| Title | Study on the Development of a Management Information System for Railway Disasters |
| Dept | Transportation Engineering, Maritime and Air Transport Division |
| Year | 2012 |
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| Summary | Railways are an important public transportation system. When disaster strikes, the administration must quickly integrate the transport, engineering, mechanical, electrical departments and other professionals to deal with said disaster, and national and regional rescue teams may be called in case of serious accidents or disasters. Response management needs to coordinate many operations and communication, and the ability to fully grasp the situation is very important. In order to improve emergency response capabilities for railway disasters, the present research focuses on the needs of emergency response management and develops an information system for the administration responsible for railway disasters and accidents.
This study has developed the first edition of a railway disaster information system, emphasizing the management needs during both peacetime and emergency situations, and the inclusion of both notifications of natural disasters and railway accidents. The system provides railway administration, emergency response organizations, and involved divisions with functions such as general inquiry, statistical calculations, and analysis to assist in the exchange and gathering of damage information among personnel involved in rescue. With single access control, a user logs in once and gains access to all related features to complete his or her response operations. The main functionality, including the pre-disaster assembling of emergency response task force, preparation of relevant resources, the damage notification and investigation in every stricken areas, and damage presentation, etc., combines Google Maps (Earth) to consolidate the spatial data, both during disasters and non-disaster periods. These will serve as a reference for decision-making during emergency response. The Taiwan Railway network is a very important domestic transport system in Taiwan, with an average of 520,000 daily trips. This research will help improve the emergency response of Taiwan Railway Administration and provide safer rail transport service for the passengers. |
| Post date | 2012/07/05 |
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