Support for Domestic Disaster Prevention by JAXA

Abstract

In recent years, large-scale natural disasters are occurring more frequently. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is doing an experimental activity to validate the effectiveness of satellite data, mostly Advanced land Observing Satellite-2 (ALOS-2), in grasping the situation of disaster damage. In this paper, we will introduce JAXA’s cooperative activities with the ministries towards disaster prevention, satellite’s emergency observation products, “Disaster Prevention Interface,” and case study of large- and long-scale water-induced disaster that occurred on July 2020.