Information Collecting Measures during the Earthquake Disaster using Smartphone and Other Tools

On March 11, 2011, due to the fact that Shuto Expressway limited cars entering it and each train company suspended operations right after the Great East Japan Earthquake, cars converged on local streets causing long hours of traffic congestion. In addition, streets were overflowing with people walking home and an increase in the number of bikes on the street cut down traffic capacity. Since it happened on the weekend around the time that evening rush starts, this traffic condition lasted for a long time. Although telephone, both land line and cellular phone, were the main communication tool during the major traffic congestion in the greater Tokyo area caused by the earthquake disaster, all of the telephones had bad connections because of the restriction in the volume of calls. Once a natural disaster occurs in the greater Tokyo area, the current communication tools and existing vehicle detector may be affected by electric outage and traffic failure and it may interfere with obtaining correct traffic information. This is a report to show the results of research and tests, to improve the ability to obtain and use the necessary information even during a natural disaster by diversifying the ways of obtaining traffic information, such as using the Internet.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract used with permission of ITS Japan. Paper No. 3165. Alternate title: Measures of Information Collecting Diversification During The Earthquake Disaster
• Corporate Authors:

  ITS Japan

  Tokyo,   Japan 
• Authors:
  • Yamazaki, Katsunori
  • Kawaguchi, Akira
  • Era, Ryuichi
• Conference:
  • 20th ITS World Congress
  • Location: Tokyo , Japan
  • Date: 2013-10-14 to 2013-10-18
• Publication Date: 2013

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Maps;
• Pagination: 10p
• Monograph Title: 20th ITS World Congress, Tokyo 2013. Proceedings

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Disasters and emergency operations; Internet; Real time information; Smartphones; Traveler information and communication systems
• Identifier Terms: Great East Japan Earthquake, 2011
• Geographic Terms: Japan
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Security and Emergencies; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01538827
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9784990493981
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 26 2014 2:24PM