The Municipality of Zola Predosa (Bologna metropolitan area) has launched the experimentation of AIRAS, the platform created by Ex Machina to support local decision-makers in managing hydrogeological risk in the presence of extreme weather events. Thanks to AI and integration with environmental monitoring networks, AIRAS processes and interprets a large amount of data and documents in real-time—including weather bulletins, historical data, and civil protection plans—providing rapid, data-driven recommendations to local administrators, technicians, and volunteers involved in managing the weather emergency.
With the experimentation of AIRAS, the Municipality of Zola Predosa adds a new and powerful tool for managing hydrogeological emergencies. The AI will help define intervention priorities based on a cost-benefit analysis, dynamically map the areas at greatest risk, and optimize the deployment of resources and aid. The goal is to enhance the Municipality’s ability to react promptly in case of a weather alert, better managing the emergency and thereby reducing inconvenience and damage to property and people.
