Disasters always happen after forgetting
In order to preserve the photos of soil and sand disasters in Taiwan over the years, and to preserve the memories of historical soil and sand disasters through digital collection, so that future generations can remember historical lessons and enhance the overall disaster prevention awareness, the Water and Soil Conservation Bureau of the Council of Agriculture began to organize the “Historical Soil and Sand Disaster Photos Collection Activity” in 2015. "Collect photos of soil and sand disasters over the years through the Internet platform, showing in detail the traces of soil and sand disasters in the land of Taiwan.
Currently, the platform has collected 42,000 photos, and about 7,400 photos have not been positioned. By expanding the collection of director Ke Jinyuan’s photos this year, up to 100,000 photos, combined with the positioning and workshop format, continue to give the old photos more value-added possibilities. .
About Lin, Yu-Po
Research and Technology Development Team (RTDT) - Assistant Researcher