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JDR Vol.19 No.4 pp. 645-655
(2024)
doi: 10.20965/jdr.2024.p0645

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The 2021 Tropical Storm Dianmu in Thailand: Disaster Responses and Roles of Information Technology

Natt Leelawat*1,*2,*3 ORCID Icon, Bhanutas Savanachai*4, Crongchatra Pathsiriyos*4, Kanokkarn Pinkeaw*4, Kijwipat Thanasittichai*4, Paratchaporn Uttraporn*4, Sirinada Sanprasert*4, Tandin Dorji*4, Vimolnath Saisim*4, Alfan Kurnia Yudha*1 ORCID Icon, and Jing Tang*2,*5,† ORCID Icon

*1Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University
254 Phayathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand

*2Disaster and Risk Management Information Systems Research Unit, Chulalongkorn University
Bangkok, Thailand

*3Graduate School of System Design and Management, Keio University
Yokohama, Japan

*4School of Information, Computer and Communication Technology, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University
Pathum Thani, Thailand

*5International School of Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University
Bangkok, Thailand

†Corresponding author

Received:
November 8, 2023
Accepted:
March 19, 2024
Published:
August 1, 2024
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Keywords:
2021 Tropical Storm Dianmu, disaster response, information technology, Thailand
Abstract

At the end of September 2021, Tropical Storm Dianmu caused catastrophic floods in Thailand, placing thousands of lives, properties, infrastructure, and other things, in danger. These circumstances provide an opportunity to learn how to respond to tropical storm situations in the future. Our investigation reveals that Thailand has access to a wealth of data, including geospatial, radar, satellite, and sensor information. Thus, these data could be utilized for an urgent alert system and communication channel to mitigate and reduce the potential for large-scale destruction by tropical storms and floods in the future.

Cite this article as:
N. Leelawat, B. Savanachai, C. Pathsiriyos, K. Pinkeaw, K. Thanasittichai, P. Uttraporn, S. Sanprasert, T. Dorji, V. Saisim, A. Yudha, and J. Tang, “The 2021 Tropical Storm Dianmu in Thailand: Disaster Responses and Roles of Information Technology,” J. Disaster Res., Vol.19 No.4, pp. 645-655, 2024.
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