Abstract

Disaster prediction devices for early warning system are used by many countries for disaster awareness. This study developed smart disaster prediction application using microcontrollers and sensors to analyze the river water level for flood using flood risk analytics. Specifically, it monitors the river water level, water pressure and rain fallusing microcontroller, applying statistical modeling algorithms for river flood prediction, and monitor flood in a web-based system with SMS notification and alarm to the community as an early warning. The researchers used the system development method to measure the prototype feasibility study. The researchers applied the statistical modeling algorithm as the data can be observed from time to time or on a daily basis for the predictive analytics. Based on the 7-days observation result, rainfall resulted in precipitation average of 10.96 mm, water pressure with an average of 40.92 pound per square inch (psi) and water level averaged 138.78 cm. The tropical depression during the 7 days’observation reflected the average data result from the sensors as the target of the study. The result of the prototype device used the City Disaster Risk and Reduction management office (CDRRMO) as history logs for a flood risk and it was proven accurate which makes a good use for disaster prediction.

Highlights

  • Flash flood becomes one of the major problem in a natural disaster that can cause damages to property that may affect human living as well

  • The prototype testing was conducted to determine the accurate result generated by the rain gauge for the rainfall precipitation, water level sensor for the river water level and water pressure

  • Based on the 16 hours a day observation result within 7 days, the average pressure computation resulted to 40.92 psi far from 125 psi as the critical water pressure of the river

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Introduction

Flash flood becomes one of the major problem in a natural disaster that can cause damages to property that may affect human living as well. Based on the study of Tingsanchali (2012), flood impact is one of the most significant disasters in the world. More than half of global flood damages occur in Asia. Causes of floods are due to natural factors such as heavy rainfall, high floods and high tides, etc. Problems become more critical due to more severe and frequent flooding likely caused by climate change. Flood loss prevention and mitigation includes structural flood control measures and non-structural measures such as flood forecasting and warning, flood hazard and risk management [1]

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