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（Last updated : 2025-11-17 14:10:15）　

YAMAUCHI Hiroyuki

Department / Course Kinugasa Research Organization

Title / Position Associate Professor

Other Affiliations
1.	Kinugasa Research Organization Art Research Center

Academic background
1.	2020/04～2023/03	Doctorial Course │ Department of Natural Environmental Studies │ Graduate School of Frontier Sciences │ The University of Tokyo │ Completed Ph.D. in Environmental Studies
2.	2013/04～2015/03	Master Course │ Major in Geography │ Graduate Department of Letters │ Nara University │ Completed Master of Letters
3.	2009/04～2013/03	Department of Geography │ Faculty of Letters │ Nara University │ Graduated Bachelor of Literature

Business career
1.	2023/09 ～	Eminent Associate Research Professor │ The Kinugasa Research Organization Art Research Center │ Ritsumeikan University
2.	2023/05 ～ 2023/06	Part-time lecturer │ Bachelor’s Program in Global Issues │ University of Tsukuba
3.	2023/04 ～ 2023/08	Project Researcher │ Center for Spatial Information Science at the University of Tokyo │ The University of Tokyo
4.	2015/06 ～ 2020/03	Project Researcher │ Center for Spatial Information Science │ The University of Tokyo

Research activities
1.	2022/08 ～	THE GEOGRAPHIC EDUCATION SOCIETY OF JAPAN
2.	2016/02 ～	The Association of Japanese Geographers
3.	2015/02 ～	Japan Geoscience Union

Qualification and license
1.	2015/03/20	High school specialized teacher’s certificate（geography and history）

Subject of research
1.	Development of educational materials for Geographic Information Science
2.	Application of geography education using GIS and related technology

Research summary
Evaluation and practice of geography education using Geographic Information Technology. I have been developing educational materials that explain Geographic Information Science, Geomorphology, and hazard risks. In my research, I frequently conduct classes for high school and university students using these materials and evaluate their effectiveness.

Present specialized field
Geography, Science education (Keyword：Geographic Information Science, Geography education, open education,GIS education,physical geography,outreach,FOSS4G)

Papers
1.	2025/08	High-definition topographic archiving and educational applications in regions affected by the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake │ Journal of Disaster Research │ 20 (4),pp.401-409
2.	2025/06	Identification of traditional flood control facilities concealed in the riparian forest: a case study of the Echi River, central Japan │ Progress in Earth and Planetary Science │ 12,pp.41
3.	2025/02/07	Evaluating Digital Map Utilization and Interpretation Skills of Students │ ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information │ 14 (2),pp.72
4.	2025	(in press) The Current State of Geography-Related Subject Curriculum in Teacher Training Programs at Japanese National Universities and Anticipated Educational Support │ E-journal GEO │
5.	2025	大学生を対象とした地理学習の好嫌傾向の調査と分析 │
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Academic conference presentation
1.	2023/05/24	Assessing students' knowledge retention and mitigation behaviors using a VR flood system
2.	2023/04/25	Developing methodologies and materials for GIS education to university and high school students
3.	2023/03/26	VRとメタバース技術を活用したフィールドワーク教育の効果と課題
4.	2022/12/15	Recent Educational and Outreach Activities of Japanese Earth Scientists for High School Students
5.	2022/09/15	Applications of GIS, Internet technology, close-range remote sensing, and virtual reality to develop geomorphological education
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Other research achievements
1.	2021/11/13 ～ 2021/11/13	VR application of Taya Cave
2.	2020/06 ～	gg-oer
3.	2016 ～	GIS Open Educational Resources

Winning science prize
1.	2020/10	GIS Association of Japan 学会賞（教育部門）
2.	2019/11	Geospatial Information Authority of Japan 地理教育賞

Achievements of joint.Funded research
1.	2021/09 ～ 2023/03	SPRING GX │ Other grants and subsidies

Message
1.	Providing Open Educational Resources for geography and GISc education. In my research, I have been collaborating with researchers from other institutions to develop and distribute Open Educational Resources for geography and Geographic Information Science education.

Home Page
Hiroyuki Yamauchi’s webpage

E-Mail Address

researchmap Researcher code
B000290239

External Researcher ID
ORCID ID
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6812-100X