Solar-powered flood early warning system with short message service (SMS) notifications

Abstract

<span>Flood is one of the most common hazards in Malaysia. Flood effects can be local, or very large, affecting the neighborhood or community and entire river basins. This flood develops slowly; sometimes over a period of days while sometimes develop quickly in just few minutes. With the real time flood information, it will allow public safety organizations and other emergency managers to effectively plan their resource deployment within the limited time of alert. Hence, this project aims to design the solar powered flood alert warning system by using solar energy as the power supply. This system will send message using GSM to the residents to notify them about the flood occurred. In this project, three LEDs were used to indicate the height of the water levels which are safe, alert and danger conditions. Each of the height have different water level that indicates the level of safety for each condition. </span>

Flood preparedness and utilization of early warning systems among households in selected flood-prone areas in Tagum City, Davao Del Norte

“…This system provides a tangible and accessible method for residents to assess the flood levels, especially during rainy seasons and extreme weather events, and make informed decisions. The cornerstone of any flood monitoring system, the water level gauge provides crucial information about the water stage or floodwater height in a river, alerting authorities about imminent flooding (Athirah et al, 2020). The community's strong response to the localized floodwater warning system is evident from the high mean value of 4.37 and the standard deviation of 0.78 recorded in Table 2.…”

An Automated Early Alert System for Natural Disaster Risk Reduction: A Review

“…In 2020, Athirah et al [1] developed an alert warning system for flood based on solar energy as a power supply and short message service (SMS) notification. The presented system notified the residents about the water level condition by sending them a message via using GSM.…”

“…Year Used Technology Disaster Type Results [1] 2020 Mobile phone and GPS Flood The residents got information and warning about water level.…”

Islamic events reminder system via short message service notifications alert

“…More than 160 characters of alphanumeric codes in a single SMS message. SMS Links entered the world as a low-cost, quick, and effective way to communicate with people over long distances [8], [9].…”