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About Staff： FY2006

SHIBAYAMA, Mamoru

Professor
Informatics and Network Laboratory
Division of Area Informatics
B. Eng. in Electric Engineering, Ritsumeikan University, 1970
D. Eng. in Information Engineering, Kyoto University, 1991

Current Research Interests

3D Modeling with Shrine Mapping in Kyoto City

Humanities GIS in Southeast Asia, particularly in Hanoi, Vietnam, and Ayutthaya, Thailand
Mapping maritime exchanges between Southeast Asian countries and Japan
Resource sharing for historical information in area studies and meta data management

Temple Survey in Ubon Rachatani in Thailand

For more or less two decades, the major topic in my research has been the application of informatics to historical studies, particularly of the early modern period in Japan. My recent research focuses on the application of geo-informatics to historical, cultural, and archaeological studies with emphasis on Southeast Asia. As can be seen from the utilization of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) in such studies, geo-informatics is already being actively incorporated into advanced research. However, the case studies, experiences, and research results that are currently available are insufficient.

Since these circumstance are important for both area studies and informatics, the aim of my research is to work to creating and building up a new discipline - Area Informatics - which explores regional dynamics through synthetic and holistic approaches based on geo-informatics in area studies.

Research Activities in 2006 Fiscal Year

Outside Activities

Lecture:Application of Geo-informatics to Area Studies
Organizer of lecture: Department of Resource and Environment, Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Science
Date: June 19th-23rd, 2006
Place: Department of Resource and Environment, Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Science
Outline:This course aims at providing advanced knowledge on application of geo-informatics and introducing recent geo-informatics-based research outcomes of area studies, particularly of Southeast Asia. Major topics are land and forest resources management, rural development and urban development history.

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