Development of the Wide-Area Earthquake Damage Estimation System and Mashup of Disaster Prevention Information

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 118-130
Author(s):  
Masafumi Hosokawa ◽  
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Ken-ichi Takanashi ◽  
Shoji Doshida ◽  
Makoto Endo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Response ◽  
Initial Response ◽  
Earthquake Damage ◽  
Wide Area ◽  
Disaster Prevention ◽  
Damage Estimation ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Management Personnel ◽  
Estimation System ◽  
Communication Lines

Immediately following an earthquake or other disaster, the crisis management personnel of the national or local government must determine the location of the disaster and its status and quickly carry out response actions such as rescue or fire-fighting operations. However, the congestion of communication lines and shortage of disaster response personnel make it impossible to collate the damage information in the initial response mobilization period immediately following an earthquake, making it difficult to make proper decisions. To assist the decision-making immediately following an earthquake, we developed a Wide-area Earthquake Damage Estimation System, which estimates the earthquake damage based on information from the Meteorological Agency and other agencies and shares the results via email and WebGIS (Web-based Geographic Information System) portal functions. In this paper, we introduce this system and discuss the results of the trial operation.

First Responders’ and Librarians’ Intention to Use Web-Based Resources for Response Information During Biological, Chemical, and Radiological Terrorism Events

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
James Turner ◽  
Terri Rebmann ◽  
Travis Loux ◽  
Donghua Tao ◽  
Alexander Garza
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Response ◽  
First Responders ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
National Library ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Emergency Responders ◽  
Internet Connection ◽  
Response Information

AbstractEmergency planners and first responders often access web-based information resources during disasters; however, these tools require an active Internet connection, which may be unavailable during a disaster. The National Library of Medicine (NLM) provides several free non-web-based disaster response tools. This study assessed intention to use web-based and non-web-based informational and response tools during disasters among emergency responders and librarians. Educational workshops were held in four Missouri cities in spring, 2016. The NLM tools were presented and attendees practiced using the tools during disaster scenarios. Pre- and post-intervention data about NLM tool awareness and intention to use these tools versus other web-based resources was collected. McNemar tests assessed a pre/post change in intention to use each resource. Four workshops were held, with a total of 74 attendees. Intention to use the NLM tools was low prior to the workshops (range: 20.3–39.2%), but increased significantly immediately afterwards (p < .001 for all pre/post comparisons). The workshops resulted in increased NLM tool awareness and increased intention to use the tools during future disasters. This provides evidence of attendees’ perceptions of the usefulness of the non-web-based NLM tools in place of other web-based tools in situations without Internet access.

scholarly journals Inangahua earthquake damage on railways

1968 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 12-21
Author(s):  
W. J. H. Duckworth
Keyword(s):  
West Coast ◽  
Earthquake Damage ◽  
Wide Area ◽  
The West ◽  
May 1968

The Inangahua earthquake of the 24th May 1968 disrupted rail communications over a wide area of the West Coast.

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