IPFS and Blockchain Based Reliability and Availability Improvement for Integrated Rivers’ Streamflow Data

The streamflow data acquisition with various techniques and dispersing of River’s locations demand improvement of reliability and frequency aspects. One of the reliability measurement characteristics is data ownership. The authority sharing data authorizes its quality and is also responsible for the wrong decision triggered by incorrect data. The consensus-based crowdsourcing data contribute to aggregated streamflow records’ generation. The aggregated streamflow records are stored on a streamflow ledger, a Hyperledger fabric-based ledger for rivers’ streamflow data. In contrast, InterPlanery File System (IPFS) distributed file storage system is helpful for policy documents and distribution scheme storage. Blockchain-based techniques for improvement of data-intensive decision support systems. The distributed river streamflow data measured and shared by distributed gauging officials and stored on the blockchain-based distributed storage system contributes to scalability, transparency, availability, and accessibility of shareable data. All stakeholders require quality data with trust and provenance management through a persistent, linked, and immutable copy of data. This technique resolves the conflict or disagreement on streamflow optimization and flood mitigation decisions. In a nutshell, the blockchain technology with IPFS for off-chain large files storage would contribute twofold to irrigation systems and flood mitigation domains. On one side, the streamflow data aggregation has consensus from streamflow assessment for software agents and stakeholders. Secondly, the persistent data copy is shared among distributed stakeholders using IPFS-based content addressed file-sharing protocol for a common operating picture to improve effective collaboration and coordination among managers of irrigation systems and flood mitigation activities.