About 3DTraffic Bangkok Project

Transportation, while being a large part of people’s daily activities, also contributes to quite a large share of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions globally. Around 19.5% of Thailand’s national GHG emissions come from the transportation sector (2016 data from United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Third Biennial Update Report (BUR3)). To manage the effect, the Government of Thailand has a target to reduce GHG by 30-40% in 2030.

One of the major causes of GHG emissions from the road transportation sector is stop-and-go traffic, which can be tracked back from various road conditions, including traffic congestion and intersection traffic control. Attempts to alleviate the phenomena shall consider the dynamic characteristics of traffic congestion, whether it is through traffic control or traffic demand management. We believe better transport management will lead to an improved effort of climate change mitigation.

The Project for Data Driven Dynamic Transport Management in Emerging Metropolis for Climate Change Mitigation, or 3DTraffic for short, is a collaborative research project between research institutions in Japan and Thailand. This project is a part of SATREPS program. The research will take Bangkok Metropolitan Area, an area in Thailand that is heavily dependent on road transportation, as the study area.

3DTraffic is an abbreviation of Data-Driven Dynamic Transportation/Traffic Management. “Three Dees“ also means three good things in the Thai language, which represents faster, green, and safe (รวดเร็ว ปลอดภัย ใส่ใจสิ่งแวดล้อม) traffic management we aim to improve in Bangkok.

The meaning of our logo:

Three alphabet “D”s as the icon, representing the three good things (Dees) in the Thai language (faster, green, and safe).
The progression of “D”s into a more solid state illustrates the dynamic road movement and advancement of transport management through our study.
Green represents safety, sustainability, and environmentally friendly, also the color of SATREPS logo.
Grey (text color) represents the color of roadways.

Project Period :
April 2025 – March 2030

Study Purposes :

Conduct research and development with a view to the social implementation (around 2030) of dynamic urban traffic management measures focusing on the control of the spatio-temporal flow of vehicles and people in the Bangkok metropolitan area, a representative emerging metropolis.
Develop high-resolution calculation and monitoring technologies for greenhouse gas emission reductions and digital twin technologies for multidimensional evaluation of the social effects of measures and contribute to the realization of rational urban transportation policies through their social implementation.
Conduct a data-driven study by utilizing traffic-related big data and traffic flow/traffic behavior theories.
Promote the four interrelated sub-themes through international collaboration among industry, government, and academia between Thailand and Japan:
Advanced traffic condition estimation methodology using data fusion techniques.
Evaluation of transportation management measures using mobility and activity microsimulation.
Development of a macro-analysis method for traffic conditions on an urban scale.
Proposal and application of micro traffic control methods.

About SATREPS

SATREPS (Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development) is a Japanese government program that promotes international joint research aimed at solving global issues.

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The SDGs

Our project contributes to the following
UN Sustainable Development Goals

#11
Sustainable Cities and Communities
#3
Good Health and Well-being
#7
Affordable and Clean Energy
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