Yotsanon and DE Create Water One Map for Better Warning Systems

Matichon•Politics•1d ago

Reader Briefing

Four Thai government agencies signed an MOU to create a unified Water One Map to improve disaster warning accuracy and speed.

•An MOU was signed on September 15 at Government House between four state agencies.
•The initiative aims to consolidate fragmented water and disaster data into a single map to prevent decision-making delays.
•The project is driven by gaps in warning systems discovered during flood response efforts in Nan Province.
•Public warnings can be monitored via a centralized dashboard at www.thaiwater.net/new4all.

Overview

•On September 15, Yotsanon Wongsawat presided over an MOU signing ceremony at Government House.
•Four agencies—the Thai Meteorological Department, GISTDA, HII, and BDI—signed an agreement to develop a Water One Map.
•Yotsanon Wongsawat stated the cooperation stems from flood response in Nan Province where fragmented and inconsistent data caused decision delays.
•Yotsanon Wongsawat emphasized that the goal is to see risks faster and analyze them comprehensively so citizens can evacuate in time.
•Boontida Somchai stated the MOU is a first step in integrating national data to allow for timely government intervention and damage reduction.
•The Thai Meteorological Department will provide weather forecasts, radar data, and official warnings for storms and heavy rain.
•The Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) will provide satellite imagery and PM2.5 data to assess risk areas.
•The Hydro-Informatics Institute (HII) and Big Data Institute (BDI) will handle water level data, national water database integration, and AI-driven analysis.

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Key Quotes

Yotsanon Wongsawat

"The hardest thing is not giving orders, but answering simple questions: where will it flood, how high, and in how many hours it will arrive, because data from each agency is inconsistent."

สิ่งที่ยากที่สุดไม่ใช่การสั่งการ แต่คือการตอบคำถามง่ายๆว่า น้ำจะท่วมตรงไหน สูงเท่าไหร่ และอีกกี่ชั่วโมงจะถึง เพราะข้อมูลแต่ละหน่วยงานไม่ตรงกัน

Key Entities

Person

Yotsanon Wongsawat(ยศนัน วงศ์สวัสดิ์)

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

Boontida Somchai(บุณย์ธิดา สมชัย)

Deputy Minister of Digital Economy and Society.

Organization

Thai Meteorological Department(กรมอุตุนิยมวิทยา)ℹ️

The agency responsible for providing weather forecasts, radar data, and official warnings for storms and heavy rain.

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

An agency providing satellite imagery, geo-informatics, and PM2.5 tracking for risk assessment.

Hydro-Informatics Institute(สถาบันสารสนเทศทรัพยากรน้ำ (องค์การมหาชน))

A public organization providing water level data from automatic telemetry stations and assessing rain watch areas.

Big Data Institute(สถาบันข้อมูลขนาดใหญ่ (องค์การมหาชน))ℹ️

A public organization responsible for developing analysis systems, dashboards, and applying AI for disaster management.

Digital Economy and Society(ดิจิทัลเพื่อเศรษฐกิจและสังคม)

The ministry represented by Deputy Minister Boontida Somchai in the Water One Map initiative.

Place

Nan Province(จ.น่าน)ℹ️

The location where flood response efforts revealed gaps in the Thai warning system.

Government House(ทำเนียบรัฐบาล)ℹ️

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