2021: Automated Telemetry Station Enhancement Project to Support National Water Management
08/02/2024
In the year 2024, HII has undertaken the upgrading of automated telemetry stations to version 4.0 totaling 950 stations have been improved, including 581 stations for automatically measuring rainfall and 369 stations for automatically measuring water levels. These upgraded stations cover the entire country, contributing to comprehensive water management. The data collected from these automated telemetry stations, managed by HII, is publicly available and can be accessed through the website www.thaiwater.net and the ThaiWater application, which supports both Android and iOS platforms.
Moreover, there is an additional service that sends short message service (SMS) notifications to relevant parties when heavy rainfall data is detected in areas prone to natural disasters. This diverse range of communication channels aims to facilitate various means of monitoring and support timely alerts regarding potential natural disasters, enhancing the overall preparedness and response capabilities.
Following the completion of HII project to enhance and maintain the efficiency of automated telemetry stations in the 2024 fiscal year, all stations now operate with increased stability. They can continuously send data for processing to the central system, with a reliability rate exceeding 96%. This improvement enables accurate short message service (SMS) notifications to relevant authorities for monitoring and surveillance, achieving an accuracy rate exceeding 99%. This ensures precise and timely alerts regarding potential natural disasters, contributing to effective disaster response efforts.
In a real-life scenario, during the flooding event influenced by the tropical storm “DIANMU,” which passed through the upper and central parts of Thailand, causing heavy rainfall and flooding in various areas in September. Data collected from automated telemetry stations, managed by HII, was utilized to analyze rainfall quantities. Notifications were sent through short message service (SMS) to relevant agencies, informing them of the water situation from September 24 – 27, 2021. Throughout this period, a total of 214 notifications were sent, including 136 high-alert level warnings and 78 critical-level warnings.
