Abstract
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Research highlights in safety and security |
| Place of Publication | Espoo |
| Publisher | VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland |
| Pages | 16-17 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-951-38-8130-6 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-951-38-8129-0 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
| MoE publication type | Not Eligible |
Publication series
| Series | VTT Research Highlights |
|---|---|
| Number | 10 |
| ISSN | 2242-1173 |
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Urban flood alarm system : SmartAlarm. / Korkealaakso, Juhani; Piira, Kalevi.
Research highlights in safety and security. Espoo : VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, 2013. p. 16-17 (VTT Research Highlights; No. 10).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter or book article › Professional
TY - CHAP
T1 - Urban flood alarm system
T2 - SmartAlarm
AU - Korkealaakso, Juhani
AU - Piira, Kalevi
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - More than half of the world's natural disasters are floods, affecting millions of people each year. More than 3 billion people have been affected by major floods over the last century, including almost 7 million deaths and 441 billion USD in damages (www.em-dat.net). VTT is currently conducting extensive research on urban flooding and related ICT solutions. Key challenges addressed include minimizing damage to people, property and businesses caused by heavy rain flooding; predicting floods and alerting authorities and the public; locating potential flood sites; and determining who should be alerted and informed first and what this information should contain. The first concept and related research prototype of a local early warning system for urban floods caused by heavy rains has been developed by VTT under the Tekes project SmartAlarm (Urban Flood Alarm System).
AB - More than half of the world's natural disasters are floods, affecting millions of people each year. More than 3 billion people have been affected by major floods over the last century, including almost 7 million deaths and 441 billion USD in damages (www.em-dat.net). VTT is currently conducting extensive research on urban flooding and related ICT solutions. Key challenges addressed include minimizing damage to people, property and businesses caused by heavy rain flooding; predicting floods and alerting authorities and the public; locating potential flood sites; and determining who should be alerted and informed first and what this information should contain. The first concept and related research prototype of a local early warning system for urban floods caused by heavy rains has been developed by VTT under the Tekes project SmartAlarm (Urban Flood Alarm System).
M3 - Chapter or book article
SN - 978-951-38-8129-0
T3 - VTT Research Highlights
SP - 16
EP - 17
BT - Research highlights in safety and security
PB - VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
CY - Espoo
ER -