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Development of Integrated Expert System for Estimation and Observation of Damage Level of Infrastructure in Lima Metropolitan Area

Disaster Prevention and Mitigation

Republic of Peru

Development of Integrated Expert System for Estimation and Observation of Damage Level of Infrastructure in Lima Metropolitan Area

Use sensors to create a system that immediately assesses damages from earthquakes and tsunamis!

Principal Investigator

- Prof.
  KUSUNOKI Koichi
  Earthquake Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
- Prof.
  Carlos Zavala
  Japan Peru Center for Earthquake Engineering Research and Disaster Mitigation (CISMID), National University of Engineering

ODA Recipient Country

Republic of Peru

Research Institutions in Japan

The University of Tokyo / The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology / Tohoku University / Chiba University / Tokyo Institute of Technology / Nagoya University

Research Institutions in Counterpart Country

Peru National University of Engineering / Geophysical Institute of Peru / Direction of Hydrography and Navigation / Ministry of Housing, Construction and Sanitation / Service of Water and Sewerage of Lima / Ministry of Transportation and Communication / Aerospatial National Comission / National Center of Estimation, Prevention and Disaster Risk Reduction / National Institute of Civil Defense / Ministry of Education / Ministry of Health / Lima Metropolitan City Office

Adoption fiscal year

FY 2020

Research Period

5 Years

Overview of the Research Project

Speed up decision-making related to earthquake disaster response in Lima
Earthquake and tsunami disasters occur suddenly, and their effects are widespread. In order to respond effectively to a disaster, it is important to get an overall picture of the damage as soon as possible. However, people usually gather information about the status of earthquakes or tsunamis, and about damage to buildings and infrastructure, etc. by checking each aspect separately, mainly using visual inspection and manual processes. By making full use of modern sensor technology, we intend to develop a system that can grasp the whole picture of the scope of the damage as quickly as possible after the occurrence of a disaster and rapidly integrate the findings into a geographical information system with display capabilities.

Immediately grasping the full extent of damage caused by an earthquake or tsunami makes it possible to take appropriate measures
Development of a disaster information integration system—capable of quickly grasping information about the occurrence of earthquake and tsunami disasters and about ensuing damage to buildings and infrastructure, integrating that information, and displaying it in real time to people in charge of implementing disaster countermeasures?could contribute to a significant reduction in the number of people harmed or killed because they failed to flee in time, and would likely be adopted in earthquake-prone countries around the world.