Evacuation Support System for Tsunami Disasters that Considers Shelter Congestion
摘要
When a tsunami occurs, an evacuation support system capable of providing information on evacuation routes and shelter locations would enable evacuations to be conducted more swiftly and safely. In previous research, a proposal was made for an evacuation support system using low-power, long-distance communication. However, a challenge arose when shelter locations reached full capacity, requiring information to be shared, which in turn necessitated redirection of evacuees to alternative shelters. Therefore, in this study, a method for sharing shelter congestion information at an earlier stage was developed. The method of sharing based on the remaining capacity of shelters increased evacuation completion by up to 29 evacuees in an evacuee population of 1000.