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MIND

MIND (MIcrovolunteering In Natural Disasters) is a project that employes the activities of micro-volunteers and crowdsourcing to create a faster response in the occurrence of a natural disaster .

Tasks for West-Japan Great Flood 2018

We solicit volunteers for helping us understand situations of West-Japan Great Flood 2018

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First National Cyber-Physical Disaster Drill

On July 1st (Sun), from 9 a.m, the first national "cyber-physical disaster drill" will be held in Tsubame City (Niigata prefecture). The "CREST CyborgCrowd” project is carried out jointly by Tsukuba University, Toyama University, and Kyoto University. The cyber physical disaster drill includes collecting information from over the sky using drones, reporting from the ground thanks to the participation of local residents, processing information by AI, and supporting activities carried out by people living outside the disaster drill area using crowdsourcing. By collecting all the data from the participants with the help of AI, we will be able to understand the extent of the disaster in the fastest way possible, providing an important tool to disaster relief efforts. In the future, using this technology, we aim to overcome the 72-hour critical limit where the survival rate decreases. Until now, the use of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) in the field of disaster management has attracted attention. However, while the development of technology is advancing in various directions, there are still many issues that need to be solved before a human and AI complete-integrated system can be employed during actual operations. By integrating ICT into our routine through disaster preventions drills, ICT becomes a useful took with a local knowledge, which could contribute to a safer and reliable society. The City of Tsubame will be the first one in Japan to experience the Cyber-Physical Disaster Prevention Disaster Drill. Please refer to the below schedule for the details of the event.

● Schedule (in case of bad weather, the schedule might undergo changes)

1. Aim of the Disaster Prevention Drill

2. Outline of the Disaster Prevention Drill

3. Participating Organizations (expected)

4. Sponsor

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