Overview
The Geoinformatics Center (GIC) team organised an introductory meeting with the Air Quality Nexus Center (AirQC) team on 23 January 2026. The purpose of this meeting was to introduce both teams and to discuss potential ways of collaboration between the two centers.
Dr. Manzul K. Hazarika, Director of GIC, warmly welcomed the AirQC team and delivered an overview presentation highlighting GIC’s key milestones, focus areas, and ongoing projects, including notable initiatives such as the Sentinel Asia Program. He also showcased disaster activation products developed by GIC, including “Flooding in Songkhla Province, Thailand (November 2025),” “Damage Mapping of the Myanmar Earthquake (March 2025),” and “Typhoon in Vietnam (2024).” In addition, Dr. Hazarika shared GIC’s previous work on air pollution monitoring using GEMS satellite data.
Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh, Director of AirQC, provided a brief introduction to the center, highlighting several ongoing projects such as AQIP-Thailand, CANBREATHE, and HEAL-HAZE. Dr. Lai Nguyen Huy, Manager at AirQC, further presented AirQC’s focus areas and project activities, including the development of emission inventories for different regions and the application of 3D air quality modeling for impact assessment.
