The Asian Air Quality Operations Center by Space Technology, Geoinformatics & Environmental Engineering (AiroTEC), Chiang Mai Rajabhat University, in collaboration with the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (Public Organization) or GISTDA, organized a workshop on “Geoinformatics Innovation” for air pollution monitoring using the PANDORA Spectrometer air quality measurement device. The workshop was inaugurated on July 31, 2024, by Associate Professor Dr. Chatree Maneekosol, President of Chiang Mai Rajabhat University, and Ms. Kandasri Limpakum, Deputy Executive Director of GISTDA, at the Rajabhat Chalermprakiet Building, Chiang Mai Rajabhat University, Wiang Bua Campus. Representatives from the Graduate School of Chiang Mai Rajabhat University, Chiang Mai Provincial Agriculture Office, Northern Meteorological Center, Conservation Area Office 16, Chiang Mai Provincial Industry Office, Chiang Mai Provincial Natural Resources and Environment Office, and Village Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Volunteers attended the event.

      The event featured a lecture on “Approaches to Applying Innovations for Sustainable PM 2.5 Management in Communities” by Dr. Ratchaphon Samphutthanont, Director of AiroTEC, and Assistant Professor Worawit Supawimut, Deputy Director of AiroTEC. In the afternoon, GISTDA’s team conducted a hands-on workshop on geoinformatics innovation for air pollution monitoring, covering topics such as THEOS-2 and the application of “Check Fhun & LifeDee” and satellite monitoring of air pollution and its applications. The objective was to apply geoinformatics innovations for sustainable air quality monitoring and management in Thailand.