Development of Real Time Synchronous Web Application for Posting and Utilizing Disaster Information

In a large earthquake, rescue operations and fire-fighting are obstructed by firespreading and street-blockages. Therefore, it is important to quickly collect and utilize disaster information for disaster mitigation. In this paper, firstly, we develop a Web application for posting and viewing information collected by users in real time. Using this system, it is possible not only to easily share disaster information among users but also to apply to damage forecast such as firespreading. Next, we demonstrate the usefulness of the Web application by the