| Key variables of flood water flow and inundation | When | Time (historical, real-time, forecasted) | |
| Where | Location and extent | ||
| How much | Volumetric discharge and velocity | ||
| Phase 1 (gathering) | Phase 2 (processing) | Phase 3 (performing) | |
| What (content/tools) | Streamflow and inundation data ・ Historical ・ Real-time ・ Forecasted | Geospatial ・ Platform ・ Framework ・ Applications/toolsets | Flood event decision support ・ Common operating geovisual intelligence system and applications ・ Server, desktop & mobile-based |
| How (functions) | ・ Selection ・ Inputs & aggregation ・ Preparation (clean, code and scale) | ・ Integration ・ Mapping ・ Analysis & estimation ・ Testing & evaluation ・ Validation & scoring | ・ Geovisualization ・ Scalable localization ・ Interactive customization ・ Contextualization |