Achachay App: a community-driven innovation for flood data collection in urban and rural areas

Ariana Deyaneira Jiménez-Narváez, Jonathan Javier Loor-Duque, Diego Josue Andrade-Pelaez, Manuel Eugenio Morocho-Cayamcela, Raisa Torres-Ramírez · 2025 · IET conference proceedings.

Summary. Achachay App is a mobile application that enables communities to report real-time flood events with photos, videos, and location data. Researchers analyze these crowdsourced reports to understand flood patterns and identify flood-prone areas. Piloted in Ecuador, the app successfully mapped flood risks and secondary water flows, providing policymakers with data to design disaster prevention strategies and support sustainable development.

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Jiménez-Narváez, A. D., Loor-Duque, J. J., Andrade-Pelaez, D. J., Morocho-Cayamcela, M. E., & Torres-Ramírez, R.. (2025). Achachay App: a community-driven innovation for flood data collection in urban and rural areas. IET conference proceedings.. https://doi.org/10.1049/icp.2025.1253

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DOI: 10.1049/icp.2025.1253
Countries: Ecuador
Regions: South America
Categories: broadband-and-digital, climate-and-environment, rural-data-and-definitions, general-innovation
Added: 2026-05-01