Development on Web GIS-based Support System for Collecting and Sharing Information by Collaboration between Local Government and Residents

Abstract

Web GIS-based support system for collecting and sharing information was developed and carried out by collaboration between a local government and residents at two stages; at the first stage, workshops by local communities' associations and government officers are held to make disaster mitigation maps, which indicate strong and weak points of the local area, such as the locations of fire distinguishers, fire hydrants, storages of rescue equipments, weak walls and buildings, open spaces, and so on. During the workshop, the participants also discuss about what happens during a large earthquake, and how to cope with the disaster. At second stage, an emergency drill is carried out by collaboration between the local government and the community residents. The developed system was applied to the workshops and the earthquake drill in Toyohashi City in 2006, and confirmed its validity and effectiveness.