Visualising disaster with Team Thailand
- Published: 30/11/2011 at 02:33 AM
- Newspaper section: Business
Poramate Minsiri, an internet pioneer in applying technology to disaster relief, is setting up interactive maps for monitoring natural disasters.
Calling the effort Team Thailand, the founder of the Kapook portal and thaiflood.com also hopes the maps will eventually help keep tabs on crime in the country.
In collaboration with Google Crisis Response, the maps provide updated satellite imagery of flood-affected areas, showing infrastructure damage and helping users navigate disaster zones.
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About the author
- Writer: Suchit Leesa-nguansuk
- Position: Reporter
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