SaferPlaces News

SaferPlaces selected for the 2025 QBE AcceliCITY Humanitarian Challenge

We’re excited to share that SaferPlaces has been selected as one of 30 teams across 14 countries to join the QBE AcceliCITY Humanitarian Challenge 2025, a global program led by Humanitech (Australian Red Cross), the QBE Foundation, Leading Cities and the Global Disaster Preparedness Center. This…

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Sharper Flood Insights: SaferPlaces provides pluvial high-resolution data to ARUP and Climada Technologies

We are proud to announce that SaferPlaces is now providing high-resolution pluvial flood risk data to ARUP and Climada Technologies, giving both organizations a sharper lens on how heavy rainfall could impact assets, infrastructure, and communities around the world. By enriching them with more…

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Introducing SaferPlaces AI Agent: making Flood Risk Intelligence conversational

We’re proud to announce the launch of the SaferPlaces AI Agent, a major step forward in making climate and flood risk intelligence more accessible, interactive, and global. For the first time, users can chat directly with our technology, asking questions about rainfall, flood exposure, or potential…

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SaferPlaces partners with the World Bank to strengthen Angola’s climate and water resilience

Ph: Pluvial Flooding evet: 100 mm in 1h - Talatona, Angola - 21/04/2023. We are proud to announce that SaferPlaces is working with the World Bank to bring advanced flood risk analytics to Angola, supporting national efforts to build climate resilience and guide smarter water infrastructure…

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SaferPlaces at Smart City Expo World Congress 2025 in Barcelona

We’re excited to share that SaferPlaces will be exhibiting at the Smart City Expo World Congress 2025 (SCEWC), taking place in Barcelona, 4–6 November 2025. Hosted annually since 2011, the Smart City Expo World Congress has become the world’s leading event for cities and urban innovation, shaping a…

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SaferPlaces joins IFAB to Accelerate AI-Driven Climate Resilience

We are pleased to announce that SaferPlaces has officially joined IFAB – International Foundation Big Data and Artificial Intelligence for Human Development, becoming part of an international network that promotes the ethical and advanced use of AI and Big Data for sustainable development.…

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SaferPlaces si unisce a IFAB per potenziare l’innovazione in IA climatica e resilienza urbana

Siamo lieti di annunciare che SaferPlaces è entrata ufficialmente nella rete della fondazione IFAB – International Foundation Big Data and Artificial Intelligence for Human Development, unendosi ad un gruppo internazionale che promuove l’uso etico e avanzato di AI e Big Data per lo sviluppo…

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SaferSAT: Turning Satellite Data into Flood Intelligence

We are proud to reveal the further development of a powerful component of the SaferPlaces platform: SaferSAT, a fully automated tool designed to make mapping and monitoring floods simpler, faster, and more accurate. Smarter Flood Mapping SaferSAT removes the traditional hurdles of flood mapping,…

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Portoferraio sotto l’acqua: la simulazione SaferPlaces conferma le criticità segnalate

Martedì 9 settembre 2025, un violento temporale ha colpito Portoferraio (LI), dove sono caduti quasi 70 mm di pioggia in meno di un’ora, provocando allagamenti e danni significativi. I media locali raccontano di strade trasformate in veri e propri corsi d’acqua, abitazioni invase e difficoltà per i…

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SaferCAST: a new early warning service for heavy rainfall events

SaferPlaces is developing SaferCAST, an innovative early warning service for intense rainfall and urban flooding events. Already operational in the cities of Rimini, Vicenza, and Venice, the system will soon be available in Bologna and several cities in Germany. How it works The service operates…

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