Earthquake Emergency Response Scenario Simulator
Price
Free (open access)
Transaction
Volume
31
Pages
11
Published
1998
Size
1,124 kb
Paper DOI
10.2495/RISK980151
Copyright
WIT Press
Author(s)
Masatake Naganoh, Masashi Taniai, Jyun-ichi Ikeda & Naoki Itch
Abstract
The 1995 Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake caused immense damage and revealed the vulnerabilities of highly concentrated modern metropolises to major disasters. It was recognized that during emergencies at the time of a disaster, one of the most important factors is proper judgment and decision-making. We are developing a system that simulates emergency response scenarios. It utilizes a visual imaging database to provide support for making judgments and decisions during the state of emergency after an earthquake disaster. 1 Introduction T
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