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FloodCamsQLD only shows cameras that the relevant local council, the Department of Transport and Main Roads, or another government body has made publicly available. If your council doesn't host a public camera feed for that crossing, it cannot be shown here. The good news: council coverage is growing, and when a feed becomes public the app picks it up. The other good news: please email and tell me about it — if a public feed exists that I've missed, I'll add it.

FloodCamsQLD displays the latest image the council publishes — it does not host or generate the images itself. When the source feed goes stale (which happens when a council camera loses power, drops out during severe weather, or the council's dashboard goes down), the app shows the last available image and flags the camera as Stale or Offline. Refresh from the camera detail screen to fetch the latest. If a camera has been stale for more than a day or two, the council is likely working on it — or it may need to be reported to them directly.

Refresh rates are set by the councils, not by this app. Most public feeds update every 15–30 minutes during normal conditions; some go faster during severe weather events. The app re-fetches when you open a camera screen, pull-to-refresh, or return to the foreground.

Location is used only to sort the camera list by proximity, so the nearest cameras appear first. The location lookup happens entirely on your device and is never transmitted anywhere — not to me, not to the councils, not to anyone. You can decline the permission or revoke it later (iOS Settings → Privacy & Security → Location Services); the rest of the app continues to work, the list just won't be proximity-sorted.

Open any camera and tap the archive icon to start saving images. From then on, every time the app fetches a new image for that camera, it's saved to your device. Open the Archive screen for that camera to play the images back as a slideshow — useful for watching water rise and fall over hours or days. Archives are stored locally on your phone and are not uploaded anywhere.

Open the Archive screen for the camera you want to trim, tap Select, choose the images to delete, and tap Delete. Or uninstall and reinstall the app to wipe everything — the favourites you've starred will be lost too if you do this.

Not yet. FloodCamsQLD is iOS-only for now. If demand is there, Android may follow — but there's no committed timeline.

Not currently. The app is iPhone-first and your favourites + archive live on the device they were created on.

No. FloodCamsQLD is a convenience tool that aggregates publicly available camera images. It is not a substitute for official advice. Camera coverage is incomplete, feeds can be delayed or offline, and conditions can change in minutes. Always follow current warnings from the Bureau of Meteorology, your local council, and emergency services. If in doubt, don't cross.

Please do — email [email protected] and describe what you'd find useful and why. Things like new regions, new data sources, or UI improvements are all welcome.