Yotsanan-Bunthida Launch One Map Water and Warning Dashboard

MGR Online•Politics•1d ago

Reader Briefing

Four Thai government agencies signed an MOU to create 'One Map Water' and a centralized warning dashboard to improve disaster response accuracy.

•Professor Dr. Yotsanan Wongsawat and Ms. Bunthida Somchai presided over the MOU signing on September 15, 2026.
•The 'One Map Water' project aims to resolve conflicting data among agencies to speed up decision-making.
•A centralized warning dashboard is available for the public at www.thaiwater.net/new4all.
•The collaboration integrates meteorological, geoinformatics, water situation, and Big Data/AI information.

Overview

•On September 15, 2026, a cooperation MOU was signed at Naree Room 2, Naree Samosorn Building, Government House.
•Professor Dr. Yotsanan Wongsawat identified a gap in Thailand's warning systems where scattered and inconsistent data caused decision-making delays during floods in Nan province.
•Four government agencies agreed to integrate meteorological, geoinformatics, and water situation data into the National Water Data Center.
•The Thai Meteorological Department provides weather forecasts and official warnings for storms and heavy rain.
•The Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) provides satellite imagery and monitors heat spots and PM2.5.
•The Hydro-Informatics Institute (HII) provides water levels and quantity and predicts rain 24-48 hours in advance.
•The Big Data Institute (BDI) develops the analysis system, dashboard, and applies AI for disaster management.
•Ms. Bunthida Somchai stated that unified data allows the government to deploy personnel and provide timely assistance to reduce damages.

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Key Quotes

Yotsanan Wongsawat

"The hardest thing is not giving orders, but answering simple questions like where the water will flood, how high it will be, and in how many hours it will arrive."

สิ่งที่ยากที่สุดไม่ใช่การสั่งการ แต่คือการตอบคำถามง่าย ๆ ว่า น้ำจะท่วมตรงไหน สูงเท่าไหร่ และอีกกี่ชั่วโมงจะถึง

Bunthida Somchai

"This MOU is the first step in bringing together important data from across the country."

MOU นี้เป็นก้าวแรกของการนำข้อมูลที่สำคัญทั่วประเทศมารวมกัน

Key Entities

Person

Yotsanan Wongsawat(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 involved in the 'One Map Water' collaboration.

Ministry of Digital Economy and Society(กระทรวงดิจิทัลเพื่อเศรษฐกิจและสังคม)ℹ️

A ministry involved in the 'One Map Water' collaboration.

Thai Meteorological Department(กรมอุตุนิยมวิทยา)ℹ️

Agency supporting weather forecasts and official warnings for storms and heavy rain.

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

Agency supporting satellite imagery, geoinformatics, and monitoring heat spots and PM2.5.

Hydro-Informatics Institute(สถาบันสารสนเทศทรัพยากรน้ำ)

Agency supporting water level data and 24-48 hour rain forecasting.

Big Data Institute(สถาบันข้อมูลขนาดใหญ่)ℹ️

Agency responsible for developing the analysis system and AI-powered disaster management dashboard.

Place

Nan Province(จังหวัดน่าน)ℹ️

The location where flood response gaps were identified by Professor Dr. Yotsanan Wongsawat.

Government House(ทำเนียบรัฐบาล)ℹ️

The location where the MOU signing ceremony took place.