Disaster Information Collecting/Providing Service for Local Residents

Abstract

It has been pointed out that when people lack the information needed in the event of a disaster, such as a disastrous earthquake, this could lead to social chaos, including unwanted rumors and outrages, or could disrupt rescue and relief activities^{1, 2}. In Japan, by law in principle, self-help or mutual assistance is required immediately after a disaster, and local residents are required to make judgments for action on their own. Although disaster information systems are gradually being organized at the municipal level, actual emergency evacuation areas and essential information for local citizens are still not sufficiently ready for provision at this stage.³ In this study, we established and evaluated a service infrastructure with an autonomous wireless network, aiming at providing services to collect and deliver disaster information, which will be required by local residents.