About SAND-X
Turning the information needed for disaster risk management into decisions and action on site. SAND-X is an R&D company working to close the gap between data and the field.
What we aim for
- MISSION
Turning disaster data into decisions and action.
- VISION
Data and the field, seamlessly connected.
SAND-X looks at both hardware (sensing) and software (support for disaster risk management work) because we see the information needed for disaster risk management as a single flow — not only capturing it, but understanding, deciding and acting on it. Decisions remain with the people responsible for each site. Our aim is not to automate them, but to support them.
- Sensing
- Weather
- Terrain
- Hazard
- Facility data
- Data integration
- Visualisation
- Time-series analysis
- AI
- Situational awareness
- Prioritisation
- On-site checks
- Response planning
- Inspection
- Evacuation
- Training
- Information sharing
- On-site response
- 01Observe
- Sensing
- Weather
- Terrain
- Hazard
- Facility data
- 02Understand
- Data integration
- Visualisation
- Time-series analysis
- AI
- 03Decide
- Situational awareness
- Prioritisation
- On-site checks
- Response planning
- 04Act
- Inspection
- Evacuation
- Training
- Information sharing
- On-site response
Company profile
- Company name
- SAND-X Corp.
- Address
- Shibuya Dogenzaka Tokyu Building 2F-C, 1-10-8 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Representative
- Tomoya Kazama
- Founded
- 7 March 2023
- Business
- R&D of sensing devices for disaster risk management / Research on the integration and analysis of disaster risk information / Research on AI-assisted disaster risk management support / Business development consulting
Tomoya Kazama
MEng, Graduate School of Tokyo University of Science
A wide range of weather data is becoming openly available, yet its use remains limited. By adding data from devices that measure conditions below ground, I am committed to supporting everything from everyday preparedness to decision-making during a disaster.
- JAXA Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
- Design and development of spacecraft, including Mars explorers
- Business development consulting
- New business development for financial institutions and others
- Manufacturing DX systems
- System development management
- Healthcare D2C
- Founded a venture supporting the physical and mental wellbeing of couples around childbirth
Where we are heading
Building on slope sensing, we aim to move through field testing and PoC towards deployment. In parallel, we are advancing research to make the information we capture more useful for disaster risk management — Data Integration & Analysis, AI & Decision Support, and disaster risk management support — with the long-term goal of supporting disaster resilience through both hardware and software.
- Subsurface sensing device
- On-site data acquisition
- Real-world measurement
- Field testing
- Defining the scope of application
- Data integration
- Use of AI
- Facility-specific support
- Decision support
- Sensing, weather, hazard and facility information
- Data integration
- Decision & action support
- Slope sensingSubsurface sensing device, On-site data acquisition
- Field testing ／ PoCReal-world measurement, Field testing, Defining the scope of application
- Disaster risk management supportData integration, Use of AI, Facility-specific support, Decision support
- Site-level disaster risk information platformSensing, weather, hazard and facility information, Data integration, Decision & action support
Talk to us about research and collaboration with SAND-X.
We welcome enquiries about research and development, technical collaboration, business partnerships, investment and media coverage.