Flood early warning system using GIS

Dissertant

Ahmad, Hafsah Abd al-Baji

Thesis advisor

al-Sinnari, Adil Muhammad Ahmad

University

Omdurman Islamic University

Faculty

Faculty of Sciences and Technology

Department

Department of Information Systems

University Country

Sudan

Degree

Master

Degree Date

2011

English Abstract

A central objective of this study is the development a Flood Risk Map for the purposes of early warning system and to convey flood risk in spatial terms that permits the formulation of responses in order to reduce the risk floods The purpose of an early warning system is to provide information and warnings so that actions can be taken to protect lives and properties and reduce people’s suffering and economic losses caused by the event that people are being warned about.

The general approach used in this study could be divided into two Phases : phase one is the hydraulic approach.

The hydraulic part of the approach adopted in this study was Hydrologic Engineering and River Analysis System (HEC-RAS) Program.

This tool is known and used by professionals The study concentrates mainly on phase 2 (flood risk mapping and analysis) of the model using the output of phase 1(the hydraulic analysis) of the model as an input to Develop Flood Risk Maps in the study area The main recommendation of the study is to develop contingency plans based on the magnitude of the expected hazards in order to facilitate timely and coordinated decision-making process, generating early warning signals for various beneficiaries including local communities and taking appropriate actions to reduce flood risk.

Main Subjects

History and Geography

Topics

• Forecasts
• Flood control
• Floods
• Geography
• Data processing
• Geographical information systems

No. of Pages

58

Table of Contents

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• MLA
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Language

English

Data Type

Arab Theses

Record ID

BIM-364797