Workshop Program on Disaster Prevention and Mitigation for Young Generation Utilizing Disaster Information Tweeting and Mapping System

2020 ◽  
pp. 227-236
Author(s):  
Osamu Uchida ◽  
Sachi Tajima ◽  
Yoshitaka Kajita ◽  
Keisuke Utsu ◽  
Yuji Murakami ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Generation ◽  
Disaster Prevention ◽  
Mapping System ◽  
Disaster Information

scholarly journals Town-Watching Workshop Using Disaster Information Tweeting and Mapping System

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keisuke Utsu ◽  
Shun Ueta ◽  
Sachi Tajima ◽  
Yoshitaka Kajita ◽  
Yuji Murakami ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Information Sharing ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Disaster Prevention ◽  
Mutual Help ◽  
Mapping System ◽  
Disaster Information ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
The Town

Self- and mutual-help by citizens are important as well as social-help from the local governments, for disaster prevention and mitigation. Then, town watching and disaster prevention map-making workshops are held to review the town and promote self- and mutual-help by citizens. On the other hand, the use of social media for information sharing during and after disasters has been gaining attention. To facilitate information sharing in disasters, we developed a web system, Disaster Information Tweeting and Mapping System (DITS/DIMS). From the above background, we organized a town-watching workshop using DITS/DIMS in October 2018 in Minami Ward, Sapporo City, Hokkaido, Japan; affected area of the Hokkaido Eastern Iburi Earthquake in September 2018. In this paper, we explain the workshop procedure, outcome, questionnaire survey results, and post-meeting. The questionnaire survey result shows that the workshop educated the participants about posting useful information on social media during a disaster. In addition, at the post-meeting, the participants recognized that they had reviewed the town only from the perspective of “daily life” convenience before the earthquake, and they had not evaluated the “emergency viewpoint.” Therefore, the workshop was a meaningful opportunity for the participants to review the town in terms of disaster prevention and mitigation.

scholarly journals Social Media Mapping as Digital Infrastructure for Disaster Prevention and Reduction

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
pp. 03001
Author(s):  
Kayoko Yamamoto
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Oral Communication ◽  
Heavy Rain ◽  
Real Space ◽  
Virtual Space ◽  
Disaster Prevention ◽  
The Real ◽  
Spatiotemporal Information ◽  
Disaster Information ◽  
Close Relationship

At the time of the Heavy Rain Disaster in Western Japan in July, 2018, it was possible to gather and accumulate a variety of disaster information using the function of social media mapping included in our spatiotemporal information system. Considering these circumstances and taking up the above social media mapping, the present study described the issues related to the development and utilization of digital infrastructures as one of the measures for disaster prevention and reduction. As the results of the present study, it is possible to rescue and support victims, and cause excessive information and confusion, due to the close relationship between the real and virtual space in the super smart society of Japan. Additionally, it is essential to effectively utilize the information included in the virtual space at the time of disaster. Specifically, it is an important issue to make use of the information on social media for rescue in the real space. Furthermore, it is necessary to take the measures for the people vulnerable to disaster who require the disaster information most. For this, it is necessary to prepare a variety of ICT in addition to oral communication.

scholarly journals Development of Community Disaster Prevention SNS System: An Examination of Pre-disaster Information Sharing

2012 ◽  
Vol 76 (0) ◽  
pp. 2PMB03-2PMB03
Author(s):  
Naohiro YOSHIYAMA ◽  
Tatsuya KIKUCHI ◽  
Kazuyoshi KORIDA ◽  
Yuki SHIBATA ◽  
Masaya TAKAHASHI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information Sharing ◽  
Disaster Prevention ◽  
Disaster Information

Effects and Issues of the Disaster Information Tweeting and Mapping System for Residents

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroya Yamada ◽  
Yoshitaka Kajita ◽  
Sachi Tajima ◽  
Keisuke Utsu ◽  
Osamu Uchida ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mapping System ◽  
Disaster Information

scholarly journals Synergistic Integration of Detailed Meteorological and Community Information for Evacuation from Weather-Related Disasters: Proposal of a “Disaster Response Switch”

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 762-775
Author(s):  
Kensuke Takenouchi ◽  
Katsuya Yamori
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Response ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Disaster Prevention ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Local Conditions ◽  
Forecasting Models ◽  
Response Switch ◽  
Disaster Information ◽  
Types Of Information

AbstractMeteorological information used for disaster prevention has developed rapidly in terms of both type and specificity. The latest forecasting models can predict weather with very high resolutions that can characterize disaster risk at the local level. However, this development can lead to an overdependency on the information and a wait-and-see attitude by the public. At the same time, residents share and use various types of information for disaster response, such as local conditions, in addition to official disaster information. Our research in Japan verified the practicality and efficiency of synergistically integrating these types of information by examining actual evacuation cases. The current numerical forecasting models sufficiently identify locality from the viewpoint of various administrative scales such as prefectures, municipalities, and school districts, but the improvements to these models have failed to improve residents’ judgment in successful evacuation cases. We therefore analyzed the relationship between meteorological information and residents’ disaster response and confirmed that they were strongly correlated and were contributing factors in preventing disasters. We revealed differences between a community’s disaster prevention culture and the disaster information provided. This led us to propose a new concept in community disaster prevention that we call the “disaster response switch,” which can serve as a data-driven risk management tool for communities when used in combination with advanced meteorological disaster information.

Development and Implementation of an ICT-based Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Education Program for the Young Generation

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Osamu Uchida ◽  
Sachi Tajima ◽  
Yoshitaka Kajita ◽  
Keisuke Utsu ◽  
Yuji Murakami ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Education Program ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
Disaster Prevention

DISASTER IMAGINATION GAME ENHANCED BY MOBILE MAPPING SYSTEM AND ITS APPLICATION

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Osamu Tsujihara ◽  
Kyohei Yamaguchi ◽  
Hideyuki Ito ◽  
Tomoyuki Sato ◽  
Terumasa Okamoto
Keyword(s):  
Risk Communication ◽  
Mobile Mapping ◽  
New Developments ◽  
Mapping System ◽  
Disaster Information ◽  
Mobile Mapping System ◽  
Evacuation Routes ◽  
Communication Methods

DIG (Disaster Imagination Game) is known as one of the risk communication methods in Japan. The participants who live in the same area surround a map of the area and discuss the disaster information such as the evacuation routes and the dangers that may lie around. They try to find not only the hazards but also the useful information like the location of the shelter. The detected information is illustrated in the map with pens and seals to visualize the risk and help. Thus the information in the area is shared with the participants. In this study, the new developments are proposed in which the serial video captured by MMS (Mobile Mapping System) is used as well as the map. The combination of the map and the serial video helps to detect the hazards. Moreover, the hazards detected in the workshop are illustrated not only on the map but also in the serial video. The effectiveness of the proposed system is discussed through the application to the practice of DIG.

Municipal Plans of Emergency in Disaster Prevention

2002 ◽  
Vol 17 (S2) ◽  
pp. S17
Author(s):  
Ernesto Pérez-Rincón Merlín
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Prevention
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