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Road Centerline Data Accumulation for Rescue Workers Whose Expertise Is Not GIS
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 August 2020
Abstract
The objective of this study is to provide road centerline data for professionals of disaster medicine areas who are often beginners in GIS use.
Newly developed vector tile format data were converted into shapefile format data, then were organized as second level medical districts to which medical professionals are accustomed.
Road centerline data in Japan is being prepared to release from Association for Promotion of Infrastructure Geospatial Information Distribution free of charge.
Professionals of disaster medicine areas increased their accessibility of GIS. Logistic planning for evacuation activities and dispatching of rescue teams were improved.
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- Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 16 , Issue 1 , February 2022 , pp. 109 - 115
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- Copyright © 2020 Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc.