PUBLISHED : 28 Nov 2025 at 06:05

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Thailand Post rolled out the digital post ID addressing system, which can be used to pinpoint flood-affected areas in the South.

Thailand Post rolled out the digital post ID addressing system, which can be used to pinpoint flood-affected areas in the South.

Thailand Post has rolled out the digital post ID or D/ID digital addressing system, which can be used to pinpoint flood-affected areas in the South.

The system enables highly precise geolocation identification in both horizontal and vertical dimensions, allowing rescue teams to locate affected individuals more accurately and respond to critical areas more rapidly.

Dhanant Subhadrabandhu, president of Thailand Post, said the public can mark locations to request assistance directly through the D/ID app.

He said deployment of the D/ID system, which was developed in collaboration with the Digital Economy and Society Ministry for use during the ongoing flooding, represents technology designed for social benefit, particularly in emergency situations.

The system was created not only to improve accuracy through a secure digital code for postal and parcel delivery, but also to function as a community-level risk-point identification system during natural disasters.

This enables authorities to pinpoint the exact location of individuals requiring help, especially in areas where access routes have been cut off or in multi-storey buildings where vertical-position data is essential.

Moreover, flood victims or their relatives can pin their location via the D/ID app to indicate locations requiring assistance, such as homes submerged in deep water, shelters where elderly people or children are stranded on upper floors, areas with strong water currents, or roads that have been cut off.

The system’s vertical positioning capability is a key advantage, allowing rescue teams to know precisely which floor victims are located on, significantly reducing search time in complex building structures.

Neighbours, volunteers, or individuals outside affected areas can also indicate the location of victims who may be unable to access the internet.

The D/ID app is available to download free on both iOS and Android systems.