Design and operation of App-based intelligent landslide monitoring system: the case of Three Gorges Reservoir Region

Abstract

Nowadays, mobile applications (Apps) have become a main form of mobile Internet services, and related applications in the geological disaster monitoring domain must follow this development trend. In this study, an innovative remote and intelligent landslide monitoring system was designed and developed, which can capture the in-depth sliding force state of the slope in real time. When it reaches the early warning threshold, the system immediately transmits the warning information to user terminals and warns users to initiate corresponding risk-avoidance plans. Next, using the developed system, an App of early warning information publishing program was developed to transmit the acquired sliding-force data by field monitoring devices to servers via Beidou Satellite or GPRS base station. The App can inquire background servers via WiFi or 4G for acquiring the monitoring data and curves of the side slope. Finally, the developed system was applied for the monitoring of the sliding mass in Zhoujiawan, Badong County, the Three Gorges Reservoir Region. The monitoring personnel could locate and inspect the failure characteristics of the deformation region in a timely manner using the developed App. The App data exhibited significant correlation and consistency with the monitored results, thus enhancing the inspection efficiency and allowing an effective emergency response.