GIS-Based Analysis of Factors Associated with Flood Risk in Sta. Rosa, Nueva Ecija

Flooding, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Flood Susceptibility, Elevation, Slope, Spatial Analysis

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May 15, 2026
May 16, 2026

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Flooding is one of the most common environmental hazards in low-lying areas of the Philippines, particularly in agricultural municipalities such as Sta. Rosa. This study used Geographic Information Systems (GIS)-based spatial analysis to examine the association between selected physical and environmental factors and the flood risk categories of barangays in Sta. Rosa. Secondary datasets from Project Noah, PAGASA, NAMRIA, and OpenStreetMap were analyzed to evaluate elevation, slope, land use/land cover (LULC), distance from river channels, and rainfall in relation to flood susceptibility. Spearman Rank Correlation was used to determine the strength of association between the selected variables and flood risk categories. Results showed that elevation showed the strongest observed association with flood risk, followed by slope, indicating that low-lying and flatter areas are showed higher observed flood susceptibility. The findings highlight the importance of GIS-based spatial analysis in supporting preliminary flood risk assessment and local disaster mitigation planning.