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The South Kalimantan region of Indonesia is included as a wetland area, a basin area in the lowlands that is heavily submerged by spilling water from rivers or rainwater collected during the rainy season. During the dry season, the water becomes dry. Wetland areas for blind people become serious problems, for example, identifying standing water, detecting obstacles, temperature and fire. Therefore, a smart cane was developed based on Arduino Nano, an ultrasonic sensor equipped with a Global Positioning System (GPS) module. The smart cane was designed to be equipped with Bluetooth and delivered through the service. Internet of Things (IoT) was connected to an Android application to access GPS. With the IoT service, the smart cane does not need to be held but placed on the waist so that the visually impaired appear like a vigilant person. In addition, using the IoT, the movement of blind people will be able to be monitored by caregivers through the Android application.
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To Cite this Article: Yuwono, I., Hanafi, M., & Utomo. (2023). Smart Cane for the Blind in Wetland Areas. International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development, 12(3), 32–40.
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