LoRa-Enabled IoT Framework for Flash Flood Crisis Management

This chapter proposes a framework which is based on Internet of Things (IoT) and Long Range (LoRa) communication framework which helps to collect relevant data from inundated areas and make the data available for use by the disaster management authority and for the general population. This chapter also presents a detailed review of IoT- and LoRa-based contributions in the domain of detection and analysis of flash flood. The proposed framework has the potential of reducing the dependency over internet to transmit data over long ranges during disaster by using LoRa and its associated protocols. The entire framework is integrated with a number of sensors in three distinct layers which would be used to collect data which are relevant for the occurrence of flashflood. Overall, this system would be highly advantageous for the protection, prevention and rescue of lives and property during flash floods.