Data integration for Thailand disaster risk and Response Management System

The paper presents a computerized application on disaster warning in Thailand, developed in support by the National Disaster Warning Center. The system is an effort in Thailand to integrate disaster related information through a centralized information hub to increase disaster warning accuracy and speed. The system currently supports five disaster types: earthquake, tsunami, flashflood and mudslide, weather storm and major flood. Two main functions of the application is reviewed, the web service approach on integrating data from twelve source agencies and the decision support system for listed experts to review specific case and make informed warning announcements. The effort on this application is an ongoing project, projecting to expand integration to more agencies and supporting more disaster types as well as increasing the universality of the web service compatibility.