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The Smart Saigon project was started in 2016 and has just been completed with its second phase with a product that is receiving notifications through Facebook Messenger.
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The Smart Saigon (https://smartsaigon.info) is a collaborative project of the Institute for Computational Science and Technology (ICST) and the SMART Infrastructure Facility. The aim of the project is to develop an online flood warning tool by exploiting and processing information and geographic location from information on social networks of traffic participants, people in flooded areas, and management agencies (such as the Department of Transportation, Traffic Police Office), to improve the response of the road traffic system in flood situations.
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After completing phase 1 - getting flood notifications throughTwitter, on July 10, 2017, the members of Smart Saigon project announced the results of the second phase - receiving information via Facebook Messenger. This is a good news for the majority of people because Facebook social network is widely used. In addition, Facebook Messenger has many more advantages that are instant messaging and accurate location sharing.
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To submit a flood report, users do one of the following two ways:
. Option 1: By Facebook Messenger
1. Choose Flood alert
2. Share current location.
3. Share information about the flood.
4. Track results at https://smartsaigon.info/flood/vi/map
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How to send flood reports using Facebook Messenger
. Option 2: By Twitter
1. Choose to post a new tweet.
2. Type the keyword "ngaplut" and tag @SmartSaigon
3. Share information about the flood and .
4. Track results at https://smartsaigon.info/flood/vi/map
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How to send flood reports using Twitter
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Written and translated by Nguyen Thanh Ngoc (Jenny)
