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1 Crowdsource Mapping Response to the Great East Japan Earthquake Kunihiro ISHII

2 Business Fields of KOKUSAI KOGYO(KKC) KKC can provide the total solution from Data capturing to Consulting 1 Data Capturing Data Processing Consulting & 2 & Analysis 3 Engineering Services Capture geospatial data through various kinds of sensors Provide high quality data processing technology and professional interpretation Consulting based on processed geospatial data and technical expertise Various Satellite Sensors 5 PhDs, 351 registered surveyors 20PhDs, 260Professional 3 Lidar sensors Specialties Engineers 3 Digital Image Sensors(DMC) Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, Specialties 1 Oblique Image Sensor GIS Analysis, Geospatial DB design Disaster Prevention, River Planning, Road Planning, Urban Planning & Consult Design etc. Satellite Remote ing Hazard Map Service Sensing Digital Aerial LIDAR s Photography Ground Survey Marine Survey Mobile Mapping GPS Narrow Multi-Beam Planning & Design GIS Solutions 1

3 Disaster Prevention Business of KKC Measuring & Analyzing topography Extracting landslide Flood Simulation Hazard Map Field Survey Disaster preparedness training Slope Monitoring ASP Service 2

4 Responding to Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011 Oblique aerial photos Comparison of aerial photographs pre- and post-disaster Inundation extent Taken by Kokusai Kogyo Group Pre-disaster ( , 29) Post-disaster ( ) Estimating the extent of inundation using area-wide satellite image CG Simulation of the Tsunami 3

5 sinsai.info (using Ushahidi ) Information with location have been gathered and mapped. Mail Report Government Site Gathered information General information on earthquake Rescue request Evacuation Confirmation of safety Medical treatment support information for the victim 4

6 OpenStreetMap Japan Map situation in 2009 Map situation in May 2011 (2 month after the Earthquake) Provided by Mr. Daichi Foundation Japan 5

7 OpenStreetMap Japan Inundation area by Tunami Disaster Provided by Mr. Daichi Foundation Japan 6

8 Provision of Trafficable Road Information It was difficult for the road administrators to grasp damaged roads for some time after the earthquake. Trafficable road map created by Probe data were useful to transport relief aid. Trafficable Road Map Passed Road Records Passed Road Records 7

9 Public and Private sector Collaboration Car Movement tracked by Auto Makers Passable Roads Closed Road Information provided by Government 8 Presentation by Mr. Hiroshi Murakami

10 Work flow to create Passable Road Map 9

11 Emergency aerial photography survey agreement According to the agreement with GSI (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan) on emergency areal photography survey, aerial photos are taken immediately after the events by Japanese survey companies GSI : Geospatial Information Authority of Japan Request Aerial Photos APA : Association of Precise Survey and Applied Technology Standby notice Aerial Photos Asia Air Survey A-tec Aero Asahi Kokusai Kogyo Hasshu Nakanihon Air Service Pasco Hasshu Pasco Asia Air Survey A-tec Kokusai Kogyo Aero Asahi Taken to complem ment by GS SI Nakanihon Air Service 10

12 Timeline of Response for Agreement March 11th, Friday 14:46 Great East Japan Earthquake 15:30 GSI sends standby notice 15:45 GSI requests APA for list of members 15:54 APA begins contacting member companies 17:59 APA tells GSI: 7 companies ready to respond 22:37 APA tells GSI: 9 companies ready to respond March 12th, Saturday 12:07 GSI reports to APA that this emergency survey job has been divided among 7 companies 11

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