A framework for mobile application of flood alert monitoring system for vehicle users using Arduino device

This paper proposes the development of an Android application for all the vehicle owners that uses their smartphones while travelling and getting flood reports on the route that they are going to pass through. Working with an Arduino prototype for detecting the flood, the application alerts the user if their vehicle can either pass through the flood safely, proceed with precaution or shouldn't pass the route at all because of the flood. The application will be using the smartphone's GPS to determine the user's location. Whenever the vehicle owner enters the range of the prototype based on the driver's location, it will notify the vehicle owner through a voice about the flood condition on the area near the user whether it is passable or not. This also helps them not to get stuck in a flooded area or worst their vehicle engines might get damaged because of the flood that got inside of their engines since they didn't have a knowledge of how high the flood and tried to pass through it. The main goal of the study is to implement a mobile application that will help vehicle drivers to monitor the flood in the streets and identify if they can pass through a flooded motorway.