Towards an Application of Remote Sensing Technology for Decision Making During Natural Disaster

摘要

A large number of remote sensing technologies for disaster management have been made, they still need a time to be accepted in disaster management framework of local governments. Before considering the application, it is necessary to discuss the practicality of remote sensing techniques in the existing disaster management frameworks. Towards the application of remote sensing technologies for decision making during natural disasters, this study addresses the following research questions; Which decision making of local governments can the remote sensing technology assist during natural disasters? And, what kind of remote sensing technologies can be applied? To solve these research questions, this study analyzed the regional disaster response plans of local governments in Japan, and discussed the practicality of the remote sensing technologies to the decision makings of disaster management operations.