hey only knew if a barangay was already affected by
he flood once they receive a call from that barangay.
ABSTRACT - Agusan River Flood Monitoring using
Raspberry Pi with SMS Advisory has been
developed to give warning and to help the residents
of the affected barangays because Butuan City was
prone to flooding during rainy season. This study
focuses only on the water level detection and early
warning system (via SMS) that alerts affected
residents for a potential flood event and give the
address of the nearest evacuation center in their
area. Furthermore, inquiry was also included in this
study to become more interactive wherein
individuals in the community could inquire the
actual water level status and the residents can also
turn on and off the SMS notification alert through
SMS keyword. Using System Development Life
Cycle (SDLC) as a method in making the software
was very useful and helpful in identifying errors
during the development. The following
technologies like Raspberry Pi 3 B+, Ultrasonic
Sensor, and GSM are used in making the prototype.
The proponent conducted a survey for the software
quality of the system to the affected barangay and
was highly acceptable based on the total mean
obtained of 4.52. The software was indeed useful to
the residents who live in the flood prone area
because it helps them evacuate early before the
situation get worst. This eliminates the manual way
of detecting the water level of the flood and late
receiving of SMS warning of the residents. it was
relevant and important as per needs for safety and
welfare of the community.
Word Index – Flood Monitoring, Raspberry Pi,
Top-down approach, Butuan City
I.
INTRODUCTION
Agusan River Basin was known as
the third largest river basin of the Philippines.According
to the Butuan City Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management office (CDRRMO) they can predict the
water level of Agusan River manually, by means of
communicating with the affected barangay for an
update of their situation. Also the CDRRMO said that
fter receiving any updates from the affected barangay
hey would contact the Philippine Information Agency
PIA) to send warnings and alerts to the people who live
the affected barangay. But according to Hon. Jullieto
. Llagas chairman of barangay Poyohon they don’t
ave any connection with CDRRMO they do things by
heir own during a flood. Based on this matter the
roponents decided to conduct a research
and studies which leads them to create the Agusan
River Flood Monitoring using Raspberry Pi with SMS
Advisory.
Flooding has always resulting in enormous
anxiety on countries across the continent where by lost
of life’s, people displaced, agricultural land submerged
in mud’s, roads, bridges and houses washed away
(Suchita2014). Although flooding was an abnormal
phenomena agers ago, but now it was considered a life
treating natural disaster for the mankind (Siva, 2013).
Over the last 25 years Flood Early Warning System
(FEWS) has been developed to
numerous rivers in the world (Vermeulen et al; 2014).
Several expert have
studies over the years on ways to improve flood control,
thereby reducing risk
(Tomaszkiewicz,
2013).
The Agusan Rivers water level has been
monitored and it has a corresponding evacuation
protocol for the people who live in the affected area.
Flood Alert level1 means that all residents of the
affected barangay has been alerted for them to be
aware of the situation and danger. Flood Alert Level 2
means that the vulnerable sector composed of elderly,
children, pregnant women, lactating mother and person
with disabilities (PWDS) to be Pre-Emptively
Evacuated. Flood Alert Level 3 means that the
barangay Officials, PNP, BFP must order residents of
the affected barangay to evacuate and proceed to
Evacuation Center. But the BCDRRMO has difficulty of
giving warning to the people who live in the affected
area in advance time because they just wait for the
Barangay official to contact them to report the situation
 when the flood was already happening.
Therefore, the proponent decided to develo
Agusan River Flood Monitoring using Raspberry pi wit
SMS Advisory to give warning and help to the resident
of the affected barangays. If the water level of Agusa
River arises the system would automatically send a
SMS to the residents of the affected barangays
containing the water level of the Agusan River together
with the location of the evacuation center. The system
also provides automatic reply to the residents of Butuan
City, if they have any inquiries regarding with the water
level status of the Agusan River during rainy days.

Agusan River Flood Monitoring using

Raspberry Pi with SMS Advisory
Caday, M. Pornia, C. Domiquel, J. Cabuyoc, JL.
Caoile, C.
1.2 Project Context ctually practicing the disseminating the information
tatus of the water level but in the real scenarios, the
Agusan River Basin was located in the messages and information are always late. Once they
northeastern part of Mindanao that passes mainly eceive the messages, the flood was already affecting
through three provinces in Region Xl and Caraga. he residents and they already experience difficulty in
When rainy season comes Agusan River would be filled vacuating.
with water and it would overflow causing a flood that
can affects certain area in Butuan City. The area that Agusan River Flood Monitoring using
would be affected by floods was composed of 21 apsberry Pi with SMS Advisory was developed by the
barangays. The people living in those barangays do not roponents to broadcast warning and help the residents
know the water level of Agusan River so they often f the affected barangays to be informed. If the water
encountered floods and experience difficulty in evel of the Agusan River arises at its critical level,
evacuating. Also the affected residents do not know eople of the affected areas will receive an SMS
where and how to go to the evacuation area. warning together with the exact location of the
vacuation centers identified by the local government
In order to monitor the Agusan River status nits. Mostly the evacuation centers of the affected
and to guide the residents living in the affected areas of reas are the schools and their covered courts, If the
the Butuan City, the government decided to adopt the tuation gets worst, they will be transferred to the main
Flood Alert Protocol, to have a monitoring system when vacuation center located at Bancasi, Butuan City. The
water level of Agusan River was at a critical. The Flood eople of Butuan city can also reply to this SMS
Alert Protocol contains all the information about the message if they have queries regarding with the water
flood alert level and what to do. There are three colors evel status of the Agusan River just by typing the key
that represent the flood alert level. word “status” then send it, and they will automatically
eceive a reply. The residents can also turn off the
First, yellow; it represent flood alert level 1
otification about the status of the Agusan River just by
in which it tells that the water was passable. Second
ending the key
was orange, this represents flood alert level 2 which
word “inactive”. If they want to turn it on again they just
means that Pre-Emptive Evacuation must be made by
have to send “active”. The whole family can register
the authorities in-charge. Lastly, red, this represents
each number so that each of them can receive the SMS
flood alert level 3 that means Force Evacuation must be
warning. The said system will accommodate first on
implemented. In contrast, making the Flood Alert
sending alert messages to the most affected residents
Protocol was not enough to make a monitor of Agusan
before accepting or receiving any messages that have
River and help the people living in that particular
queries regarding with the water level of the Agusan
affected area during the flood calamity. They are
River. The proponents used Smart Telecom as the
network provider and subscribed to unlimited SM
promo in order to send the SMS alert to the residents.

The proposed system was developed by th

proponents using the Raspberry Pi 3 model B,
modem, and a battery, python and web interface a
font-end, and SQLite as the database.

1.3 Purpose and Description

Fig. 1 Conceptual Framework of the
The purpose of the proponents in developin
system
Agusan River Flood Monitoring using Raspberry Pi wit
First, is the input which composed the
SMS Advisory System was to give warning to th
ardware and software such as python, xampp, sqlite
residents of the affected barangay. Because very tim
nd zdesigners. For hardware, RaspberryPi 3 Model B.
the water level of Agusan River rises, the resident
econd, is the process which used the top-down model
must be informed and be assisted in immediat
ssential in breaking down the module of Agusan River
evacuation before the situation gets worst. Also, to b
lood Monitoring with SMS Advisory. Third, is the
able to give accurate information regarding the status o
utput and outcome which generate the reliable result
the water level of the Agusan River not only to th
evelopment of the system.
affected area but also to all residents of differen
barangays in Butuan City. IV. THE SYSEM
DEVELOPMENT
II. System
Scope The Agusan River Flood Monitoring with
MS advisory was developed ensuing to the tenets in
This system monitors the water level of Agusa
he system development life cycle (SDLC). As a
River. It would give sms warning together with th
methodology, it used top-down model with prototype
address of the evacuation center to the affecte
nd iterative approach. A series of top-down were
barangays when the water level of Agusan River Arise
onducted to CDRRMO and selected flood affected
and the system provide automatic reply.
arangay to verify and validate the user requirements.
III. he result of the development was shortened through
METHODLOGY he transparency of data and verification and validation
f the gathered data.
A. CONCEPTUAL
FRAMEWORK . The Functional User
Requirements
It shows the conceptual framework of the
system which is the road map of the study. unctional user requirements are the general features
ong with the system’s behavior. The series of the
op-down have been captured these features for the
eveloped system. Agusan River Flood Monitoring with
MS Advisory shall be able to:

. Register all the barangay residence cell phone

umber to
the system. 2. Allow to send SMS advisory to
he registered barangay
 resident the river status. 3. Assure that the
received SMS are reliable and free from
malicious C. Add
code. Information

V. THE It shows the Add Information Page. The admin can add
SYSTEM resident information by typing all the detail in the
textbox and simply clicking the add button.
The Agusan River Flood monitoring with SMS Advisory
uses ARFMS web-based intended use to assigned
personnel for flood affected barangays.

A. Login Mechanism for Security

control

To ensure the system and data integrity, the login

mechanism is registered to the barangay. Fig. 2 shows
the login mechanism of ARFMS. Figure 4. Add Information
Page

D. Evacuation
Page

It shows the Add Evacuation Page. The admin can add

evacuation center of a certain barangay into the
system.
Figure 2. Login
page
B. Information
page

It shows the View Information Page. It displays a

information of the resident also the admin can us
search box to search resident info and the admin ca
update resident information.
Figure 5.
page
. Add Barangay and Protocol
age

shows the Add Barangay and Add Protocol Page.

he admin can add Barangay and add Flood Alert
rotocol into the barangay residence.
Figure 3. View Information
Page
Figure 5. Add Barangay and Add Protocol
Page

igure 7. SMS alert

F. SMS creenshot
History Table 1: Software Quality Summary
table
It shows the SMS History page where it display all of
the SMS transactions of the residents and the system. Software
Quality Factor

Figure 6. SMS History

page

G. SMS The results obtained from the evaluation of the

alert developed software shown in table 15. Functionality,
obtained a mean average of 4.53 described a highly
It shows the user interface, this was the alert message functional. The software was performing the assigned
that the user would receive. task.

Reliability, obtained a mean average of 4.51 described a

output ca
able to w

Efficiency, obtained a mean average of 4.56

described as highly efficient. The software was working
successfully without wasting time. It worked in a
real-time manner. Averag
e
Maintainability, obtained a mean average o Descripti
4.49 described as highly maintainable. This means tha ve Rating
the software can be easily repair and restore anytime. Descripti
ve Rating
Descripti
ve Rating

The study which leads them to successfully develop th

Agusan River Flood Monitoring using Raspberry Pi wit
SMS Advisory. Also the system successfully performe
its intended functions and features. The software wa
indeed useful to the residents who live in the floo
prone area because it helps them evacuate earl
before the situation get worst. It eliminates the manua
way of detecting the water level of the flood and lat Maintainabl
receiving of SMS warning of the residents. e
Mean
Averag
e Acceptabl
Mean e

Usability, obtained a mean average of 4.51 described as highly usable. The software was easily
understood and a user-friendly.

VI. CONCLUSION AND

RECOMMENDATION

A.

B.
Recommendation
Based on the findings and conclusions, the researcher
highly recommended the following:
• The future researcher should provide an online
website for the Agusan River Flood Monitoring using
Raspberry Pi With SMS advisory so that the residents
or the user can access and get information online.
• The future researcher should add a Map Flood
Prone Tracker application in order to track all the flood Many challenges were encountered along the way but
prone areas in the Butuan City.
a. Formula for the
distance
D = (T x
Speed)/2
To measure the distance of the water, T
was the time elapse should be multiplied to the speed
of the ultrasonic sensor which was 3400 and divide it by ead of City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
2 Office (CDRRMO), and to the 21 Barangays for
b. Formula for the
speed
S = Ultrasonic Sensor
Distance
Ultrasonic Time Elapse To calculate
water speed as it arises, get the value of the ultrasonic
sensor distance by including the distance of the floating
object to the sensor in order to get the height. Convert 1
hour into second which results into 3600 for the value of
the ultrasonic time elapse. Then divide the ultrasonic
Conclusion
1.) Functionality 4.53 Highly Functional
2.) Reliability 4.51 Highly Reliable
3.) Usability 4.51 Highly Usable
4.) Efficiency 4.56 Highly Efficient
5.) Maintainability 4.49 Highly
Mean 4.52 Highly
ensor distance and the ultrasonic time elapse.
ACKNOWLEDGEMEN
T
he proponents would like to express their profound
ratitude for cognizance and appreciation of the
nwavering support extended by the people and
stitutions that are instrumental in the success of this
tudy. It was never been easy to make it to this point.
with perseverance, everything was possible.
The proponents would like to express their
eartfelt gratitude to the Almighty Father for the
nowledge and wisdom He bestowed them. For better
ealth, strength and guidance to do the task well and
urpassed every struggles faced during the research
evelopment.
To Mr. James Anthony C. Russel, the office
roviding the data we needed for the study as well as
or giving their valuable time during the interview.
To Mr. Mario B. Caday, Capstone Project
adviser for his patience, valuable time, motivation,
enthusiasm and immense knowledge shared to make
this project successful.
To the panelists; Mr. Daryll A. Cabagay; Mr.
James Cloyd M. Bustillo; and the Chairperson during
our defense and Ms. Rhea Jean G. Belsondra, for
helping the researchers improved the study by giving
their brilliant comments and suggestions; as well as for
making this Capstone Project an unforgettable one.

To Mr. Gilbert Alerta; the Capstone Projec

statistician for his valuable time and effort in providin
the formulas that the researchers needed in the stud
despite his busy schedule.

To Ms. Michelle P. Elape, Capstone Projec

instructor for reminding the proponents the
responsibility as students. Also, for providing th
necessary documents (Endorsement Form
Membership Form, etc.) needed on all requirement
compliance.

To researchers’ beloved family, especially t

their parents, whose support was undeniably outflowin
emotionally and never failed to give the researcher
financial and moral support. For giving all th
researchers’ needs during the development of th
system and for the teaching that even the largest tas
can be accomplished if it was done one step at a time.

To the friends, who always encouraged an

lifted up the researchers when in anguish, it helped th
researchers fulfilled and realized their goa

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