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Development of real-time mapping software for wide-area radiation survey

Takahashi, Tone; Koizumi, Mitsuo; Yoshimi, Yuki*; Mochimaru, Takanori*

JAEA-Technology 2025-007, 26 Pages, 2025/11

JAEA-Technology-2025-007.pdf:1.6MB

To prevent the smuggling of nuclear and radioactive materials into event venues for the purpose of terrorism, it is common practice to individually inspect people and vehicles entering and exiting using radiation detectors. However, since there remains a risk of such inspections being bypassed, it is necessary to complement them with a wide-area radiation survey to ensure that no nuclear or radioactive materials have been brought in. Radiation mapping is an effective method for efficiently surveying large areas. In this method, a gamma-ray detector equipped with GPS is used to record location data and radiation dose rates while moving. By utilizing network connectivity, measurement data from multiple detectors can be aggregated at a central command post, allowing real-time monitoring of survey progress. This system helps to prevent both redundant and missing measurements and enables the prompt detection of suspicious radiation sources. Furthermore, by incorporating spectrometers into the gamma -ray detectors, it becomes possible to identify radioactive isotopes, thereby enabling appropriate responses. To enable such wide-area radiation surveys, we developed real-time mapping software. The developed software receives measurement data transmitted from GPS-equipped gamma-ray spectrometers, processes it sequentially in real time, and plots it onto pre -downloaded map data. Additionally, by integrating the spectral data collected from regions showing abnormal radiation levels can be displayed immediately. To enhance information security, the software is designed to function within local networks without requiring internet connectivity. In this report, we introduce an overview of the developed software and provide a simplified version of the source code as an appendix. The provided code is developed using open and free operating systems, libraries, and environments, making it freely available and usable by anyone.

Journal Articles

Visualization systems on the Information-Technology-Based Laboratory

Suzuki, Yoshio; Sai, Kazunori*; Matsumoto, Nobuko*; Hazama, Osamu

IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, 23(2), p.32 - 39, 2003/04

https://doi.org/10.1109/MCG.2003.1185578

Times Cited Count：6 Percentile：51.07(Computer Science, Software Engineering)

Visualization systems PATRAS/ITBL and AVS/ITBL, which are based on visualization software PATRAS and AVS/Express respectively, have been developed on a global, heterogeneous computing environment, called Information Technology Based Laboratory (ITBL). PATRAS/ITBL allows for real-time visualization of the numerical results acquired from coupled multi-physics numerical simulations, executed on different hosts situated in remote locations. A collaborative visualization among numerous sites for this type of simulation was also made possible. AVS/ITBL allows for post processing visualization. The scientific data located in remote sites may be selected and visualized on web browser installed in a user terminal. The global structure and main functions of these systems are presented.

JAEA Reports

Visualization system on the earth simulator user's guide

Muramatsu, Kazuhiro; Sai, Kazunori*

JAERI-Data/Code 2002-017, 101 Pages, 2002/08

JAERI-Data-Code-2002-017.pdf:5.65MB

A visualization system on the Earth Simulator is developped. The system enables users to see a graphic representation of simulation results on a client terminal simultaneously with them being computed on the Earth Simulator. Moreover, the system makes it possible to change parameters of the calculation and its visualization in the middle of calculation. The graphical user interface of the system is constructed on a Java applet. Consequently, the client only needs a web browser, so it is independent of operating systems. The system consists of a server function, post-processing function and client function. This report describes mainly the usage of the server and post-processing functions.

Journal Articles