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About Staff: FY2007

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 2007 Fiscal Year

Joint Research Projects

Research Topic:Originating of Area Informatics-with a Focus on Southeast Asia
Term:2005-2009
Sponsor:Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (Kakenhi), Scientific Research (S)
Leader:SHIBAYAMA, Mamoru
No. of Members:15
Members in CSEAS:10

Database

Title:Thai Database of The Three Seals Law
URL:http://gissv.cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp/ktsd/

Award

Name: Special Award of Monodzukuri　Linkage　Award
Award winning book:"Japanese Caligraphic Character Dictionary CD-ROM　Version" written by Shoji Yamada and Mamoru Shibayama
Organization conferring Award:HE NIKKAN KOGYO SHINBUN,LTD
Date:November 28, 2007

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