New system estimates tsunami flooding and potential
damage following large earthquakes- Jointly developed by Tohoku University, Osaka University,NEC Corporation, Kokusai Kogyo Co., Ltd. and A2 Corporation for Japan’sCabinet Office May 25, 2017 - Tohoku University, Osaka University, NEC Corporation,
Kokusai Kogyo Co., Ltd. and A2 Corporation have announced the joint
development of a system which estimates tsunami flooding and damage.
It is to be adopted as part of the Integrated Disaster Prevention
Information System operated by Japan’s Cabinet Office.
The system is designed to perform tsunami simulations immediately afteran earthquake occurs and then estimate the potential damage. It uses
NEC’s SX-ACE supercomputer to create detailed estimates of tsunami
damage within 30 minutes of an earthquake taking place.
These estimates are provided in grids of 30 meters for coastal areas of
the Pacific Ocean spanning a total distance of 6,000 kilometers for regions
surrounding the Nankai Trough, a deep ocean fault line where
earthquakes frequently occur.
In order to improve fault tolerance, the system deploys NEC’s SX-ACE
supercomputer at two sites, Tohoku University (Sendai) and Osaka
University (Osaka), helping to ensure reliable operations 24 hours a day,365 days a year.
“We are proud to be working with multiple universities and private
businesses to help strengthen disaster response capabilities,” said
Professor Shunichi Koshimura of the International Institute for Disaster
Science at Tohoku University. “Together we will develop, build andoperate one of the world’s most advanced disaster prevention systems
that will quickly provide vital information on flooding and damage fromearthquake-induced tsunamis.”
The system is expected to be operational in November 2017.
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About Tohoku UniversityTohoku University was established in 1907 as Japan’s third national
university, and has consistently ranked high among the country’s leading
academic institutions. The university has a diverse community of morethan 18,000 students across academic fields that include engineering,
medicine, life sciences and the liberal arts. With a strong history ofinnovation, Tohoku University is also home to leading, groundbreaking
research - most notably in materials science, physics and chemistry - andactively encourages academic - industry - government cooperation.
About Osaka University
http://www.osaka-u.ac.jp/en
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About Kokusai Kogyo Co., Ltd.
Kokusai Kogyo, as a leading company of geospatial information
technologies, has been contributing to public services improvement forthe past 70 years — using the most advanced measurement technologies
and offering a wide range of consulting services.
Kokusai Kogyo is supporting the development of Green Communities —offering safe and secure community development and building low-carbon
societies responding to new government policies and evolving worldneeds. Kokusai Kogyo is committed to make a change — utilizing its
worldwide long-term experience of advanced analysis of geospatial
information, using geographic information system (GIS), and low-carbon
community-building.
http://www.kkc.co.jp/english
Kokusai Kogyo is a subsidiary of Japan Asia Group Limited (3751: Tokyo).
About A2 Corporation
A2 Corporation is a private company, established in 1989. A2 develops,
produces, sells and manages their network telecommunication devices,
systems and services. Putting effort into disaster prevention businesses,
A2 offers the JMA-based Early Earthquake Warning Service and original
earthquake detection service using their algorithm co-developed with theNational Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience.

A2 also sells network telephony systems with various interfaces to many
enterprises and local governments.
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