The on-line publication Government Technology (www.govtech.com) reports on information from 250 sensors deployed across the state by the Iowa Flood Center that offers local leaders real-time flood forecasts via AI chat bots.

To read the Govtech.com story, go to http://www.govtech.com/fs/automation/Iowa-Flood-Sensors-Wade-into-Artificial-Intelligence.html.

Govtech.com is the online portal to Government Technology, a division of e.Republic, Inc. Government Technology cover information technology's role in state and local governments. Through reporting of IT case studies, emerging technologies, and the implications of digital technology on the policies and management of public sector organizations, Government Technology chronicles the dynamics of governing in the information age.