2D coupled simulation with real-time meteorology.

FLUVIAL · PLUVIAL · FLASH
Active

Wildfires

Fire spread modeling, fuel moisture sensors, and evacuation alert integration.

CONVECTIVE · WUI
Planned

Wind & Storms

Wind field modeling, structural risk assessment, and storm track nowcasting.

EXTRATROPICAL · GUSTS
Planned

Coastal & Surge

Tidal coupling, wave overtopping models, and coastal flood forecasting.

SURGE · OVERTOPPING
Roadmap

Tsunamis · Droughts · Heat · Landslides

Extensible architecture ready for any hazard with a simulation model behind it.

BRING-YOUR-OWN
SCALES · SPACE × TIME

From the street to the nation. From the first signal to the moment of impact.

Open EWS scales horizontally across geography and vertically across the lifetime of a hazard event.

SPATIAL · 3 LEVELSY-axis

From neighborhoods to entire countries.

01· Local

Urban & municipal

Streets, neighborhoods, single-stream watersheds, individual treatment plants.

02· Regional

Counties · provinces · basins

Multi-municipality regions, river basin authorities, county-level civil protection.

03· National

Whole country

National agencies coordinating across all basins, regions and verticals.

TEMPORAL · 3 HORIZONSX-axis

From signal to impact, three operating modes.

01· Anomaly

Risk emerges

Long-range probabilistic signals, ML precursors, scenario warm-up days ahead.

02· Approach

0–24 h to event

Deterministic + ensemble forecasts, alert pre-staging, audience targeting.

03· Impact

Event in progress

Real-time observed data, surrogate-driven response, multi-channel dissemination.

PLATFORM · FIVE MODULES

Plug in your tools. We provide the backbone.

Open EWS integrates the full chain — from model to alert. Five modules, one operational platform.

01 · Model integration

Bring any engine

14+ simulation engines ready to use. Standardized JSON-lines protocol — bring your own engine too.

SWMMHEC-RASIberTELEMACANUGA+9 more
02 · Data & sensors

Real-time ingestion

AEMET, NOAA, IoT gauges, and weather APIs. IDF curves and frequency analysis built in.

AEMETNOAARadarIoT
03 · Simulation & scaling

Cloud execution, live results

1D, 2D, and coupled 1D+2D modes. Batch runs for scenario analysis and automated calibration.

1D2DCoupledBatch
04 · AI / machine learning

Sub-second prediction

GNN surrogate models for instant prediction. TimesFM nowcasting. Train, deploy, and benchmark from the platform.

GNNTimesFMCalibration
05 · Alerts & dissemination

4-level alert system, standards-based

ES-ALERT / EU-ALERT cell broadcast, SMS, email, push notifications, IoT sirens, and CAP/XML interoperability.

CBSMSCAPPUSHIoT
BUILT FOR EVERY STAKEHOLDER

National agencies to local utilities.

Open EWS adapts to your scale and operational needs — from single-river pilots to multi-hazard national deployments.

01 · Public administrations

National & regional civil protection

Agencies deploying multi-hazard early warning at scale, with auditability and standards compliance.

02 · Basin authorities

River basin organizations

Managing flood risk, dam safety, and hydrological monitoring networks across watersheds.

03 · Utilities & operators

Water & energy operators

Integrating EWS into SCADA and operational workflows — urban drainage, dams, generation.

04 · Engineering consultancies

Firms delivering EWS projects

Leveraging Open EWS as a deployment platform — ship faster, with a defensible methodology.

05 · Insurance & reinsurance

Risk pools & loss models

Catastrophe modeling, parametric triggers and exposure analytics — live hazard footprints feeding pricing and claims pipelines.

06 · Universities & research

Research & validation

Groups developing and validating new models, ML approaches, and hazard methodologies.

BUILT FOR SCALE
14
Simulation engines
5+
Hazard types
3
Languages
100%
Cloud native

Turn your models into an operational early warning service.

Deploy in days, not quarters. Bring your simulation engine, your sensors, your audience — we provide the operational backbone.

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