Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2014

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[U-08_2AM1] How JpGU will manage environment and hazard?

Fri. May 2, 2014 9:00 AM - 10:45 AM Main Hall (1F)

Convener:*Jun Matsumoto(Deaprtment of Geography, Tokyo Metropolitan University), Toshihiko Sugai(Department of Natural Environmental Studies, Institute of Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Frontier Science, The University of Tokyo), Masahito Ishihara(Education unit for Adaptation to Extreme Weather Conditons and Resilient Society, Kyoto University), Mamoru Koarai(Geographic Information Analysis Research Division, Geography and Crustal Dynamics Research Center, Geographical Survey Institute), Chair:Mamoru Koarai(Geographic Information Analysis Research Division, Geography and Crustal Dynamics Research Center, Geographical Survey Institute)

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

★ [U08-06] Disaster Response Support Activity based on Geospatial Information

*Michinori HATAYAMA1 (1.Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University)

Keywords:Geospatial Information, GIS, Disaster Response Support Activity

In this presentation, the history of major disasters and progress of information communication technology related to geospatial information after 1994.In 1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, GIS and Remote Senescing got a lot of attention to manage disaster information. In 2004 Chuetsu Earthquake, GSI and voluntary base research group tried to share damage and recovery process information through Web GIS.After launch of Google Earth, ordinary person can share his/her geospatial information though internet. And in 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, most layers of geospatial information were shared.