Japan Resources
Below are additional resources produced by MapAction for the Japan deployment. For further map products follow the link to the Japan Map Catalogue.
Powerpoint Reference Maps for Japan
The MapAction PowerPoint Map Pack contains a set of country level reference maps and individual Prefecture (admin 1 level) maps. These maps are designed for the user to use in presentations and reports. It is supplied with a series of symbols, labels and logos that can be "cut and pasted" onto the map slide. Follow the link for the MapAction PowerPoint Map Pack (13MB).
Websites
Links pages
Japan Sendai Earthquake Data Portal - Harvard University
Collection from Baba Hitoshi
Crisis Commons - Japan
Mapping of earthquake and tsunami impacts and response
Live map of road status, from Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT)
Key to symbols on zoomed-in map:
Top row: Impassable ---- No large vehicles ---- Winter caution
Lower row: Lanes restricted ---- One way system ---- Normal condition
English language page of MLIT - including English version overview map of road status
ESRI Earthquake and mapping - Social Media Map, Trend Map, Nuclear Impact Map, 'How Japan Shifted', Tsunami Movement
Google Crisis Response - collection of resources and information for those affected in Japan
Evacuation centres map
Ushahidi - crowd-sourced, moderated information organised by theme
ReliefWeb - collection of maps from several sources
National Police Agency: regularly updated data on casualties and evacuees, by prefecture
General mapping of Japan
OpenStreetMap - Japan
Online 1:25,000 topographic mapping - Geospatial Information Authority of Japan
Imagery
"Before and after" images - ABC / Google
Post-Tsunami aerial photographs (orthophotos) - Geospatial Information Authority of Japan
Extent of inundation / damage (GIS data)
Analysis from MODIS satellite data - map and GIS data, from Dartmouth Flood Observatory GIS Data Japan
Analysis of Flood Extent - from PASCO Corp
Tsunami-related standing water bodies, Sendai - from UNOSAT
Radiation measurements: data and mapping