Construction photo-sharing app "Kuraemon" that connects job sites.

The "Kuraemon Pad," Japan's No. 1 electronic blackboard developed and sold by Lukure, has fully adapted to electronic submissions for public works projects. By using it in conjunction with the construction photo management software "Kuraemon Goyotashi 17 Professional," the creation of blackboards with construction photo information and the sorting of construction photos into ledgers have been automated in accordance with the digital photo management information standards (draft) set by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, NEXCO, and the Metropolitan Expressway. This will reduce the time spent on construction photo tasks at public works sites, such as civil engineering projects, by a quarter. Additionally, starting today, the "New Technology Information Provision System (NETIS) Registration Commemoration 100,000 Yen Cashback Campaign" has begun. The electronic blackboard has been approved for use in direct construction projects by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, and is attracting significant attention as a product that contributes to labor-saving in the construction industry, which is facing a labor shortage ahead of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The "Kuraemon Pad," which has captured the No. 1 market share in the electronic blackboard market, is a tablet-type electronic blackboard that integrates a construction blackboard and a digital camera, and is also registered with NETIS. It has been implemented at over 10,000 sites nationwide, including Obayashi Road, Nishimatsu Construction, and Kitano Construction.

The "Kuraemon Pad," developed and sold by Lecre Co., Ltd., the developer of "Kuraemon Goyotashi," has been registered in the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's New Technology Information System (NETIS). The "Kuraemon Pad" is a construction photo management system that utilizes an electronic blackboard and cloud services. Traditionally, construction photos were taken using a wooden blackboard and a camera, but with the "Kuraemon Pad," it is now possible to consistently input shooting information, take construction photos with an electronic blackboard based on that information, and automatically create a ledger of the photos taken using a tablet device with a camera and cloud services. As a result, the time required for writing on the blackboard, taking construction photos, and organizing them has been reduced to about one-fourth of the previous time, achieving labor savings. It has already been implemented by companies such as Kitano Construction and is being used at approximately 8,000 sites nationwide. ■ NETIS Registration Information NETIS Number: KTK-160024-A New Technology Name: Construction Photo Management System Utilizing Electronic Blackboard and Cloud Services Registration Date: January 17, 2017 (Tuesday) NETIS Server Publication Date: February 16, 2017 (Thursday) Kuraemon Pad Product Site: http://www.kuraemon.com/