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Development of Rainfall Information Production Technology Using Optical Sensors (Estimation of Real-Time Rainfall Information Using Optima Rainfall Intensity Technique) (광학센서를 이용한 강우정보 생산기법 개발 (최적 강우강도 기법을 이용한 실시간 강우정보 산정))

  • Lee, Byung-Hyun;Kim, Byung-Sik;Lee, Young-Mi;Oh, Cheong-Hyeon;Choi, Jung-Ryel;Jun, Weon-Hyouk
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.30 no.12
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    • pp.1101-1111
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    • 2021
  • In this study, among the W-S-R(Wiper-Signal-Rainfall) relationship methods used to produce sensor-based rain information in real time, we sought to produce actual rainfall information by applying machine learning techniques to account for the effects of wiper operation. To this end, we used the gradient descent and threshold map methods for pre-processing the cumulative value of the difference before and after wiper operation by utilizing four sensitive channels for optical sensors which collected rain sensor data produced by five rain conditions in indoor artificial rainfall experiments. These methods produced rainfall information by calculating the average value of the threshold according to the rainfall conditions and channels, creating a threshold map corresponding to the 4 (channel) × 5 (considering rainfall information) grid and applying Optima Rainfall Intensity among the big data processing techniques. To verify these proposed results, the application was evaluated by comparing rainfall observations.

A Study on the Standard Code Systematization of Disaster Environmental Information Data for Earthguakes, Fires and Fine Dusts (지진·화재·미세먼지에 대한 재난환경 정보 데이터의 표준 코드 체계화 연구)

  • LEE, Yongsoo;Ryu, Sanghun;Ko, Hyun-A;Jeong, Insu
    • Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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    • v.20 no.12
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    • pp.27-32
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    • 2019
  • Disaster Safety Management Information standardization and harmonization simplifies the process of disaster management (prevention, preparedness, response and recovery) to increase the efficiency of disaster management, it is necessary to minimize the people's life and property damage. Disaster safety standardization is to standardize disaster safety information in the past to respond to an uncertain future and systematically manage disaster safety accordingly. This study developed a standard code system to utilize disaster safety information such as earthquake, fire, and fine dust, which are of social interest among various and complex environmental disasters. It aims to support practitioners to conduct efficient disaster tasks in the event of a disaster.

Collection and Utilization of Unstructured Environmental Disaster by Using Disaster Information Standardization (재난정보 표준화를 통한 환경 재난정보 수집 및 활용)

  • Lee, Dong Seop;Kim, Byung Sik
    • Ecology and Resilient Infrastructure
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    • v.6 no.4
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    • pp.236-242
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    • 2019
  • In this study, we developed the system that can collect and store environmental disaster data into the database and use it for environmental disaster management by converting structured and unstructured documents such as images into electronic documents. In the 4th Industrial Revolution, various intelligent technologies have been developed in many fields. Environmental disaster information is one of important elements of disaster cycle. Environment disaster information management refers to the act of managing and processing electronic data about disaster cycle. However, these information are mainly managed in the structured and unstructured form of reports. It is necessary to manage unstructured data for disaster information. In this paper, the intelligent generation approach is used to convert handout into electronic documents. Following that, the converted disaster data is organized into the disaster code system as disaster information. Those data are stored into the disaster database system. These converted structured data is managed in a standardized disaster information form connected with the disaster code system. The disaster code system is covered that the structured information is stored and retrieve on entire disaster cycle. The expected effect of this research will be able to apply it to smart environmental disaster management and decision making by combining artificial intelligence technologies and historical big data.

A study on measures for disaster management that reflects the social and environmental characteristics of rural areas (농촌지역의 사회적·환경적 특성을 반영한 재난관리 대책 방안 연구)

  • Park, Miri;Lee, Young-Kune
    • Journal of the Society of Disaster Information
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    • v.13 no.4
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    • pp.511-518
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    • 2017
  • In this study, a research on disaster countermeasures to strengthen the disaster management field of rural areas. The purpose of this study is to investigate the measures to cope with the disaster in order to enhance the rural disaster management capacity. For this purpose, social and environmental characteristics of the rural area were examined and the characteristics of rural disaster perspective were derived. As for social characteristics, we analyzed the direct and indirect damage of disaster through interviews with residents affected by disaster. In the case of environmental characteristics, the factors that threaten the safety in the rural area were extracted based on the geographical and geographical characteristics of the rural area and quantitative analysis of the difference of the disaster response infrastructure compared with the city was conducted. In addition, it is necessary to further study the priority of disaster prevention in order to apply the disaster prevention method to rural areas.

What must be done to prevent another humidifier disinfectant disaster?

  • Lee, Jong-Hyeon
    • Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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    • v.31
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    • pp.24.1-24.7
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    • 2016
  • The humidifier disinfectant disaster (HDD) was not a simple poisoning accident by biocides, but a singular disaster in history created by chemicals in household products. This disaster was a result of the failure of a system for the management of chemical and product safety. Since the management authority for chemical usage safety is different from those for chemical safety in products, many blind areas for chemical safety management in products still remain. The 'Act on the Registration and Evaluation, etc. of Chemical Substances (ARECS)' or the new 'Biocidal Product Act' must not only address the blind areas in the management system for chemical and product safety, but also prevent a second HDD. To prevent another HDD, an integrated registration, evaluation, and management system for chemicals and consumer products must be incorporated into the 'ARECS' as an essential part for chemical safety in consumer products.

Environmental Cooperation with the Distribution of Urbanization between South and North Korea

  • CHOI, Choongik
    • East Asian Journal of Business Economics (EAJBE)
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    • v.8 no.4
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    • pp.19-28
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    • 2020
  • Purpose - This study aims to lay the foundation for a desirable direction to solve future environmental problems through framework research on environmental cooperation according to distribution of urbanization between South and North Korea. The article also attempts to explore solution to two Koreas' environmental problems from the cooperative perspective between South and North Korea and draw future policy tasks. Research design, data, and methodology - For methodology, North Korea's legal system to cope with disasters is taken into consideration in terms of literature review. This study also analyzes a series of processes related to North Korea's disaster management through case study, and draws policy measures for North and South Korea's cooperation scope and methods. Result - The results support that North Korea is very vulnerable to environmental disasters due to food shortages, economic sanctions, and enormous natural disaster damages including flood damages occurring each year, because of the lack of disaster prevention infrastructure such as river maintenance. Conclusion - At the current time when North and South Koran exchange and cooperation increase, a disaster management cooperative system is needed for the areas where South and North Korea manage through division. It also suggests that there is a need to establish regulations and procedures for support items in advance for a quick response to disasters in North Korean region.

Chemical Characterisation of Organic Functional Group Compositions in PM2.5 Collected at Nine Administrative Provinces in Northern Thailand during the Haze Episode in 2013

  • Pongpiachan, Siwatt;Choochuay, Chomsri;Chonchalar, Jittiphan;Kanchai, Panatda;Phonpiboon, Tidarat;Wongsuesat, Sornsawan;Chomkhae, Kanokwan;Kittikoon, Itthipon;Hiranyatrakul, Phoosak;Cao, Junji;Thamrongthanyawong, Sombat
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.14 no.6
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    • pp.3653-3661
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    • 2013
  • Along with rapid economic growth and enhanced agricultural productivity, particulate matter emissions in the northern cities of Thailand have been increasing for the past two decades. This trend is expected to continue in the coming decade. Emissions of particulate matter have brought about a series of public health concerns, particularly chronic respiratory diseases. It is well known that lung cancer incidence among northern Thai women is one of the highest in Asia (an annual age-adjusted incidence rate of 37.4 per 100,000). This fact has aroused serious concern among the public and the government and has drawn much attention and interest from the scientific community. To investigate the potential causes of this relatively high lung cancer incidence, this study employed Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) transmission spectroscopy to identify the chemical composition of the $PM_{2.5}$ collected using Quartz Fibre Filters (QFFs) coupled with MiniVol$^{TM}$ portable air samplers (Airmetrics). $PM_{2.5}$ samples collected in nine administrative provinces in northern Thailand before and after the "Haze Episode" in 2013 were categorised based on three-dimensional plots of a principal component analysis (PCA) with Varimax rotation. In addition, the incremental lifetime exposure to $PM_{2.5}$ of both genders was calculated, and the first derivative of the FTIR spectrum of individual samples is here discussed.

Development of Disaster Management IETM for Effective Disaster Information Management of Construction Facilities (시설물의 효율적 재해정보관리를 위한 재해관리전자매뉴얼 구축 연구)

  • Moon, Hyoun Seok;Kang, Leen Seok
    • KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.29 no.2D
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    • pp.255-265
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    • 2009
  • Because the current disaster management task is being processed by using a separated operation system and an insufficient information system by each division, construction facilities suffer great damage by disaster. This research has classified the disaster management business phase and information by each phase through analyzing the existing disaster management information and business process. Then, it has built a disaster management information breakdown structure for integrating of individual disaster information, and also established a standard XML (eXtensible Markup Language) schema of disaster management electronic documents for a real-time utilization. The suggested methods in this research are verified by developing a manual system of electronic type. The disaster management IETM developed in this study provides the consistency for processing the disaster management tasks and the prevention of information omission. And it can be used as a electronic decision making tool for providing of integrated disaster management information.