Open AccessEfficiency Evaluation of Standard Operating Procedures in a Disaster Information System
Author(s) -
Tomohiro Kokogawa,
Yuji Maeda,
Fumiaki Ichinose,
Masahiro Sugiyama,
Tomomi Yamamoto,
H. Hayashi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of disaster research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.332
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1883-8030
pISSN - 1881-2473
DOI - 10.20965/jdr.2017.p0057
Subject(s) - emergency management , computer science , information system , field (mathematics) , information quality , disaster response , quality (philosophy) , computer security , risk analysis (engineering) , process management , engineering , business , philosophy , electrical engineering , mathematics , epistemology , political science , pure mathematics , law
It is difficult to effectively respond to a disaster simply by introducing a disaster information system. Because free-style information is dominant in disaster responses, a certain level of communication quality should be ensured to effectively utilize such information. This study focuses on the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to effectively handle a disaster information system, and attempts to establish the SOP with an emphasis on communication rules for free-style information. The SOP for a disaster information system was established through workshops with officers of disaster responses in the field of Kashihara City, Nara Prefecture, and evaluated the effectiveness of a command post exercise. Results suggested the effective use of free-style information as well as formed information.