3. STREET
BY
STREET
SAFECAST has recently completed detailed, street-by-street environmental radiation measurements for the
town of Minamisoma, and is in the process of measuring three towns in Tamura. Fukushima Prefecture has
chosen SAFECAST to provide data for its citizens about radiation levels worldwide. These government bodies
recognize the importance of having accurate and open independent radiation information made available for
their citizens, and understand the advantages of partnering with SAFECAST to accomplish this. Using our
own equipment and volunteers, we can do this task quickly and at no cost.
Upon official written request from a municipal government, SAFECAST will measure radiation dose data in a
complete and detailed fashion, with cooperation from SAFECAST volunteers.
The municipality may freely utilize this radiation dose data for its own purposes and in any manner, such as
disclosing the data after processing it in various ways. The Municipality may also utilize any other data made
available to the public by SAFECAST.
SAFECAST will, in accordance with its purpose of globally sharing radiation dose data, combine the radiation
dose data collected in the municipality with radiation dose data collected separately, including processes
such as visualization and analysis, and will make the data public and freely available for download. We will
insure citizens’ privacy in an appropriate manner.
SAFECAST will provide this service free of charge.
For more information contact:
onegai@safecast.org
4. FREQUENTLY
ASKED
QUESTIONS
Q: How much time wil it take to measure our city?
A: The entire city can be measured in a few weeks. The exact time required depends on the number of
routes and specific equipment used. Our measurements will provide a unique “snapshot” of the city in
a short time frame.
Q: What vehicles are used for measuring?
A: Measurements can be done using any type of vehicle, including automobiles or motorbikes. Also, the
sensor is mounted outside the vehicle, giving a much more accurate reading compared to measurements
taken from inside a vehicle.
Q: Is there any chance we will intrude on people’s privacy?
A: No. Locations are truncated to protect citizens’ privacy.
Q: We would like to measure our city more than once, for example every 3 or 6 months, in the same way. Is
this possible?
A: Yes, on request of the mayor, we will be able to repeat the measurement process. We see distinct
merits to measuring every 3 or 6 months. And more importantly, repeated measurements will be done
using the same consistent techniques, so that changes over time can accurately be ascertained.
Q: What data will you provide to us?
A: The city will receive raw data, a map in PDF format, and converted data in KML format for use in
Google Earth, etc..
Q: Can we put the map and data on our city’s home page, and can we link to other Safecast maps?
A: Yes. There’s no copyright on our maps or our data, but we ask that the city to attribute the data and
maps to Safecast and provide a link to our website.
Q: Do we have to do the measurements ourselves?
A: No. The city only needs to request Safecast to do this – there are no obligations or any responsibility
for doing the measurements by the city.
Q: If the city prefers to do measurments ourselves, can we?
A: Yes. In this case SAFECAST will provide the equipment and necessary instruction.
Q: If we have more questions about the measurements, what should we do?
A: Safecast volunteers are happy to help with any inquiries.
Q: Are there any fees involved?
A: No. This project is done at absolutely no cost by Safecast volunteers.
For more information contact:
onegai@safecast.org
www.safecast.org
Dogenzaka PIA 8F
1-22-7 Dogenzaka
Shibuya-ku
Tokyo
150-0043
5. Devices
bGeigie Mini: Mobile radiation sensor for air borne survey. bGeigie Nano: Ultra Compact Mobile radiation sensor for air
Based on Inspector with alpha, beta, gamma window. 2” pan- borne survey. Built-in sensor and HV supply. 2” pancake GM
cake GM tube. Arduino controlled. Self contained and Battery tube. Arduino controlled. USB interface and rechargeable. High
powered. Wireless display. Waterproof case. Car mountable. Precision GPS. OLED Display. Waterproof case. Bicycle, belt or
Available since April 2011 clip mountable. Will be available 4Q12 as a kit through Internati-
onal Medcom.
bGeigie NX: Compact Mobile radiation sensor for air borne bGeigie+: Mobile radiation sensor for air borne survey. Based
survey. Build in sensor and HV supply. 2” pancake GM tube. on Inspector with alpha, beta, gamma window. 2” pancake GM
Temp and Humidity sensors. Arduino controlled. USB interface tube. Arduino based. USB interface and rechargeable. High
and rechargeable. High Precision GPS with booster antenna. Precision GPS. Wireless Display. Car or motorbike mountable.
Wireless Display. Car, motorbike or bicycle mountable. Expec- Available Now!
ted December 2012.
Safecast x Kickstarter Geiger: Compact, pocket sized hand-
held geiger for alpha, beta and gamma radiation detection. 2”
nGeigie/NetRad: Fixed Radiation Sensor with continuous pancake GM tube. CPM, uSv/h and Bq/m2 read out. Dose rate
posting of data to Safecast API. Gamma sensor (GM tube) or and surface contamination measurements. Ideal for decon-
Inspector Inside with 2” pancake. Waterproof. Outside use. tamination measurements. OLED display. Data logger. USB
interface. Only available to Kickstarter sponsors. Commercial
version to be manufactured by International Medcom late 2012!
6. Devices
SAFECAST Interactive Radiation Maps: Developed and Safecasticker™: A durable adhesive label that allows radiation
maintained with the assistance of MIT Media Lab, Safecast readings and other pertinent information to be posted anywhere
state-of-the-art online radiation maps provide quick and legible outdoors, as a persistent legible record of radiation survey
zoomable displays of radiation levels in Japan and around the results. Available now!
world. Features overlays of nuclear plants, earthquakes and
more. Many other 3rd party maps and unique visualisations. SAFECAST Databot service: An online service to turn any raw
URL - http://http://blog.safecast.org/maps/ bGeigie survey file emailed from any device into a PDF map
where each measurement is represented by a value and color,
SAFECAST API -- 3rd Party Apps and Maps: Our free API and a Google Earth KMZ file for local browsing. This allows peo-
allows anyone to access our data and use it for their own purpo- ple with lack of access to online internet except for email (e.g. in
ses. This has resulted in a number of impressive original maps corporate environment behind firewalls) to turn measurements
and applications developed by outside groups and individuals. into a human readable map. Available now!
For instance, The Fukushima Prefectural Government has cre-
ated a world-wide map of radiation measurements powered by
SAFECAST radiation measurements. URL - http://api.safecast.
org
FALLCAST: An application for WinMobile devices which allows
users to access and displaying Safecast data via our API. (An-
droid version currently under development).
SAFECAST Seminars: Safecast volunteers hold frequent
seminars and talks for citizens’ groups, governments, seminars,
educational institutions, schools and others, to provide informa-
tion about radiation safety in general and about the work we are
doing. Feel free to contact us for more information.
SAFECAST Virtual Geigie for the iPhone: A Safecast iOS app
that will show radiation readings based on GPS location, allows
upload of spot readings to Safecast, shows the Safecast Radia-
tion Map, has ability to connect a geiger counter through audio
in and to show radiation readings from compatible devices, and
more. It’s based on the popular Geiger Bot app. Available soon
from the app store!
CONTACT:
info@safecast.org (we speak Japanese, English,
Dutch, French, German, Bulgarian, Norwegian, etc)
www.safecast.org
Dogenzaka PIA 8F
1-22-7 Dogenzaka
Shibuya-ku
Tokyo
150-0043