FRICS
-Foundation of River & basin Integrated Communications
-FRICS is a private nonprofit organization, but
-Endowment was made by all 47 prefectures and 10 large cities of Japan, and
-FRICS has been, is , and shall be a highly public body in charge of prevention and/or mitigation of water-related disasters.

Mission
The Foundation aims at:

-Collecting, processing and disseminating information on rivers and basins, and thereby
-Reducing flood damages and contributing to better and reasonable use of rivers. 　 　

Scope of Work Stipulated in the Deed of Endowment
-Collecting, processing and disseminating information on rivers, basins, and related fields;
-Development of technology for the above purpose;
-Exchange of information concerning rivers, basins, and related fields;
-International cooperation in the above fields; and
-Other activities necessary for achieving the mission of the Foundation. 　 　

History
-1975 First Radar Rain gauge on Mt. Akagi (in the Tone River basin near Tokyo)
-1982 Disaster caused by torrential rain in Nagasaki (1000 km from Tokyo): Request to disclose information gathered by (then) Ministry of Construction
-1985 Establishment of the Foundation
-1986 Commencement of information provision through the "CAPTAIN" system: the first practical application of a "new" media
-1999 The 2nd system: Data rather than picture images were transmitted
-2002 Commencement of the "FRICS 2002" system: Based on the WWW system with special plug-ins installed into user's PC
-2006 Starting operation of the Integrated River Information System for Municipalities under the contract with the Government

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