Development of utility for on-site recording of dose rate and program for data accumulation, mapping and management using GPS and GIS (DRaMM-GiGs)

Kitamura, Akira  ; Fujiwara, Kenso ; Yoshikawa, Hideki; Gomi, Katsuhiko*

We developed an integrated system on setting many monitoring spots in playgrounds and fields and simultaneously recording of monitored results with spot, date and time for a decontamination project. This system enables to set grid squares containing many spots to be monitored and to integrate all the monitored spots using a geographic information system (GIS). Furthermore, we could easily access to the monitoring spots in pre-set grid squares using a personal digital assistant with a highly accurate global positioning system (GPS) and a camera. All the monitored results are linked up with location, date and time, and photos taken around the spot, and could be efficiently managed in an integrated fashion in a personal computer. As a result, we saved many times and manpowers for monitoring and data summarizing, and succeeded to conduct the monitoring quickly and accurately.