Washington, Jan. 2 -- Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks issued the following press release:
Today, Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) proudly announced that Kento Sugiyama, a student at Iowa City West High School, is the winner of Iowa's First District 2025 Congressional App Challenge for his innovative application, CoFIS: Community Oriented Flood Information System.
Kento's app was inspired by the billions of people worldwide affected by flooding and food-related losses. CoFIS is a web-based application for scenario-based flood inundation mapping and impact. Using user-defined scenarios and discharge predictions from the National Water Model, the platform helps communities better understand flood risks in their areas an...