It should be no surprise that we think about maps a lot here at Safecast. In fact, it’s probably one of the most frequent topics of conversation. Especially maps with a lot of data and especially making that data understandable. But more than understandable, it needs to be useful. Understanding what data a map is…
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Can't sell his rice, has to grow it anyway
[This is a guest written article, views expressed are the authors alone and may not be endorsed by Safecast] Uncanny Terrain: Takahashi was banned from selling rice grown on his land in Nishigo Village, Nishishirakawa-gun, Fukushima, due to soil contamination from the nuclear disaster. But he was also told that to receive compensation for the…
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Safecasting at 10,000 meters and 785km/hr
Recently I had a chance to travel to Boston to meet up with fellow Safecasters at the MIT media lab. As I’m now armed with a nice set of Geiger counters, I decided to measure the radiation during the flight. By doing this with the same equipment we use, we can get a good idea…
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Fukushima prides is strong in affected areas
[This is a guest written article, views expressed are the authors alone and may not be endorsed by Safecast] Uncanny Terrain: Ohashi owns a successful baked goods company in Fukushima City. He has used grains from organic farmers in Fukushima Prefecture, but now he may have to look elsewhere. Even if the grains are uncontaminated,…
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Lone nuclear opponent won't sell rice despite official approval
[This is a guest written article, views expressed are the authors alone and may not be endorsed by Safecast] Uncanny Terrain: 40 years ago, Hongo says he was the only person in Samegawa to oppose nuclear power in Fukushima. Since the accident, Samegawa has been declared safe for cultivation. But Hongo doesn’t trust the numbers.…
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Farmers flee agricultural community
[This is a guest written article, views expressed are the authors alone and may not be endorsed by Safecast] Uncanny Terrain week 2 Hiruta has spent decades recruiting farmers from across Japan to join him in the tiny agricultural community of Kaidomari, nestled among tall pines in the mountains on the edge of Iwaki in…
Geiger counters delivered to orphanages
Part of the goal of our successful Kickstarter campaign was to distribute geiger counters around Japan to help people get an idea of the radiation levels around their homes and neighborhoods, so when we received a request from two orphanages near the Fukushima exclusion zone we knew their were a perfect candidate. Fukushima Aiikuen (福島愛育園)…
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Visiting Fukushima City (June 1, 2011)
[This is a guest written article, views expressed are the authors alone and may not be endorsed by Safecast] 1. Introduction On Wednesday, June 1, 2001, I visited Nakate-san, the representative of “Fukushima Network for Saving Children from Radiation”, in Fukushima City to hand two Geiger counters (International Medcom CRM-100 and Inspector Alert) provided by…
Tsuruga and Yamada-machi
On 2011-06-12-13 we (Yuka Hayashi, a crew of DSM TV and I) visited Tsuruga for a company video shoot and measured with an Inspector at both the Mihama and the Genden nuclear powerplants. Hereby the readings and pictures. Date coordinates-1 coordinates-2 place air measurement ground (1cm) measurement 12/06/2011 35°41’47.48″N 135°58’33.37″E Mihama 0.227 uSv/h 0.08 uSv/h 12/06/2011 35°44’54.28″N…
Turn by turn Safecasting in Iwaki
Safecast volunteer Brett Waterman is driving the ultimate bGeigie mini around Iwaki. He’s going street by street, turn by turn to get a good picture of the radiation levels in the area. This is just the start and it’s a big task, but we hope to have this level of data at a much larger…