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@gicait hosted Closing Workshop for PlasticFlow Mekong Project on 26โ27 May 2026 with support from MKCF. Thank you to all partners, and MKCF for supporting this regional effort to reduce plastic leakage in Mekong region.
๐geoinfo.ait.ac.th/closingworโฆ
๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฐ๐ญ๐
Dr. Manzul Hazarika, Director of @gicait, presented on "Potential applications of EO data in various sectors" at the ADB Technical Assistance workshop.
#earthobservation
ALT https://geoinfo.ait.ac.th/cambodiaworkshop-2026/
๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ป ๐ ๐๐น๐๐ถ-๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐๐ธ ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ต๐ญ
GIC served as trainers for the Multi-hazard Risk Assessment training by @PhilSpaceAgency with UNOOSA/UN-SPIDER and @APCICT at the PSA Headquarters, Quezon City, Philippines.
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๐ค๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐น๐ผ๐ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐
@gicait and @ChulalongkornU met with the Environment Dept, BMA to present key achievements of PlasticFlow Mekong project. #wastemanagement #plasticpollution
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๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐๐
@gicait team visited Bangbua canal situated in Bangkok to measure surface water velocity using specialized flow-tracking instruments on April 8, 2026.
#monitoring #plasticflow
๐๐๐๐'๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐น ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ
What you'll find out:
๐ทHighlighted Events
๐ฃ๏ธKnowledge Sharing
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GIC-WEM Project Kick-off ๐ก๐
On 13 March 2026, WEM launched a new research project on satellite gravimetry to strengthen water resource management & disaster resilience in TH & SEA. Led by Dr. Natthachet Tangdamrongsub, with @kittiphon_b, GIC team.
๐geoinfo.ait.ac.th/gic-wem_prโฆ
๐๐๐-๐๐๐ข ๐๐ณ๐ด๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ-๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ค
The inception meeting for the project was held between @gicait & @FAOAfghanistan on 9 March 2026. #AIT #FAO #Partnerships
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GIC Attends #AI4Agri2026 organised by AI and Agri Tech Innovation Center, with Government ofย Maharashtra,ย Indiaย AI Impact Summitย 2026 on 22-23 February 2026.
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GIC attended the 10th JPTM for @Sentinel_Asia in Dubai, co-organized by @MBRSpaceCentre & @JAXA_en on 10-12 Feb 2026. Mr.ย Syamsย Nashrrullah, presentedย onย โUrban Flood Mapping Using SAR and Validation Insights from Recent Floods in Southern Thailandโ.
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Great meeting with delegates from the University of Maribor at AIT to explore collaboration opportunities. GIC shared updates on the EU-funded @INSPIRE_EUROPE project for plastic-free rivers. ๐๐ค #INSPIRE #PlasticPollution
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GIC-AIT and AirQC held an introductory meeting on to explore collaboration on #disasterresponse and #airquality research, sharing ongoing projects, satellite applications, and modeling approaches.๐ค๐ฐ๏ธ
๐๐๐๐'๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ
What you'll find out:
๐ทHighlighted Events
๐ฃ๏ธKnowledge Sharing
๐คOutreach Events
๐Geospatial Product
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๐ฎ๐ด๐๐ต ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐น ๐๐๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ค
Dr. Manzul K. Hazarika, outgoing Co-Chair of @SentinelAsia, delivered opening remarks at the 28th SC Meeting highlighting recent disasters across Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia & Thailand.
ALT Group photo of Steering Committee Meeting participants
The @ADB_HQ, in partnership with @gicait, organized an advanced online training course to build the capacity of Georgiaโs GEOSTAT to apply Earth Observation (EO) techniques and open-source tools for crop area estimation on 26-28 Nov 2025.
#Earthobservation #Georgia #Training
๐ฃ๏ธGIC was honored to speak at the DECIDE workshop organized by @rkcmpd_eria in Bali, sharing our plastic monitoring tools: pLitter CCTV, UAVs, remote sensing & satellite imagery. Participants also joined practical demos and hands-on training with drones and mobile apps. ๐๐ก๐ฑ
ALT GIC team (centre) with the RKCMPD, ERIA team at DECIDE workshop.
@gicait co-organized a side event titled โRegional Workshop on Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment for Risk Reduction Planningโ,ย with IDD-UNESCAP, @UN-@UN_SPIDER, @APCICT, and APSCO at the 5th Disaster Resilience Week held from 26 to 28 November 2025 in Bangkok.
ALT Ms. Salsabila Ramadhani Prasetya conducted training and hands-on demonstration of the RiskChanges platform.
@gicait has developed a ๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฒ-๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ (๐ฉ๐๐ฃ) for this disaster using satellite imagery from Sentinel-1. Our thoughts are with everyone affected. Wishing for a fast recovery and safer days ahead. ๐โ๏ธ
#SongkhlaFlood #Disasterresponse #Sentinelasia
ALT As of 23 November 2025, satellite analysis detected ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐พ. ๐ธ๐บ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ, affecting more than ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ฎ,๐ต๐ฑ๐ฐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ, with three reported fatalities due to prolonged heavy rainfall in southern Thailand.
๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐น ๐๐๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐: ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ ๐ก
GIC has been an active technical partner for @SentinelAsia disaster activations, producing 8 VAPs for various disasters between Oct-Nov 2025.
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ALT VAP or disaster map for Flooding due to Typhoon in Phillipines