Bangkok launched a real-time flood monitoring website using Claude.ai to pull traffic and congestion data from Google Maps, allowing residents to search by district or road name and identify flooded routes. The site uses red/orange colour coding from Maps (where roads appear congested from early morning) as a proxy for flooding, though the authority notes this may sometimes reflect traffic rather than actual water. SMEs and delivery services can use this to optimize route planning during flood season.
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