EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking (Mar 2022)

Early warning of impending flash flood based on AIoT

  • Wen-Tsai Sung,
  • Ihzany Vilia Devi,
  • Sung-Jung Hsiao

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13638-022-02096-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2022, no. 1
pp. 1 – 18

Abstract

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Abstract According to data from the Earth's Volcano and Geological Disaster Reduction Center, a country like Indonesia has experienced many natural disasters, one of which is flooding. Floods are an annual natural disaster, especially on mountain slopes. Mountainous areas experience more dangerous than floods than the urban areas because they can cause other natural disasters, such as landslides and damage the hiking trails. The steep and winding roads minimize and limit the number of officers working in the mountains. Therefore, flood detection and monitoring equipment is needed. The proposed system based on AIoT technology provides real-time flood analysis so that the authorities can monitor residents around mountainous areas and provide early warning. This research focuses on the flood observation system as an early warning system to effectively monitor the flood-prone mountain slopes in real time while taking into account the cost, time efficiency, and safety measurement. The proposed system design includes the integration of sensors into the microcontroller, and the communication between the posts using LoRa and SIM900 sends data to the cloud server via the Internet. All sensor readings for each post are displayed on the app, and alerts are sent via SMS and the app.

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