Early warning system to reduce flood risks, using Arduino technology and communication with data networks for the middle basin area of ​​the Lempa River.

Abstract

El Salvador is one of the most vulnerable
EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR THE REDUCTION OF RISKS OF FLOODS,
USING ARDUINO TECHNOLOGY AND NETWORK COMMUNICATION OF
DATA FOR THE MIDDLE BASIN AREA OF RIO LEMPA
12 Universidad de Oriente
countries to risks in the world (MARN,
2017). 88.7% of the country is considered a
risk zone, an area in which 95.4% of the
population is housed. Between 1990 and
2014, 86% of economic losses and 40% of
deaths were caused by earthquakes, 10% of
losses and 27% of deaths were caused by
floods, and 26% of deaths were caused by
landslides, 3% by electric storms and 4% by
other types of disasters (Mendoza, Laguan, &
Rivas, 2017). Considering this context, it is
necessary to have a system of early warning
to improve the response capacity to any
emergency from the monitoring stations.
The proposal consists of designing a
prototype of an early warning system for
reducing flood risks, analyzing the current
situation, specifying and designing it until it is
implemented; this will allow us to constantly
monitor the level of the river through a
simple and friendly interface. The final
product is a security system that allows
emitting an alert, by activating an acoustic
signal, generating a notification through SMS
data communication networks to the entity
in charge of monitoring the guard zone.