Design and Implementation of Internet of Things and Cloud Technology in Flood Risk Mitigation

In the last decade, floods have frequently occurred in many big cities due land use mismanagement, and poor water management and control. With the climate change, the flood disaster becomes more intensive and frequent causing a lot of damages on public infrastructure and human casualties. The rapid development of advanced information technology has contributed on how to manage and control the flood events through integrated information system and advanced flood modelling techniques. This paper focuses on designing and implementing Internet of Things (IoT) and Cloud Technology (CT) for supporting the flood risk mitigation system in the area of Jabodetabek. The IoT based water sensor network with automated data acquisition system were implemented and simulated in the upstream and downstream water gates at Katulampa and Manggarai, respectively. The integration of IoT system based on Arduino and Raspberry Pi, and AWS Cloud allows for better real-time data collection and management that could be used for accurate flood model forecasting with data assimilation and machine learning techniques. The presentation and dissemination of flood data and modelling results using IoT and CT systems through web/mobile application could support the flood risk mitigation and preparedness.