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History records multitude cases of flood and its devastating damages all over the world. Most lik... more History records multitude cases of flood and its devastating damages all over the world. Most likely than not, these floods always lead to loss of life, and damages to properties such as residential, businesses, and infrastructures, among others. Sadly, hearing stories of traumatic experiences of the affected communities has already become a cliché for everyone. Aiming to improve the quality of life, countless researchers have made attempts to study and improve one’s safety from natural disasters. Gaps on disaster preparedness were identified as self-awareness, discipline and deep understanding on the importance of safety. In connection with this, the researchers of Grade 12 STEM B from Dr. Carlos S. Lanting College would like to support the advocacy on disaster preparedness and resiliency by educating the community and improving the response and evacuation time, as necessary. The main goal of the research study entitled “ULTRASONIC FLOOD SENSOR: A PROPOSED ALARM DEVICE TO FLOOD-PRONE AREAS” is to ensure safety among the affected communities by making them equipped, responsible and accountable during natural disasters, especially floods. The proposed SMS ultrasonic flood alarm system is a real-time monitoring system that detects the flood alarm in the flood-prone areas. The embedded systems used to develop the said monitoring tool are Arduino Uno and SMS Ultrasonic Sensor. Its key feature is the ability to send messages to the residents living in and nearby low-lying lands where the device was installed, once the flood reaches the programmed alarm height. To validate the system’s effectivity, a series of evaluation was held by the research team. Results showed that the system was highly responsive during the field validation activities, including experiments, conducted in Barangay Apolonio Samson, Quezon City. Thus, the proposed alarm device has demonstrated positive impact to the community and is anticipated to be beneficial during actual floods. In conclusion, self-awareness and safety are always the utmost priorities of the community. After all, human resource is one of its greatest assets. The ultrasonic flood sensor proposed by the research team is envisioned to significantly contribute on strengthening the local communities’ disaster preparedness and resiliency yielding to stronger nation.

History records multitude cases of flood and its devastating damages all over the world. Most lik... more History records multitude cases of flood and its devastating damages all over the world. Most likely than not, these floods always lead to loss of life, and damages to properties such as residential, businesses, and infrastructures, among others. Sadly, hearing stories of traumatic experiences of the affected communities has already become a cliché for everyone. Aiming to improve the quality of life, countless researchers have made attempts to study and improve one’s safety from natural disasters. Gaps on disaster preparedness were identified as self-awareness, discipline and deep understanding on the importance of safety. In connection with this, the researchers of Grade 12 STEM B from Dr. Carlos S. Lanting College would like to support the advocacy on disaster preparedness and resiliency by educating the community and improving the response and evacuation time, as necessary. The main goal of the research study entitled “ULTRASONIC FLOOD SENSOR: A PROPOSED ALARM DEVICE TO FLOOD-PRONE AREAS” is to ensure safety among the affected communities by making them equipped, responsible and accountable during natural disasters, especially floods. The proposed SMS ultrasonic flood alarm system is a real-time monitoring system that detects the flood alarm in the flood-prone areas. The embedded systems used to develop the said monitoring tool are Arduino Uno and SMS Ultrasonic Sensor. Its key feature is the ability to send messages to the residents living in and nearby low-lying lands where the device was installed, once the flood reaches the programmed alarm height. To validate the system’s effectivity, a series of evaluation was held by the research team. Results showed that the system was highly responsive during the field validation activities, including experiments, conducted in Barangay Apolonio Samson, Quezon City. Thus, the proposed alarm device has demonstrated positive impact to the community and is anticipated to be beneficial during actual floods. In conclusion, self-awareness and safety are always the utmost priorities of the community. After all, human resource is one of its greatest assets. The ultrasonic flood sensor proposed by the research team is envisioned to significantly contribute on strengthening the local communities’ disaster preparedness and resiliency yielding to stronger nation.