Development of a rainfall rate monitoring system for Malaysia
Floods are one of the major disasters occurring all over the world, including Malaysia. It can lead to destruction of facilities, infrastructures as well as properties. Minimizing the risk of hazards and loss can be achieved by implementing several measures. Motivated from one of the biggest flood...
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| Language: | English |
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Indian Society of Education and Environment
2016
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/76527/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/76527/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/76527/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/76527/1/Development%20of%20Rainfall%20Rate%20Monitoring%20System%20for%20Malaysia.pdf |
| Summary: | Floods are one of the major disasters occurring all over the world, including Malaysia. It can lead to destruction of facilities,
infrastructures as well as properties. Minimizing the risk of hazards and loss can be achieved by implementing several
measures. Motivated from one of the biggest flood disasters ever occurred in the country, this monitoring system is
developed as a means to reduce the risk of loss and damages. Monitoring rainfall rate may assist the community as it can
provide early flood forecasting even though it cannot fully prevent the flood. Besides, it can give additional information on
the probability of landslide occurrences. This paper presents the development of useful and reliable rainfall rate monitoring
system for online hydrological stations in Kelantan. The whole processes in the development of this first prototype are
conducted and performed using open-source software and tools such as Visual Basic and Quantum GIS (QGIS). |
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