Abstract
This paper developed the new system for building damage assessment using photos of damaged house taken by residents or volunteer fire corps in damaged area. Specialists outside the damaged confirm these photos on the website and assess their damage levels. All the data used for building damage assessment is managed with GIS database on the management server located outside the damaged area under cloud condition. This kind of digital management system can contribute to enhance the accuracy, efficiency, objectivity and fairness of the procedures for issuing the Victim Certificates for residents. The system for uploading the photos of damaged houses was developed as mobile communication service. The remote system for specialists to assess the damage level was developed as web service. In this paper, the total system for supporting building damage assessment was developed and its prototype system was evaluated by local governments. Moreover, authors conducted feasibility study of developed system in damaged area as the 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake which examine communication speed to connect internet service by mobile phone.
