Abstract
This study involves the development of a Flood Monitoring System (FMS) accessible via SMS. Specifically, this study was conducted in 2016, focusing on Metro Manila traffic and flood-prone roads in the metropolis. The initial findings may be useful to urban planners and can be integrated by the government to future development plans to mitigate flood-related incidents. In Metro Manila, heavy rains lead to road flooding causing traffic congestion, road closures, even traffic accidents (AER, 2015). Flooding has become a common cause of costly damages to vehicles (Jimeno, K, 2014). To avoid traffic mishaps, motorists may access flood-related information through social media or road navigation apps which provide crowdsourced updates on heavy traffics, inaccessible roads and floods status (CNN Philippines 2016). However, such is not entirely reliable, requires data subscriptions and limited to smartphone users. In the Philippines, once dubbed as the ‘texting capital of the world’, some 1.4 billion SMS are sent everyday (DICT 2015). Hence, an SMS-based flood monitoring system providing real-time standardized road accessibility status information of flood-prone roads in Metro Manila is an interesting proposition. This design includes product development of the Flood Monitoring Device (FMD) prototype and IT project management plan crafted for potential implementation. Keywords: Flood-related Risks, Flood Monitoring System, IT Project Management Plan, Metro Manila Traffic
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