Last Updated : September 26, 2023

Geographic Information Analysis Research Div.

Introduction of Geographic Information Analysis Research Div.

Contents of the Geographic Information Analysis Research Div.

Topics

These are recent topics.The older ones are listed in [Past topics].Those that are not the first author are not assigned identification numbers.

  • Presented at the Italy-Japan joint workshop on landslide monitoring systems and related topics(4-5 Nov.2021, online)
    • Junko IWAHASHI:Seismic Ground Disaster Assessment System (SGDAS) of GSI Japan
    • Takayuki NAKANO:Research for the improvement of SGDAS – liquefaction
    • Ryo ENDO:Research for the improvement of SGDAS – prior rainfall
  • Presented at the EGU2020: Sharing Geoscience Online(4-8 May.2020)
    • Junko IWAHASHI, Yoshiharu NISHIOKA (AIST), Daisaku KAWABATA (AIST), Akinobu ANDO (Miyagi Univ. of Education), Shinsuke OKADA (Tohoku Univ.), Takahisa SHIRAISHI: Report on science classes and a workshop for teen students to learn geography and geology using Minecraft, EGU General Assembly 2020, Online, 4–8 May 2020, EGU2020-12516,(Abstract )
  • Presented at the AGU Fall Meeting 2019(9-13 Dec.2019@SanFrancisco,USA).
    • Junko Iwahashi , Yoshiharu Nishioka (AIST) , Akinobu Ando(Miyagi Univ. Education) ,Daisaku Kawabata (AIST):Learning support of geography and geology using Minecraft(Abstract)
    • Junko Iwahashi,Masashi Matsuoka (Tokyo Inst. Tech.), Dai Yamazaki (Univ. Tokyo): Generation of segment data using 30-m DEMs as the base material of future hazard maps (Abstract)
    • Ryo Endo, Junko Iwahashi,Hiroyuki Ohno,Takayuki nakano:Effective estimation of gravitational deformation zone in wide area in Japan using DEM and convolutional neural network (CNN)(Abstract)
  • Presented at the ICC2019 TOKYO(International Cartographic Conference )(15-20 July 2019@TOKYO,Japan) 
    • Ryo Endo, Takayuki Nakano:Improvement suggestions for problems of hazard map from the viewpoint of color scheme(Abstract)
    • Takaki Okatani,(College of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism), Hiroaki Tanaka*,Yuki Kurisu,Hidetoshi Nakajima, Keisuke Katsuta:Geospatial Information Authority of Japan’s (GSI’s) support for geography education(Abstract)
    • Takayuki Nakano, Hiroshi Une, Kazuki Yoshida, Satoshi Fujiwara, and Tomokazu Kobayashi:Evaluating earthquake-related ground failure mapping by combined traditional and modern methods(Abstract)
    • Junko Iwahashi , Yoshiharu Nishioka (Geological Survey of Japan, AIST) , Daisaku Kawabata (Geological Survey of Japan, AIST), Akinobu Ando (Miyagi University of Education) , Hiroshi Une:Development of an online learning environment for geography and geology using Minecraft (Abstract)

Researchers (FY 2023)

  • SASAGAWA, Akira : Head of Division
  • TAMURA, Eiichi : Chief Researcher
  • IWAHASHI, Junko : Chief Researcher
  • YOSHIDA, Kazuki : Researcher
  • ENDO,Ryo: Researcher

Research Projects (FY 2022)

■ Special study in GSI
  • Research on Improvement of Estimation Accuracy of "Seismic Ground Disaster Assessment System (SGDAS)" (FY2021-2025)
  • Research on methods for generating and using historical topographic data (FY2023-2025)

Paper in English

(2022)
  • Iwahashi J, Yamazaki D (2022): Global polygons for terrain classification divided into uniform slopes and basins. Progress in Earth and Planetary Science, 9, 33. [full text]
  • Yamashita N, Ishizuka S, Hashimoto S, Ugawa S, Nanko K, Osone Y, Iwahashi J, et al. (2022): National-scale 3D mapping of soil organic carbon in a Japanese forest considering microtopography and tephra deposition. Geoderma, 406, 115534. [full text]

(2021)
  • Iwahashi J., Yamazaki D., Nakano T., Endo R.(2021):Classification of topography for ground vulnerability assessment of alluvial plains and mountains of Japan using 30 m DEM. Prog Earth Planet Sci 8, 3 [full text]

(2020)
  • Fujiwara S., Nakano T., Morishita Y. (2020): Detection of triggered shallow slips caused by large earthquakes using L-band SAR interferometry. Earth, Planets and Space 72:119. DOI: 10.1186/s40623-020-01239-6 [full text[PDF: 7.39MB]]
  • Nakano T., Endo R., Ohno H., Iwahashi J. (2020): WATER AREA OBSERVATION EXPERIMENT USING OPTICAL SENSOR FOR EXTRACTING INUNDATION BOUNDARY AT NIGHT. International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, XLIII-B3-2020, 169-173. DOI: 10.5194/isprs-archives-XLIII-B3-2020-169-2020 [full text[PDF: 1.23MB]]  

(2019)
  • Nakano T., Une H., Yoshida K., Fujiwara S., Kobayashi T. (2019): Evaluating earthquake-related ground failure mapping by combined traditional and modern methods. Advances in Cartography and GIScience of the ICA, 1, 14. DOI: 10.5194/ica-adv-1-14-2019 [full text[PDF:6.95MB] ]
  • Fujiwara S., Nakano T., Morishita Y., Kobayashi T., Yarai H., Une H., Hayashi K.(2019): Detection and interpretation of local surface deformation from the 2018 Hokkaido Eastern Iburi Earthquake using ALOS‑2 SAR data. Earth, Planets and Space, 71:64. DOI: 10.1186/s40623-019-1046-2 [full text[PDF:7.63MB] ]

(2018)
  • Iwahashi J., Kamiya I., Matsuoka M., Yamazaki D.(2018):Global terrain classification using 280 m DEMs: segmentation, clustering, and reclassification.Progress in Earth and Planetary Science,5(1)[Abstract ]


(2017)
  • Iwahashi J., Yamagishi H. (2017): Spatial comparison of two high resolution landslide inventory maps using GIS – a case study of the August 1961 and July 2004 landslides caused by heavy-rainfalls in the Izumozaki area, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. In: GIS Landslide (Hiromitsu Yamagishi and Netra Prakash Bhandary eds.), Springer, 13-29. Springer ISBN 978-4-431-54390-9, ISBN 978-4-431-54391-6 (eBook).
  • Fujiwara S., Morishita Y., Nakano T., Kobayashi T., Yarai H. (2017): Non-tectonic liquefaction-induced large surface displacements in the Aso Valley, Japan, caused by the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake, revealed by ALOS-2 SAR. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 474C, pp. 457-465. DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2017.07.001



[past papers]
 

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