By Geoinformatics Center
To support evidence-based policy and regional cooperation on plastic pollution, the Geoinformatics Center (GIC), in collaboration with national and local partners, has completed the installation of twelve AI-powered CCTV systems across Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. These systems are designed to enhance the region’s capacity for data-driven monitoring of plastic waste in rivers and canals.
Using advanced computer vision, geospatial analytics, and artificial intelligence, the systems provide real-time classification of five key plastic waste types—styrofoam, plastic bottles, plastic bags, trash bags, and straws. This initiative contributes to ongoing efforts in the Mekong Region to generate actionable data, inform national waste management strategies, and strengthen cross-border collaboration on riverine plastic pollution.
International
Two new AI-CCTV cameras were installed successfully in Can Tho, Vietnam, with technical support from our local partners ClearRivers and Delta Fly team. The GIC team has been providing backend support for training the pLitter CCTV model. In addition, two more AI-CCTV cameras have been installed in Battambang province, Cambodia, with support from our local partner COMPOSTED. Four more AI-CCTV cameras are now operational in Vientiane, Laos, installed by the National University of Laos, our local partner. These installations are part of the ongoing “Plastic Flow Mekong” project, funded by the Mekong-Republic of Korea Cooperation Fund Cooperation Fund (MKCF).
National
Four new AI-CCTV cameras were successfully installed across three different locations in Thailand. The first two installations were done near the river mouths of two significant waterways: the Chao Phraya River Mouth and the Tha Chin River Mouth at Samut Sakorn and Samut Prakan as a part of our project with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
Additionally, two cameras were installed along the Bang Bua canal by our team, near the Chai Klong Bang Bua and Roi Krong communities in Bangkok, Thailand for PlasticFlow Mekong Project, funded by the Mekong-Republic of Korea Cooperation Fund (MKCF).
