Mobile Data Center Flood Management

Asia's First Mobile Data Centre - Which Aims to Monitor and Promptly Address Flood Problems, Notably Emergencies

"In the past, when a flood hit, power was shut down and there was no other connection of mobile devices, so the measurement of floods was delayed for the authorities' assessment," Science and Technology Minister Pichet Durongkaveroj said.

That will no longer be an issue, as the Mobile Data Centre would help the Thai government make decisions on tackling floods faster, he told the press during at the Thailand Science Park in Pathum Thani province.

The Bt90-million centre, equipped with a 30TB super-computer, serves as a concise and mobile database of water and weather information.

It has the capacity to respond to a flood even when communication systems are down.

The centre would help related agencies to prepare contingency plans, flood disaster assessment and recovery planning.

Pichet explained that the centre would assess information in the available water database first, then conduct a "field" assessment in the affected area. Next it would report back to state agencies, including the provincial governor up to the prime minister, for further decisions, he said.

The centre uses satellite information systems for an operation, so it could make conclusions about a flood situation within just a few hours, he said.

Source: The Nation

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