MHESI and DE Launch One Map Water and Warning Dashboard

MGR Online•Politics•1d ago

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The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation and the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society signed an MOU with four agencies to create a unified water map and warning dashboard.

•The MOU was signed on September 15, 2026 at Government House.
•Four government agencies are collaborating to integrate meteorological and geospatial data into a national water database.
•A centralized warning dashboard has been launched at www.thaiwater.net/new4all for public use.
•The project aims to resolve the issue of conflicting data between agencies that previously delayed decision-making during floods.

Overview

•On September 15, 2026, Yotsanan Wongswat and Bunthida Somchai presided over the MOU signing ceremony at Naree 2 Room, Naree Samosorn Building, Government House.
•Yotsanan Wongswat stated that the collaboration was prompted by lessons from flood response in Nan province, where fragmented and conflicting data caused decision-making delays.
•The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation and the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society integrated meteorological, geospatial, and AI data into the national water database.
•The public can now monitor the situation through a centralized warning dashboard via the website www.thaiwater.net/new4all.
•The Thai Meteorological Department provides weather forecasts, radar data, and issues official warnings for storms and heavy rain.
•The Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency supports satellite imagery and geospatial data to assess risk areas.
•The Hydro Informatics Institute provides water level data and assesses rain-watch areas 24-48 hours in advance.
•The Big Data Institute develops the analysis system, the management dashboard, and applies AI to support disaster management.

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Key Entities

Person

Yotsanan Wongswat(ยศชนัน วงศ์สวัสดิ์)

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation.

Bunthida Somchai(บุณย์ธิดา สมชัย)

Deputy Minister of Digital Economy and Society.

Organization

Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation(กระทรวงการอุดมศึกษา วิทยาศาสตร์ วิจัยและนวัตกรรม)ℹ️

A ministry collaborating to create the One Map Water system.

Ministry of Digital Economy and Society(กระทรวงดิจิทัลเพื่อเศรษฐกิจและสังคม)ℹ️

A ministry collaborating to create the One Map Water system.

Thai Meteorological Department(กรมอุตุนิยมวิทยา)ℹ️

Agency providing weather forecasts, radar data, and official warnings.

Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency(สำนักงานพัฒนาเทคโนโลยีอวกาศและภูมิสารสนเทศ)ℹ️

Agency providing satellite imagery and geospatial data for risk assessment.

Hydro Informatics Institute(สถาบันสารสนเทศทรัพยากรน้ำ)

Agency providing water level data and rain-watch assessments.

Big Data Institute(สถาบันข้อมูลขนาดใหญ่)ℹ️

Agency responsible for developing the analysis system and AI-driven dashboard.

Place

Nan Province(จังหวัดน่าน)ℹ️

The location where flood response gaps were identified, leading to this collaboration.

Government House(ทำเนียบรัฐบาล)ℹ️

The venue where the MOU signing ceremony took place.

Policy

One Map Water(One Map น้ำ)

A collaborative initiative to create a unified water map to resolve data discrepancies.