Localized flood alert system and method
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1. A flood warning system comprising:
- an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) includingat least one propulsion unit;
telemetry circuitry, includingglobal positioning satellite (GPS) receiver circuitry,ultrasound transceiver-based flood depth determination circuitry; and
communication circuitry;
a controller that communicates flight path instructions to the UAV via the communication circuitry of the UAV;
at least one processor coupled to non-transient storage such that the at least one processor can cause information to be stored within the non-transient storage and retrieved from the non-transient storage;
a flood alarm system, coupled to the at least one processor, that, based upon GPS information provided by the GPS receiver circuitry, will determine whether specific personal mobile devices are within a specified range of a flood impacted area and, based upon flood depth information obtained using the ultrasound transceiver-based flood depth determination circuitry, communicate flood-related data messages to the specific personal mobile devices within the specified range of the flood impacted area, in accordance with pre-specified personalized alert parameters, so as to cause personalized alerts to be displayed on those specific personal mobile devices.
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Abstract
A flood warning system and method are described. The system obtains localized flood depth information and, based upon alert parameter information provided by registered users, creates personalized flood alerts for the registered users. The method uses ultrasound derived localized flood depth information and alert parameter information provided by registered users to provide personalized flood alerts to the registered users.
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1. A flood warning system comprising:
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an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) including at least one propulsion unit; telemetry circuitry, including global positioning satellite (GPS) receiver circuitry, ultrasound transceiver-based flood depth determination circuitry; and communication circuitry; a controller that communicates flight path instructions to the UAV via the communication circuitry of the UAV; at least one processor coupled to non-transient storage such that the at least one processor can cause information to be stored within the non-transient storage and retrieved from the non-transient storage; a flood alarm system, coupled to the at least one processor, that, based upon GPS information provided by the GPS receiver circuitry, will determine whether specific personal mobile devices are within a specified range of a flood impacted area and, based upon flood depth information obtained using the ultrasound transceiver-based flood depth determination circuitry, communicate flood-related data messages to the specific personal mobile devices within the specified range of the flood impacted area, in accordance with pre-specified personalized alert parameters, so as to cause personalized alerts to be displayed on those specific personal mobile devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A flood warning method comprising:
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i) directing an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to an area in which a flooding condition exists; ii) receiving flood depth information covering the area in which the flooding condition exists, obtained by the UAV using an ultrasonic transceiver associated with the UAV, the flood depth information being correlated to global positioning satellite (GPS) location information; iii) storing the correlated flood depth information and GPS location information in non-transient storage; iv) generating, using a processor, graphical heat map depiction data representing localized flood depths based upon the correlated flood depth information and GPS location information; v) determining, using the processor, whether registered personal mobile devices are within a specified range of the area in which the flooding condition exists; vi) analyzing, using the processor, the flood related depth information, electronically stored in at least one storage device, relative to non-transiently stored personal screening information associated with each of the registered personal mobile devices, to determine whether flood-related data messages should be transferred to any specific personal mobile devices; and vii) for each registered personal mobile device where a result of the analyzing is that a transfer of flood-related alert information is to occur, transferring the flood-related alert information and the graphical heat map depiction data to each registered personal mobile device for display thereon. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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