Geoinformatics Center AIT

01/09/2026

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จากเหตุการณ์ธารน้ำแข็งถล่ม ตามมาด้วยน้ำท่วมและดินถล่มในเขตราสุวา จังหวัดพัคมตี ประเทศเนปาล ศูนย์ภูมิสารสนเทศ (GIC-AIT) ได้ประมวลผลภาพถ่ายดาวเทียมเพื่อสนับสนุนการประเมินผลกระทบจากภัยพิบัติอย่างรวดเร็ว

🛰️ ด้วยการใช้ภาพถ่ายจากดาวเทียม Sentinel-1 และ Sentinel-2 ทีม GIC-AIT ได้จัดทำแผนที่ประเมินความเสียหายเบื้องต้น (Damage Proxy Map - DPM) เพื่อระบุพื้นที่ที่มีการเปลี่ยนแปลงอย่างมีนัยสำคัญหลังเกิดภัยพิบัติ ครอบคลุมพื้นที่ชุมชน ถนน และบริเวณโดยรอบที่อาจได้รับผลกระทบ

⚠️ แผนที่นี้จัดทำขึ้นเพื่อการประเมินสถานการณ์อย่างรวดเร็ว สนับสนุนการตอบสนองต่อภัยพิบัติและการตรวจสอบภาคสนามเพิ่มเติม การเปลี่ยนแปลงที่ตรวจพบไม่ควรถูกตีความว่าเป็นความเสียหายที่ยืนยันแล้ว จนกว่าจะมีการตรวจสอบเพิ่มเติม

📌 ข้อมูลดาวเทียม: Copernicus Sentinel-1 & Sentinel-2
📌 ประมวลผลโดย: ศูนย์ภูมิสารสนเทศ (GIC-AIT)
📌 กรอบความร่วมมือ: Sentinel Asia
📌 ผลิตภัณฑ์: AIT-VAP001-NP

เครดิต: Sentinel Asia / ข้อมูล Copernicus Sentinel
ประมวลผลโดย: ศูนย์ภูมิสารสนเทศ สถาบันเทคโนโลยีแห่งเอเชีย (GIC-AIT)

🌏 Satellite-Based Damage Assessment in Rasuwa District, Nepal

Following the glacier collapse and subsequent floods and landslides in Rasuwa District, Bagmati Province, Nepal, the GeoInformatics Center (GIC-AIT) has processed satellite imagery to support rapid disaster impact assessment.

🛰️ Using Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 imagery, GIC-AIT developed a preliminary Damage Proxy Map (DPM) to highlight areas showing significant changes following the disaster, including potentially affected settlements, roads, and surrounding areas.

⚠️ This map is intended as a rapid assessment and situational awareness product to support disaster response and further field verification. Detected changes should not be interpreted as confirmed damage without additional validation.

📌 Satellite data: Copernicus Sentinel-1 & Sentinel-2
📌 Processing: GeoInformatics Center (GIC-AIT)
📌 Framework: Sentinel Asia
📌 Product: AIT-VAP001-NP

Credit: Sentinel Asia / Copernicus Sentinel data
Processed by: GeoInformatics Center, Asian Institute of Technology (GIC-AIT)

22/06/2026

𝗚𝗜𝗖 𝗖𝗼-𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 📚 💡

GIC Research Specialist, Dr. Kittiphon Boonma co-authors new publication on the evolution and consistency analysis of plastic pollution control policies in 11 East Asian countries.

The paper was published along with experts from the Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, CAS; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University; UNEP COBSEA ; International College, Burapha University (BUUIC); College of Environment and Natural Resources, Can Tho University; CEWT Research Center, Mae Fah Luang University and Faculty of Environmental Sciences, National University Of Laos ມະຫາວິທະຍາໄລແຫ່ງຊາດ.

🔸Topic: 𝙀𝙫𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙮𝙨𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙥𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙡 𝙥𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙀𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝘼𝙨𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙎𝙚𝙖𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨
🔗https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X25015796?via%3Dihub

09/06/2026

𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗙𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗠𝗲𝗸𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 🔔📢

Check out: https://youtu.be/35PluH2AjAo

The Geoinformatics Center (GIC), Asian Institute of Technology, wit...

02/06/2026

𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗙𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗠𝗲𝗸𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 🇹🇭♻️

The Geoinformatics Center AIT organized a two-day workshop titled “Closing Workshop for PlasticFlow Mekong Project”, with support from the Mekong-Republic of Korea Cooperation Fund (MKCF). The event was held from 26-27 May 2026.

This workshop served as the culmination of our regional efforts, providing a platform to share key achievements, disseminate lessons learned, and discuss future sustainability and scale-up strategies as well to acknowledge contributions.

Thank you to all our partners and donors for your support in successful project implementation. 🇰🇭 🇱🇦 🇻🇳🇹🇭

Read more🔗 https://geoinfo.ait.ac.th/closingworkshoppfm_2026/
Project website: https://www.plasticflow-mekong.com/
PlasticFlow Mekong Project

20/05/2026

𝗚𝗜𝗖 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗢𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗮 🌎 📡🇰🇭

The workshop on “Utilization of Earth Observation data and Artificial Intelligence in Cambodia” was organized under the ADB Technical Assistance (TA) project on 27 April 2026 at the General Department of Waterway, Maritime Transport and Port, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

🗣️ Dr. Manzul Kumar Hazarika, Director of the Geoinformatics Center AIT, delivered a presentation on the potential applications of EO data in various sectors, including disaster risk assessment, urban mapping and monitoring, crop mapping and monitoring, and air pollution monitoring.

🔗https://geoinfo.ait.ac.th/cambodiaworkshop-2026/

15/05/2026

Congratulations PlasticFlow Mekong Project team 👏

🔗Full article: https://www.plasticflow-mekong.com/activities/activities-th/field-work3-bang-bua3

13/05/2026

𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶-𝗵𝗮𝘇𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 🇵🇭📡

The training on Multi-hazard Risk Assessment was organized by the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) in collaboration with United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)/UN-SPIDER and APCICT - Asian and Pacific Training Centre for ICT for Development on 22-24 April 2026 at the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Headquarters in Quezon City, Philippines.

The workshop aimed at building capacity of government officials from departments and agencies responsible for disaster management, contingency planning, and resilience building on hazard assessment, risk mapping, vulnerability and risk assessment concepts.



🔗 https://geoinfo.ait.ac.th/manillatraining-2026/

29/04/2026

𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝗠𝗔 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗙𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗠𝗲𝗸𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 🤝🇹🇭

The Geoinformatics Center AIT (GIC) and the Sustainable Environment Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University (SERI) visited the Environment Department, ศาลาว่าการกรุงเทพมหานคร - Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) on 23 April 2026 in Bangkok.

The meeting aimed to present key achievements of the project “Development of Waste-Free Communities along Lat Phrao Canal and Waste-Free Schools in Bang Khen and Lak Si Districts,” an ongoing collaboration between GIC and SERI. This project is part of the umbrella project, PlasticFlow Mekong Project, funded by the Mekong Republic of Korea Cooperation Fund.

During the meeting, the GIC and SERI teams presented key results, field implementation experiences, and lessons learned from the project.

🔗 https://geoinfo.ait.ac.th/meetingwithbma_2026/

22/04/2026

𝗚𝗜𝗖 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗩𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 🌊🔍

The Geoinformatics Center AIT team visited Bangbua canal situated in Bangkok to measure surface water velocity on 8 April 2026.

The aim of this survey was to generate surface water velocity data to support analysis of plastic transport and accumulation patterns, helping identify areas in the Bangbua canal where plastic debris is most likely to concentrate. The surface water velocity was measured using specialized flow-tracking instruments and spatial positioning data was also collected simultaneously.

16/04/2026

We are excited to announce the release of our 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 featuring key highlights from the last quarter. 🎉

What you'll find out:
📷Highlighted Events
🗣️Knowledge Sharing
🤝Outreach Events
🌎Geospatial Product

Read more
🔗https://geoinfo.ait.ac.th/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Newsletter-Apr-2026-1.pdf