TCAR - Typhoon Committee

Development of System for Disaster Situation
Analysis and Decision Making
The National Institute for Disaster Prevention
(NIDP) developed a system called System for
Disaster Situation Analysis and Decision Making
for rapid disaster response such as evacuation
and traffic cutoff. The system seeks to improve
upon the existing disaster management system
using general analysis of vulnerable zones
based on historic damage information. This
development project consists of the following key
features:
- Estimate typhoon trajectories using reports
from the Korea Meteorological Administration
(KMA), the Joint Typhoon Warning Center
(JTWC), the Regional Specialized
Meteorological Center (RSMC), and the Hong
Kong Observatory (HKO), as well as vulnerability
analysis based on historic damage information,
soil moisture content, shape of the basin, and
TCAR
CHAPTER 1 - TYPHOON COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES
Fig. 23. Disaster Information Sharing System
Fig. 24. Disaster Monitoring System
degree of soil saturation;
- Establish systems for monitoring water levels
of the major rivers, collecting information on tide
levels, dam management, river management, and
digital forecasting;
- Support monitoring-based decision-making for
disaster management in vulnerable zones.
The system will mainly concentrate on the
following:
- Preliminary characteristic analysis of
administrative districts divided by GIS information
(digital map, land cover map, land use map, soil
type map) and meteorological information;
- Vulnerability analysis by linking meteorological
information and hydrological information (runoff
coefficient, running water direction, soil moisture
content);
- Preliminary forecasting and warning on
vulnerable zones to support disaster management
decisions.
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