Iqgeo being used for disaster recovery23 Aug 2021 10:21
Link courtesy of p1nkfish at Advfn. Part o the article translated from Japanese.
Sending "Map Platform" to the World to Accelerate Disaster Recovery IQGEO Japan
2021-01-18
Earthquakes, tsunamis, typhoons, heavy snow ... The Japanese archipelago where disasters occur almost every year. Immediately after the disaster, quick infrastructure restoration is required, but there are many issues with the information sharing mechanism for restoration work, and long-term power outages and water outages often occur due to the delay...
Map platform that showed its presence in the recovery from typhoon No. 15
IQGEO Japan, a UK-based venture with a branch office in Tokyo, is a company that provides a platform for sharing information on maps for infrastructure companies such as electric power, water services, and telecommunications. Plot the location of your company's equipment such as electric wires on the map, propose an efficient patrol method at the time of equipment maintenance, peripheral information necessary for repair work-whether there is a space to park the car in the vicinity We are developing an app that allows you to know in advance whether you need to dig up concrete, etc. with Street View without going to a preview...
IQGeo, which was adopted as a platform in a hurry to deal with this, plots about 7 million utility poles and about 20 million high-voltage and low-voltage power lines owned by TEPCO on a map of the Kanto area. It is estimated that the damage will be great by estimating the collapsed state of the utility pole and the place where the electricity is cut off by combining the information of the smart meter of each household, the surrounding environment information that can be seen from the street view, the information from the residents, etc. Information was shared and efficient staffing was used to speed up recovery, such as by intensively dispatching workers to the area. In recognition of this work, IQGeo was adopted as a disaster platform for the entire TEPCO Power Grid company...
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