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[G05-P06] Telling Disaster Stories in Real and Virtual Worlds: Visualization and utilization of disaster traces
Keywords:Past Natural Disasters, Web-GIS, Telling Live Lessons of Disasters, Traces of Disasters, Disaster Monument, Geo-tour
The Geopark features the traces of various past natural disasters. Evidence of these disasters ranges from the topographical and geological, such as trenches marking active faults and collapsed sediment, to materials that convey phenomena and damage, such as photographs and monuments, and the history of local culture, such as festivals and legends. This initiative aims to contribute to disaster prevention in the region by creating wide-ranging content that summarizes the features of the entire region using Web-GIS (geographical information systems) and disseminating the information through geoparks and geo-guides.
The local people and geo-guides are very familiar with the many traces of disasters and the information that is associated with them. This information can be obtained by visiting the sites and inspecting the remains of past natural disasters and gaining an understanding of their topography and geology. However, due to restrictions on movement caused by the recent coronavirus epidemic, visits have been restricted, and opportunities to personally experience the area and learn about past disasters have been lost. However, the National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED) uses science and technology to disseminate disaster information using observation data and Web-GIS, as well as distributing digitally archived disaster information via the Internet. The advantage of these is that they can be viewed by anyone, from anywhere.
Traces of past disasters and data accumulated on them in the Geopark will be therefore disseminated using Web-GIS technology as comprehensive content for the entire region. This project aims to reveal and interpret the traces of disasters using geospatial information and to create virtual content designed to pass on the stories of disasters. In this way, we aim to share disaster information in both the real and virtual worlds. Specifically, Web-GIS can: 1) provide access to information without having to go to the site itself; 2) act as a tool that allows people to acquire more information while inspecting actual evidence in the field; and 3) allow each person to share his or her own information through Web-GIS. This content will be made available on the Internet and will be used as supplementary materials for geo-guides leading visitors in the field and as a tool for information sharing.
In FY2022, we will work with Mt. Bandai Museum and Bandaisan Geopark Council to build content for the Bandai area. We are considering the following content: a) disaster monuments, b) records of the Mt. Bandai eruption in 1888, c) photos from that time, d) regional cultural practices, such as offerings made in Inawashiro and Kitashiobara village, and e) disasters caused by subsequent eruptions. We also plan to have the geo-guides use this content during their Geology Day geo-tours and invite participants’ opinions.
Using this content, we will share information with other Geoparks in the same region and contribute to the public understanding of natural disasters and regional disaster prevention.
The local people and geo-guides are very familiar with the many traces of disasters and the information that is associated with them. This information can be obtained by visiting the sites and inspecting the remains of past natural disasters and gaining an understanding of their topography and geology. However, due to restrictions on movement caused by the recent coronavirus epidemic, visits have been restricted, and opportunities to personally experience the area and learn about past disasters have been lost. However, the National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED) uses science and technology to disseminate disaster information using observation data and Web-GIS, as well as distributing digitally archived disaster information via the Internet. The advantage of these is that they can be viewed by anyone, from anywhere.
Traces of past disasters and data accumulated on them in the Geopark will be therefore disseminated using Web-GIS technology as comprehensive content for the entire region. This project aims to reveal and interpret the traces of disasters using geospatial information and to create virtual content designed to pass on the stories of disasters. In this way, we aim to share disaster information in both the real and virtual worlds. Specifically, Web-GIS can: 1) provide access to information without having to go to the site itself; 2) act as a tool that allows people to acquire more information while inspecting actual evidence in the field; and 3) allow each person to share his or her own information through Web-GIS. This content will be made available on the Internet and will be used as supplementary materials for geo-guides leading visitors in the field and as a tool for information sharing.
In FY2022, we will work with Mt. Bandai Museum and Bandaisan Geopark Council to build content for the Bandai area. We are considering the following content: a) disaster monuments, b) records of the Mt. Bandai eruption in 1888, c) photos from that time, d) regional cultural practices, such as offerings made in Inawashiro and Kitashiobara village, and e) disasters caused by subsequent eruptions. We also plan to have the geo-guides use this content during their Geology Day geo-tours and invite participants’ opinions.
Using this content, we will share information with other Geoparks in the same region and contribute to the public understanding of natural disasters and regional disaster prevention.