Hydrata

# Hydrata > Cloud-based 2D hydraulic flood modelling platform powered by the ANUGA open-source > finite-volume shallow water equation solver. Upload terrain data, define scenarios, > run flood simulations in the browser, and share results via GeoServer — no local > software installation required. Hydrata is designed for civil engineers, hydrologists, and government agencies needing site-specific flood inundation analysis beyond what pre-computed global risk maps can provide. Built on GeoNode 5.x (open-source geospatial CMS), Django 5, GeoServer 2.27.x, and cloud compute. The ANUGA solver uses a triangular unstructured mesh, making it well-suited for complex coastal, estuarine, and urban terrain. Hydrata manages the full modeling workflow — DEM upload, scenario configuration, cloud simulation, and results publishing — and provides an MCP server for integration with AI coding assistants. Target users: civil engineering consultants, government water agencies, researchers using ANUGA, and development-finance project teams needing accessible 2D flood modeling without expensive desktop software licenses. ## Getting Started - [Platform Overview](https://hydrata.com/): What Hydrata does, supported use cases, and key features - [Documentation](https://hydrata.com/docs/): Full user and technical documentation (MkDocs) - [Sign Up Free](https://hydrata.com/account/signup/): Create an account to start modelling ## Technical Reference - [REST API v2](https://hydrata.com/api/v2/): GeoNode DRF API — resources, datasets, maps, users, permissions - [ANUGA Projects API](https://hydrata.com/api/projects/): Create and manage flood modelling projects - [ANUGA Scenarios API](https://hydrata.com/api/scenarios/): Configure model inputs — DEM, boundaries, friction, rainfall - [ANUGA Runs API](https://hydrata.com/api/runs/): Submit and monitor ANUGA simulation jobs on cloud compute - [GeoServer WMS Capabilities](https://hydrata.com/geoserver/geonode/wms?service=WMS&version=1.