MHESI-MDES launch One Map Water for early disaster warnings

Matichon•Economy•1d ago

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The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation and the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society have signed an MOU with four agencies to integrate water data into a single 'One Map' for improved disaster warnings.

•An MOU was signed on September 15 at Naree Samosorn Building, Government House.
•The initiative aims to integrate data from the Thai Meteorological Department, GISTDA, HII, and BDI into the National Water Data Center.
•The 'One Map' approach was developed after floods in Nan Province revealed fragmented and inconsistent data between agencies.
•A centralized warning dashboard is now available for the public at www.thaiwater.net/new4all.

Overview

•On September 15, Yoschanan Wongswat presided over the MOU signing ceremony at the Naree Samosorn Building, Government House.
•The collaboration follows a situation in Nan Province where fragmented data between agencies hindered decision-making and communication with the public.
•Yoschanan Wongswat stated that the goal is to enable the government to identify risks quickly and analyze situations comprehensively to allow citizens time to evacuate.
•Bunthida Somchai noted that in the case of Nan Province, agencies received advance notice at least 7 days prior, allowing the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation to prepare personnel and equipment in time.
•The Thai Meteorological Department will provide weather measurements, forecasts, radar data, and issue official warnings for storms and heavy rain.
•The Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) is responsible for satellite imagery, geo-informatics, hot spot monitoring, and PM2.5 situations.
•The Hydro-Informatics Institute (HII) provides water level and volume data from automatic telemetry stations and predicts rain surveillance 24-48 hours in advance.
•Bunthida Somchai indicated the need to coordinate with the Ministry of Interior to ensure accurate One Map data reaches kamnans, village headmen, and local practitioners.

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Key Entities

Person

Yoschanan 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 government ministry involved in the creation of the One Map Water project.

Ministry of Digital Economy and Society(กระทรวงดิจิทัลเพื่อเศรษฐกิจและสังคม)ℹ️

A government ministry involved in the creation of the One Map Water project.

Thai Meteorological Department(กรมอุตุนิยมวิทยา)ℹ️

An agency providing weather measurements, forecasts, radar data, and official warnings.

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

An agency responsible for satellite imagery, geo-informatics, and monitoring hot spots and PM2.5.

Hydro-Informatics Institute(สถาบันสารสนเทศทรัพยากรน้ำ (องค์การมหาชน))

An agency supporting water level and volume data and rain surveillance predictions.

Big Data Institute(สถาบันข้อมูลขนาดใหญ่ (องค์การมหาชน))ℹ️

An agency developing analysis systems, dashboards, and applying AI for disaster management.

Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation(กรมป้องกันและบรรเทาสาธารณภัย)

An agency that prepares equipment and personnel for disaster assistance.

Ministry of Interior(กระทรวงมหาดไทย)ℹ️

A ministry whose local personnel, including kamnans and village headmen, are intended to receive the One Map data.

Place

Nan Province(จ.น่าน)ℹ️

A province where flood lessons were used to identify gaps in the Thai warning system.

Naree Samosorn Building, Government House(ตึกนารีสโมสร ทำเนียบรัฐบาล)

The location where the MOU signing ceremony took place on September 15.