Project News

On 19 August 2022, a Digital Earth System to visualize data layers, such as a simulation model on land transport and QOL in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region was installed at Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology (SIIT), Thammasat University. The Digital Earth System consists of a set of large displays and a Geographic Information System (GIS) application to integrate all project research results into a decision-making platform for a smart transportation strategy and help stakeholders such as land-transport administrators, policymakers, and citizens.

Installing large displays at a GIS laboratory in SITT

Dr Sugita (Chubu University) demontrating the Digital Earth System

Since 21 August, five researchers from Chubu University and Meijo University have been working in Bangkok to exchange technical matters and detailed activity plans with Thai counterpart institutions, namely Thammasat University, NECTEC, Kasetsart University, and Chulalongkorn University.

Prof Fukui (Chubu University), the leader of Group 4, planning the development of the Digital Earth System with researchers from Thammasat University

Dr Takeshita (Chubu University) trying VR equipment at NECTEC

Dr Nakamura (Meijo University) discusing the survey plan for a walkability evaluation with NECTEC researchers using the VR equipment

Group 1 leader from Kasetsart University demonstrating transport simulation to Japanese researchers

Prof Iwahori (Chubu University), the leader of Group 3, meeting with researchers from Chulalongkorn University