An Open Source Approach for Watershed's Delimitation to Support Flood Monitoring

Tiago Carvalho, Leonardo B. L. Santos, Eduardo F. P. Luz, Rogério Ishibashi, Aurelienne A. S. Jorge and Luciana R. Londe
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Tiago Carvalho: Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of São Paulo (IFSP), Campinas, Brazil
Leonardo B. L. Santos: Brazilian National Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters (CEMADEN), São José dos Campos, Brazil
Eduardo F. P. Luz: Brazilian National Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters (CEMADEN), São José dos Campos, Brazil
Rogério Ishibashi: Brazilian National Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters (CEMADEN), São José dos Campos, Brazil
Aurelienne A. S. Jorge: Brazilian National Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters (CEMADEN), São José dos Campos, Brazil
Luciana R. Londe: Brazilian National Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters (CEMADEN), São José dos Campos, Brazil

International Journal of Distributed Systems and Technologies (IJDST), 2016, vol. 7, issue 4, 77-88

Abstract: In the last years, natural disasters have become more frequent and their impacts have reached a large number of people. When these events happen in unprepared regions, they can cause human and material losses. The consequences can be even more catastrophic when the responsible entities are not properly prepared. To minimize the impacts of extreme weather events, especially extreme rain which can trigger severe floods, this paper proposes a methodological approach to monitor floods through open source software, based on watershed's delineation. The suggested approach can be a tool to support disaster risk reduction planning.

Date: 2016
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