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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Communication Platform for Disaster Response

Mihoko Sakurai

subject

Knowledge managementEmergency managementbusiness.industryInformation sharingDisaster responseComputer securitycomputer.software_genreField (computer science)Data sharingEmpirical researchGeographyFrugalitybusinesscomputer

description

The present research proposes an information platform for enhanced communication and information sharing in municipalities struck by disasters. Once a disaster happens, collecting and sharing information with and among citizens is the most important tasks for municipalities. However, empirical research of the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011 revealed a marked lack of tools supporting municipal communication and data sharing activities at the initial stage. A smartphone and tablet based application was subsequently developed and evaluated in the field as a means of first response in future disasters. The application is based on the notion of frugality, which proved to be very useful in the field drill. Frugality is shown to be a requirement of the system as well as an evaluation indicator.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2016-01-01
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39294-3_19