Disaster Management & Resilience
Training Program
In-Person
Open
Japanese Early Warning UrEDAS & Preventive Technologies
The Japanese early-warning system that halted Shinkansen trains safely seconds before the 2011 earthquake — and how nations design similar protective systems.
Duration
3 days
Hours
21 hrs
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Language
ar
Seats
/ 25
Overview
Japan UrEDAS (Urgent Earthquake Detection and Alarm System) detected the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and broadcast automated halt commands to Shinkansen trains within 2.5 seconds, preventing any derailments. This programme examines the sensor networks, algorithmic decision layers, and public alert infrastructure that constitute Japan world-class early-warning ecosystem, with a focus on how other nations can design and fund comparable systems.
Program Objectives
- Understand the architecture of Japan seismic early-warning system.
- Analyse the decision layers from sensor to public alert.
- Design an early-warning system framework for a national context.