Towards Efficient Use of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for Urban Flood Monitoring

Abstract

Flooding is a major concern in many cities. It can be devastating, causing considerable property destruction and many fatalities. Real time monitoring of the impact of flooding after precipitation can be crucial in flood control. We study the feasibility of monitoring the spatial extent of flooding using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Techniques that improve the efficiency of data collection by UAVs are investigated. The results show that a UAV inconjunction with photogrammetry and geographic information systems can provide precise information about potential flooding areas more quickly and more accurately than traditional techniques. This research indicates new directions for research and practice to decrease flooding risks and hazards.

Applications of Advanced Technologies in the Development of Urban Flood Models

“…The use of satellite remote sensing technology in flood monitoring and disaster emergency response is limited because of the transient transit time of satellites [111]. Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology is a new emerging technology that can compensate for this limitation.…”

Research Status and Development Trend of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing in Urban Flood Disasters

“…During the flood disaster, remote sensing technologies such as satellite remote sensing, aviation and UAV (ZHU et al,2017: FENG et al,2015 can be used to shoot images and quickly In the daily monitoring of flood disasters, it is necessary to solve the problem of providing information support for the city to understand its ability to regulate and store rainwater and resist flood disasters. Usually, the urban surface water cover area extracted from remote sensing images is used to characterize the natural storage entities such as rivers and lakes in the city.…”

A process-driven and need-oriented framework for review of technological contributions to disaster management

“…From the results, improved performance was reported when phase change material was used. In 2017, Zhu et al [83] proposed the use of UAVs for efficient floods related baseline data collection. It was reported that UAV's captured images provided improved flooding related information when combined with geographic information.…”