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Decision Making Support Tool'
Upon reception of emergency information created and stored by above system, the Decision Making
Support Tool suggests appropnate response to emergency response organization. Judgment criteria
are determined based on specific situations that govern following actions.
These components are then integrated on a unified platform so that consistent information traffic,
which is expected to help responders to manage various situations efficiently, is generated and
controlled. It is very important to retain functional interface between "information" and actual
"response". Figure 2 shows general flowchart of disaster management during/after an earthquake.
Efficient response activities should be based on appropnate information, and VERN is a virtual space
that creates communication platform.
INTERACTION
Figure 2. General Response Operation Flowchart
APPLICATION TO HITS RESPONSE ORGANIZTION
VERN concept has been applied to a complex called Harumi Island Tnton Square (HITS). The HITS
is a complex facility built under the urban redevelopment plan by Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
The facility contains high-rise residential apartments, commercial shopping area, concert hall, and
office buildings including 3 33-40 stones high-rise buildings. The total area of the site is
approximately 84,000m 2 . It is estimated that daytime population of all business tenants is 18,000 to
19,000, and a number of visitors and shoppers visit this facility. Earthquake disaster management