2011 Japan Tsunami & Earthquake

Fact-based Assessment of Tsunami Inundation Damage using

Visual Business Intelligence

Contact: Matthew Honey 07754258047 mjh@ecityrisk.com

Steve Richardson 07881942005 sjr@ecityrisk.com
Dr. Beverley Adams 07941287313 bja@ecityrisk.com

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eCityRisk tsunami footprint

eCityRisk have commissioned,

produced and interpreted
satellite images showing the
Tsunami footprint
This footprint shows the extent
of the flood inundation and the
extent of the damage
The benefits will be to enable
users to make an early and
accurate assessment of the
impact of the Tsunami on
policies underwritten.
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available now...

1. Excel spreadsheet % area

inundated by tsunami
a) 7 digit postcode
b) Shi, Machi, Mura
c) 3 digit postcode
d) Prefecture

2. GIS tsunami footprint

for Japanese coast
a) Kmz (Google Earth)
b) Shapefile (ArcGIS)

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cities covered include....
Tsuzura Bogoya
*Ueda Minato Tomioka
Yonedaira Aratohama Takatsudo
Torizone Nakasato Naraha
Osawa Kodaki Oragahama
Kubota Yoriiso Kami-Shigeoka
Koyatori Terahama Ide
Oura Aikawa Tsukinoki
Yotsukura Ohama Umenomiya-Jutaku
Kami-Asamigawa Osu Tago
Arayashik Kita-Nagano Shiogama
Shimo-Kitabo Funagoshi Umenomiya-Jutaku
Funakoshi Ozashi Sugaya
Sukuiso Hirananamisawa Iwakiri
Kami-Yamoda Muroba Rifu Tsunami ht
Yamada Tsukihama Schiogama +3m
Kitanosawa Numafukuro Kamimachi
Narusawa Hagyu Yoshizumi
Moto-Kawarago Nei Horinai Sendai <2m
Mizuki Futaba Shinzan
Hitachi Kiyohashi Honchi <0.5m
Sakiyama Tamagawa Shirotori
Sakikuwagasaki Okuma Ota
Taro Takashizu Iwasaki
Oishi Otomo Nishino
Hongo Noda-Tamagawa Fudaba
Kojirahama Akamae Ishihama Sangatsuden
Kami-Heida Tsugaruishi Omoe Nigo
Heida Sasasawa Miyamoto Taketani
Miyako Onaba Hirawata
Mishima Namie Oyanagi
Takahagi Nakanouchi Shinkawa
Nakayama Odaka Kimazuka
Yoshima Hama Ouchi
Shizugawa Shuku Yamanomachi
Isatomae Tadagoe Shimo-Tsuyakawa
Taira Imaizumi Tsuya
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% Postcode Inundation

Kesennuma

Extract from spreadsheet

Ishinomaki

Sendai

Total number of 7 digit postcodes affected: 687

Total length of affected coastline: c.400km
Total inundated area: c.700km2

Koriyama

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how we do it...

Comparing satellite images captured before and immediately

after the tsunami by NASA and other non-military suppliers.
Tsunami inundation changes the appearance of the ground
surface (where houses, farmland etc is replaced by debris,
mud and water). This spectral change is what we detect on
the images
To produce the footprint we used a combination of
sophisticated image processing algorithms that we developed
after the 2005 Indian ocean tsunami, along with expert
interpretation by our team of remote sensing specialists
We check and validate using lots of sources including geo-
tagged photos, Google Earth, reports and social media.
In a small number of cases (currently <5%) there are gaps in
the footprint because clouds blocked the satellite’s view. We
are filling these in as new images become available. This will
be provided as an update.
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see it for yourself...

No Damage

Damage

Takata Elementary School

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Ishinomaki port

Before After

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Sendai meat processing factory

Before After

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 Contact us:
sjr@ecityrisk.com

mjh@ecityrisk.com

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