Development and utilization of an open-data, web-based geographic information system to support the response to the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake, Japan

Authors

  • Ryo Horiike School of Medicine, Department of Nursing, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan
  • Tomoya Itatani Division of Home Care Nursing, Department of Fundamental and Community Nursing Science, School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
  • Hisao Nakai Faculty of Nursing, University of Kochi, Kochi, Japan
  • Kentaro Tanaka Graduate School of Nursing, Department of Nursing, Osaka Metropolitan University, Osaka, Japan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5365/wpsar.2026.17.1.1277

Keywords:

geographic information systems, public health nursing, disaster nursing, earthquakes, Japan

Abstract

We built PHN-Map, an open-data Web-based GIS with geo-linked 360° images to support 15 000 public health nurses (PHNs) during the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake and subsequent floods. The map improved pre-deployment triage, home-visit routing and training, logging >300 uses on launch day, proving GIS and 360° imagery useful for PHN disaster activities.

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Published

16-03-2026

How to Cite

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Horiike R, Itatani T, Nakai H, Tanaka K. Development and utilization of an open-data, web-based geographic information system to support the response to the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake, Japan. Western Pac Surveill Response J [Internet]. 2026 Mar. 16 [cited 2026 Mar. 18];17(1). Available from: https://ojs.wpro.who.int/ojs/index.php/wpsar/article/view/1277

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 1 (2026): January - March

Section

Brief Report

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Copyright (c) 2026 Ryo Horiike, Tomoya Itatani, Hisao Nakai, Kentaro Tanaka

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