Natural Disaster Monitoring by SensorWeb Technology in Thailand 1) Thailand developed a sensorweb using data from satellites like MODIS, EO-1, and TRMM to detect and monitor natural disasters like floods and forest fires. 2) The sensorweb was able to trigger high resolution satellite images to closely monitor flood and fire events. 3) A Thai Citizen Observation Program was also established with a few weather stations to expand monitoring through citizen involvement.

1. Natural Disaster Monitoring by
SensorWeb Technology in Thailand
Veerachai Tanpipat, D.Eng.
ดร.วีรชัย ตันพิพัฒน์
iamtanpipat@hotmail.com
THAIFLOOD
Steve Chien, Joshua Doubleday, David McLaren, and Daniel Tran
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, USA
Poramate Minsiri (Bundit Center)
Chainarong Sukumprasertsri (Fat Shore, Wind Power)
Siri Akaakara, Anuchit Ratanasuwan
National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department of Thailand
Daniel Mandl, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA

2. Table of Contents
•Sensorweb
•Forest fire sensorweb
•Flood sensorweb
•ThaiFlood
•Thai Citizen Observation Program (TCOP)
•Conclusions

3. What is SensorWeb Technology?
The main objective of the sensorweb activity is to create an
interoperable environment for a diverse set of satellite sensors via
the use of software and the Internet.
http://eo1.gsfc.nasa.gov/new/sensorWebExp/index.html

6. Developed by NASA-GSFC/JPL
Triggered by MODIS fire alert email!!! By FIRMS

7. 19 February 2011
Earth Observing 1 (EO-1),
Advanced Land Imager (ALI)

10. Observation & monitoring Flood Satellite
(HAII Focus )
sensorweb Monitoring
Modeling
Weather
1.WRF (3x3 km2)
Event Detection/ EO1 image
2. HAM acquisition
forecast Detection Forecast Retasking
High resolution data
-Criteria
(10 m./pixel)
-Thresholds
Hydrologic 1. SWAT NEWS
al/Hydrauli 2. MIKEBASIN
cs
Image processing
& classification
1. Terra/Aqua MODIS
Satellite Low res. data
Imaging (250 m.-1km./pixel)
2. TRMM
Detection
Visualization
Ground 1.Rain: HAII, 72-hr
accumulation) Cross-verification
(Monitoring)
station
(Telemeters)
2.Water level: RID, eg. GIS
MRC, HAII (Feb 12)
Real-time Observation
DSS
-Warning
BY T., Porranee, HAII -Monitoring

11. Locations
where
EO-1 were
triggered
for flood
monitoring

12. ALI, Ayutthaya 9 DEC 2012

13. Email alert from ASE
Operation at NASA JPL
Bang Pra Ma, Supanburi,
ALI quick look; Acquired
14 Feb 2012

14. ThaiFlood UAV Team

15. Big Bags
ThaiFlood
UAV Team

16. ThaiFlood: www.thaiflood.com

17. http://situation.thaiflood.com/

21. The "International
Symposium on
Artificial Intelligence,
Robotics and
Automation in Space
(i-SAIRAS)“ 2012,
ESA, 4-6 September
2012, Turin, Italy

22. Thai Citizen Observation Program (TCOP)
•Objective is to monitor flood by citizen network
information sharing.
•Private weather stations real time data feeding.
•Present information at the same website (Google
Map)
•Mimi the idea from Citizen Weather Observation
Program (CWOP) in the USA.

23. Thai citizen observation program (TCOP)

26. There are only 3 stations installed so far; one at
DanLoas Moutain Range, Sri Kil, Korat and two more
at Ke-Re-Wong and Krung-Ching Moo 8
Nakornsrithammarat

27. Thailand Information Center

29. Conclusions
• Thailand SensorWeb will last until at least until
early 2013
• The operation consider to be a successful one
as we can provide information to both
government agencies and the public
• Thai Flood is a unique people networking
• Thai Citizen Observation Program (TCOP) will
install more weather stations in the near future to
expand people network.
• In the near future, we will be able to use VIIRS
fire products to trigger the fire sensorweb.

30. Acknowledgements
•Dr. Diane Davies (FIRMS, U. of Maryland),
•Dr. Chris Elvidge (NOAA/NGDC)
•Dr. Jeff Schmaltz (NASA/GSFC-MRRS),
•Dr. Stuart Frye (NASA/GSFC),
•Dr. Steve Chien, David McLaren, Daniel Tran (NASA/JPL),
•Dr. Daniel Mandl (NASA GSFC),
•Dr. Dan Slayback (NASA NRT Flood Map),
•Dr. Shinichi Sobue (JAXA),
•Dr. Royal Chidon (HAII),
•Poramate Minsiri (Bundit Center-ThaiFlood),
•Chainarong Sukumprasertsri (Fat Shore, Wind Power and
ThaiFlood),
•Siri Akaakara, Anuchit Ratanasuwan (DNP)

31. Thank You Very Much