When flooding occurs, people should be evacuated safely to designated shelters along the optimal routes to minimize serious damages on lives and properties. However, in general, only limited information related to evacuation procedures and using a directional arrow to indicate existing shelters is provided on the evacuation map. Moreover, the evacuation routes leading to nearby shelters are not presented effectively to people in an emergency situation. This paper aimed to provide an approach to generate a flood evacuation cartogram based on an actual evacuation. The proposed time–distance cartogram preserves the topological characteristics by minimizing distortion in transforming the evacuation routes. To empirically evaluate its application, we applied the proposed method to Siheung city in Korea. As a result, optimal shelter and evacuation routes were derived by considering significant factors influencing the actual access to the facilities. Moreover, the flood evacuation cartogram provides a more intuitive visualization than classic topographic maps, by relocating shelters and reshaping the routes intended for evacuation. The suggested method is significant as it provides practical flood evacuation information effectively and intuitively, and the generated cartograms as empirical results also provide helpful insights for more efficient evacuation plans.

This study reviewed efficient bridge management using UAVs (Unmanned Arial Vehicles) that have much potential for facility maintenance such as the possibility of regular inspection on inaccessible parts of bridges, easy operation regardless of the operators’ specialty, and economic maintenance. For this study, images were obtained from a UAV and a 3D viewer was created with them for the work efficiency of bridge inspectors, so that the inspectors can see and check inaccessible areas regardless of inspector’s location. It compared various existing inspection methods for problems such as cracks, efflorescence and leakage with the UAV inspection method to analyze the work efficiency as well as sustainable economic benefit. The main purpose of this study was to figure out whether the proposed inspection using the images from the UAV and 3D viewer can replace the existing inspection methods that cannot be performed easily and analyze the economic benefit of the new method. The study result showed that the UAV image-based bridge maintenance and inspection is possible even though it was found inefficient when images of uneven quality were provided depending on operation of the UAV. Therefore, a UAV operation manual that can help generate images of even quality must be produced.

This research introduces an improvement plan for the reliability of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) positioning solutions. It should be considered the most suitable methodology in terms of the adjustment and positioning of GNSS in order to maximize the utilization of GNSS applications. Though various studies have been conducted with regards to Bridge Health Monitoring System (BHMS) based on GNSS, the outliers which depend on the signal reception environment could not be considered until now. Since these outliers may be connected to GNSS data collected from major bridge members, which can reduce the reliability of a whole monitoring system through the delivery of false information, they should be detected and eliminated in the previous adjustment stage. In this investigation, the Detection, Identification, Adaptation (DIA) technique was applied and implemented through an algorithm. Moreover, it can be directly applied to GNSS data collected from long span cable stayed bridges and most of outliers were efficiently detected and eliminated simultaneously. By these effects, the reliability of GNSS should be enormously improved. Improvement on GNSS positioning accuracy is directly linked to the safety of bridges itself, and at the same time, the reliability of monitoring systems in terms of the system operation can also be increased.

Lee, J.K.; Kim, J.O., and, Oh, Y.S. 2021. Development of coastal safety mapping system by vulnerability assessment of tidal creeks. In: Lee, J.L.; Suh, K.-S.; Lee, B.; Shin, S., and Lee, J. (eds.), Crisis and Integrated Management for Coastal and Marine Safety. Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue No. 114, pp. 459–463. Coconut Creek (Florida), ISSN 0749-0208. Most coastal accidents occur in coastal areas with heavy traffic, or crowded beaches and tidal flats. In Korea, various leisure activities are conducted throughout the year on beaches. A significant increase in the number of coastal area workers has led to a corresponding increase in the risk of accidents; this makes the employment of effective countermeasures a necessity. A coastal safety map integrates spatial information of dangerous areas and hazards to prevent accidents in the ocean. In addition to its use for safe expansion of coastal leisure activities, coastal safety maps can be used for the prevention of disasters caused by sea conditions such as tidal creeks, heavy swells, and rip currents. In this study, a tidal creek map was created using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to express the shape of a tidal creek in three dimensions. We designed and implemented a mapping system that identifies places with a high potential for human accidents in tidal flats. The system uses computer vision technology to identify the shape and location of the tidal channel and extract areas with a high probability of accidents, contributing to the development and implementation of comprehensive safety measures.

Lee, J.K.; Lee, I., and Kim, J.O., 2017. Analysis on tidal channels based on UAV photogrammetry: Focused on the west coast, South Korea case analysis. In: Lee, J.L.; Griffiths, T.; Lotan, A.; Suh, K.-S., and Lee, J. (eds.), The 2nd International Water Safety Symposium. Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue No. 79, pp. 199–203. Coconut Creek (Florida), ISSN 0749-0208. In the coastal waters of the Republic of Korea, the incidence of marine vessel accidents has been increasing in recent years, due to increased maritime traffic and complex terrain conditions. With the proliferation of marine leisure activities and the maritime conditions such as tides, rocks, typhoons, tsunamis, there are various types of marine accidents that have not been experienced before. Therefore, it is imperative to establish an information based system (like digital map or 3D distribution map) that can be utilized in marine safety fields such as accident and disaster prevention. In this investigation, it will be discuss...

Interest in underground space development is increasing owing to overcrowding in urban areas, and this trend is expected to continue in the future. Therefore, there exists a need to systematically establish and manage information on underground spaces. This information includes both the physical status, that indicates the location or shape of the space, and the status of property rights related to the ownership and use of the space. In this study, a technique to register an entire underground shopping center space including individual store spaces along with the relationship with the above-ground parcels is proposed. The study considers the current management and operation system of the underground shopping center. 3D data were acquired from the Gwangbok Underground Shopping Center in Busan Metropolitan City, Korea using terrestrial LiDAR equipment. The VWorld data of the Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport were also used as pre-built data. Furthermore, a spatial information-based management system was implemented. The data used comprise registration information for establishing property rights. These have the physical status and rights status information of the ground parcels as attribute information.