Disaster management center (DMC) organized a technical meeting on the results of training, research on develop flood map by hydrological and hydraulic model and satellite image analysis on March 08 2016
This is the training activity under the framework of the project “DDR portal project” of JAXA with the aim of improving capacity of staffs of DMC, Space technology institute (STI/VAST) on developing flood map by applying hydrological and hydraulic model and satellite image analysis. The training was organized in GeoInformatics Center (GIC/AIT) in Thailand under the model of learning by doing with the experts of GIC/AIT.
The participants of meeting includes the experts, technical staffs of JAXA, GIC/AIT, STI/VAST, and other related agencies.
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After attending the presentation on training results, the participants make a evaluation that the trained staff understand the basic rules, operation process of model, analysis satellite image in flood mapping, show the limitations and appropriate recommendations to meet the requirements and objectives of training. However, the result is not perfect because of the insufficient input data. Therefore, DMC and two institutes decided to review and collect the input data in order to support the trained staff and experts of GIC/AIT in improving the the quality of result.
During the meeting, all stakeholders discussed the expectation on long term cooperation on capacity training, data sharing, applied results, etc…under the framework of Sentinel Asia system on disaster prevention in general and the mission of agencies in particular. The representative of JAXA gave a high appreciation on the success of meeting, expressed on its meaning as a first step for all partners of JAXA improving capacity to keep going on implementing the next activities serving the mission of Ministry, Administration on disaster prevention.
In order to closing the meeting, Vice Director of DMC Mr. Dang Quang Minh expressed the gratefulness for the cooperation with JAXA, STI, GIC/AIT and the expectation to maintain and strengthen their cooperation in the long term period.
Some pictures of the Seminar