tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398091196418941706.post6706901649136298488..comments2023-08-13T03:31:56.053-04:00Comments on The River Seers: Google crisis response for Thai floodsThomas Paganohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06121193310607983711noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398091196418941706.post-29034006793538057272011-10-23T00:29:09.977-04:002011-10-23T00:29:09.977-04:00Tom,
Somewhat astounding how your travels have c...Tom, <br /><br />Somewhat astounding how your travels have coincided with inundation extremes in multiple countries...you could not have planned it better :)<br />Great post -- as you note, inundation mapping is a longstanding desire of many flood forecasting folks, including some in the US National Weather Service, and they are of course working on it, albeit slowly. Yet the Google implementation surely goes a long way toward the concept. One can question the layer quality but the mashup, overall, is impressive. Methinks that if the agencies work long enough, they may wake up one day to find that the job is done...just not by them. -AWAndyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05688508224694693048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398091196418941706.post-51413847547572279962011-10-21T03:32:49.151-04:002011-10-21T03:32:49.151-04:00None of these ring a bell. Adri is currently assis...None of these ring a bell. Adri is currently assisting the Flood Relief Centre. From what I've seen (flurry of activity in our corridors), I gather that he's mad busy in helping to estimate what might happen in different scenarios.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398091196418941706.post-13272032536937873142011-10-20T11:55:15.742-04:002011-10-20T11:55:15.742-04:00I forgot to ask... which one of these is Deltares ...I forgot to ask... which one of these is Deltares working with? There also seems to be a DHI group active.Thomas Paganohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06121193310607983711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398091196418941706.post-67902583393918175372011-10-20T11:42:10.269-04:002011-10-20T11:42:10.269-04:00As far as I can tell, three agencies do some sort ...As far as I can tell, three agencies do some sort of river forecasting and/or modeling. <br /><br />Most often quoted in the press is the Royal Irrigation Department. They are also tied up with water management. <br /><br />The Thai Meteorological Department does some quasi operational hydrologic modeling. <br /><br />Bangkok central is covered by another agency, called the Bangkok Metropolitan Authority (I think... I'm not totally sure on the name).Thomas Paganohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06121193310607983711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398091196418941706.post-48848801409196692352011-10-20T10:27:59.776-04:002011-10-20T10:27:59.776-04:00Excellent post, Tom. Any idea where the forecasts ...Excellent post, Tom. Any idea where the forecasts originate?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com