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GeoSystem Research, a global leader in Earth science and technology
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Disaster Prediction
Business Introduction
Due to the acceleration of sea-level rise and typhoon intensity caused by recent climate change, low-lying coastal areas continue to experience flood damage. Flood damage is sometimes caused by a single hazard (waves, surges, or rainfalls), but during a typhoon, these hazards tend to work in combination, exacerbating the damage. GeoSystem Research has developed technology that can predict inundation caused by storm surge and applied it to the national coastal inundation prediction map development project. More recently, we developed a technology that can predict inundation caused by complex disaster factors (waves, surges, and rainfalls), making it possible to more realistically predict inundation disasters.
Our Technology
- Calculation and analysis of storm surge height and inundation zone
- Virtual typhoon scenario creation
- Creation of inundation maps by frequency / Storm surge impact assessment of development projects
- Establishment of adaptive measures for storm surge
- Creation of storm surge inundation prediction map
- Creation of inundation prediction map for flooding caused by multiple factors (wave, storm surge, and rainfall)
- Complex disaster damage risk assessment
Applications
- Anticipatory disaster response using inundation prediction map
- Baseline data for design of port, hydraulic structure, and coastal disaster prevention structures
- Baseline data for the establishment of coastal disaster prevention plan and policy
- Baseline data for local governments establishing natural disaster mitigation plans
- Data for long-term climate change adaptive measures
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Jongjib Park, Director
Tel. 031-5180-5863
E-mail. jjpark@geosr.com
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Coastal Erosion Monitoring
Coastal Erosion Monitoring In recent years, coastal erosions and related damages have been occurring more frequently due to climate change and coastline imbalances caused by indiscriminate development of coastal areas. It is urgent to precisely identify the cause of erosions and develop mitigation measures. We conduct surveys and analyses of the state of coastal erosions to identify characteristics and natural resilience of eroded coasts, and provide information necessary for a long-term, systematic erosion management of coasts nationwide. We are working hard to conserve coastal areas and increase their use value by grading erosion severity based on monitoring results, providing technical support for the establishment of coastal maintenance basic plans, running the Coastal Erosion Management Council of Korea, and improving the coastal erosion grade evaluation methods. -
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Coastal Disaster Monitoring and Assessment
We have integrated various coastal information that are being managed separately for the national Coastal Disaster Assessment System (CDAS) and developed an objective and quantitative coastal disaster vulnerability assessment index for each type of coastal disasters. In addition, we established a GIS-based coastal disaster assessment system to produce essential data for national disaster response and coastal-related policy formulation, and built and have been providing a user-based, practical system that allows users to access all coastal disaster vulnerability information in one place.