06-29, 11:00–11:30 (Europe/Tirane), UBT C / N109 - Second Floor
UNVT Portable is a package for RaspberryPi that allows users to access a map hosting server via a web browser within a local network, primarily for offline use during disasters. It is designed to aid disaster response by combining aerial drone imagery with OpenStreetMap and open data tile datasets.
"UNVT Portable" is a map server that allows you to freely use web maps from devices such as smartphones even in an offline environment. It is mainly designed to work in an offline environment in the event of a major disaster, and various open data tiles are prepared in advance, such as drone aerial images taken after a disaster, OpenStreetMap, and satellite images released for free by JAXA（Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency）, etc. Combine sets to create the maps you need in times of disaster. We envision a use case for municipalities, etc. to understand the situation after a disaster and to respond to disasters. It is built using open source software such as Apache and MapLibre and Raspberry Pi, and is completely open source. Unlike tools such as Google Maps, which are difficult to use for secondary purposes, it is being developed as open source so that it can be released in a form that can be easily used by anyone, including local governments, international organisations and private companies.
Shogo Hirasawa, a Spatial Informatics graduate student at the University of Tokyo, is recognized for his contributions to the United Nations Vector Tile Toolkit (UNVT). He has presented at various international conferences and represented Japan at the NASA International Space Apps Challenge. His educational journey includes the University of Tokyo and Aoyama Gakuin University. He has gained professional experience through internships at JAXA and Mapbox Japan, working on diverse projects like creating 3D content using lunar data and updating map content
Hidenori has more than 20 years of experience in web maps in the public sector. He has mostly been working for Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI). He launched the authority's web map named GSI Maps 2013 and initiated GSI Vector Tile Experiment in 2014. His Division won Japan Open Source Promotion Award in 2015. In 2018 he also founded the United Nations Vector Tile Toolkit that supports production, hosting, styling and optimization of vector tiles while his days in the United Nations Geospatial Information Section. Back in Japan in 2021 he assisted Fair Trade Commission to promote the use of Open Source in the Government. In August 2022 he founded Domain Working Group 7 on Smart Maps in the United Nations Open GIS Initiative. He aspires to keep web maps open.
Taichi Furuhashi is passionate about mapping, connecting local communities with maps and sharing knowledge to empower people. As you know, Huge Earthquake and Tsunami destroyed a lot of cities and local communities in East Japan area in 2011. They are trying, how to make more resilient society with Mapping, Panorama/VR and Drone technology. Taichi is a professor of Aoyama Gakuin University and President of CrisisMappers Japan, NPO. Now he has started DRONEBIRD project with drones for Disaster Crisis Response.