The study on constructing GIS database system for improving crowded urban areas

aim to accumulate and utilize data such as corporative building and diagnosis about earthquake resistant for planning

Abstract

This research developed GIS Database that could be accumulated information concerned with living environment, which contributed to disaster prevention and mitigation in urban crowded area for imminent Tokyo metropolitan earthquake, and verified usefulness of this by putting to practical use in participatory workshop. Generally Database had three abilities; accumulating multitiered data storage, selecting information according to needs, disclosing information, in addition it had been cleared that this database was useful as supporting tool which has three functions; simulator for future vision, building consensus with participants, archive of local residents’ opinions, for improving living environment in a process of deciding Machidukuri plan.