Flash flooding is a serious challenge for many cities, particularly where heavy rainfall can quickly overwhelm drainage systems and threaten populated areas. In Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, a new AI-driven flood early warning system is demonstrating how Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity, environmental sensors and artificial intelligence can work together to improve disaster preparedness. The system has been developed and deployed by local technology company TimeNet , using TEKTELIC KONA Macro LoRaWAN gateways to provide connectivity across Erbil and surrounding areas. The deployment uses eight strategically positioned gateways to connect a distributed network of environmental monitoring sensors, providing continuous information about changing weather conditions and potential flood risks. The monitoring infrastructure collects information from several types of sensors, including river water level sensors, rain gauges, temperature sensors, lightning detectors,...
2G, 3G, 4G, 5G, 6G, Wi-Fi, IoT, Bluetooth, LoRaWAN, Sigfox, Satellites