摘要 |
<p>A method for providing up-to-date information on road flooding, which comprises a remote unit positioned at a flooding risk site, the unit having sensor means to detect water height above a predetermined position, sensor means to detect water flow speed, a date/time means to enable the sensor readings to be correlated with a date and time, a unit identifying code means, and communication means to communicate the sensor information and the unit identifying code means to a server, the server receiving sensor information from one or more said remote units and recording the information, and able to assign a geographical location to each unit via the unit identifying code means, the server able to provide consumers with up-to-date information as to whether a particular geographical location is closed by flooding.</p> |