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- Title
Applying image recording and identification for measuring water stages to prevent flood hazards.
- Authors
Yang, Han-Chung; Wang, Chuan-Yi; Yang, Jia-Xue
- Abstract
Information on river stages can be transmitted to relevant management offices over a network by using an automatic stage gauge so that management offices can effectively evaluate whether a river stage is exceeding the warning line and take action if necessary. However, current river stage measurement methods can present this information only in data form because the methods cannot simultaneously obtain images such as the rising or overflow of the river stage. In addition, the stage gauge can fail or be washed away when the river stage is high. To solve these problems, this research evaluates a novel measurement method involving a video surveillance system that exhibits features such as easy installation, low maintenance cost, and low failure possibility. Through on-site image recording, this measurement method involves using image identification technology to read water level figures automatically. This method offers instant river stage figures and on-site video so that disaster prevention measures can be implemented accordingly. The results of a dynamic water flow test conducted in an indoor experimental channel indicated that all of the average absolute error levels of river stage identification were less than ±1.2 %, meaning that the image identification technology could achieve identification results at any flow level. By contrast, the findings of a rainfall simulation experiment suggest that the average absolute error of river stage identification was less than ±2.5 %, meaning that the measurement technology and method used in this research are useful and feasible at various rainfall intensities.
- Subjects
FLOOD control; DATA; MAINTENANCE costs; SIMULATION methods &; models; TECHNOLOGICAL innovations
- Publication
Natural Hazards, 2014, Vol 74, Issue 2, p737
- ISSN
0921-030X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11069-014-1208-2