Song Trau Reservoir

Water level and discharge monitoring system for Song Trau Reservoir

An automatic water level and discharge monitoring system for Song Trau Reservoir, Ninh Thuan province. Data from the monitoring stations is continuously collected, transmitted to the server and displayed online, allowing the managing agency to follow the reservoir’s water conditions in real time.

Main features:

• Real-time monitoring of reservoir water level and discharge
• Storage and retrieval of monitoring time series
• Water level and discharge charts
• Support for reservoir monitoring and operation
• Integrated into the Ninh Thuan GeoPortal WebGIS platform (QLCLNNT)

• Location: Song Trau Reservoir, Ninh Thuan province
• Field: IoT monitoring, water resources

QLCLNNT – Ninh Thuan Water Quality Management Platform

Ninh Thuan GeoPortal – a WebGIS system for sharing and managing spatial data for water quality management in Ninh Thuan province

Ninh Thuan GeoPortal is a WebGIS platform for water quality management in Ninh Thuan province. It integrates, shares and exploits spatial data on water sources, irrigation works and pollution sources on a single map. The system is built on the open-source GeoNode platform.

Spatial data layers:

• Rivers and streams: river network
• Irrigation system: reservoirs, canals, intake sluices
• Pollution sources: industrial parks, solid waste treatment plants
• Periodic water quality monitoring network

Integrated thematic tools:

• WQI Calc: calculates the Water Quality Index (WQI) and forecasts water quality at monitoring points
• Sông Trâu Reservoir Monitoring: water level monitoring of Song Trau Reservoir
• Sông Dinh 3 DSS: WebGIS and decision support system for Song Dinh 3 Reservoir

Users can search data, compose maps, manage documents and share data with group-based permissions.

Access the system: qlclnnt.watertech.vn

• Scope: Ninh Thuan province
• Field: WebGIS, water quality
• Technology: GeoNode, Leaflet
• Status: In operation

Digital twin for flood warning in the Lam River basin

A digital twin integrating AI and Big Data for online flood warning and disaster risk management

A potential science and technology project (code 23/2025/TN) under the priority research area of information technology, automation and intelligent systems, funded by the National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED). Principal investigator: Dr. Đào Đức Anh.

Main components:

• Hydrological – hydraulic digital model integrated with AI and Big Data
• Water level and discharge forecasting tools
• Real-time decision support system (RT-DSS)
• Multi-sector big data platform
• Remote sensing tools on Google Earth Engine for reservoir monitoring
• AI-IoT camera devices for water level monitoring
• Pilot operation in the Lam River basin – North Central region

• Duration: 24 months
• Funding: NAFOSTED
• Role: Lead organization
• Status: Ongoing

Blue carbon ecosystems of the South Central coast

Scientific basis and solutions for the protection, restoration and sustainable development of blue carbon ecosystems

A national-level science and technology task, code KC.09.06/21-30, under the KC.09/21-30 Program. Commissioned by the Office of National Key Programs (Ministry of Science and Technology). Principal investigator: Dr. Vũ Thị Hoài Thu.

The task builds the scientific basis and proposes solutions for the protection, restoration and sustainable development of blue carbon ecosystems along the South Central coast of Vietnam.

• Duration: 02/2025 – 04/2028
• Commissioned by: Ministry of Science and Technology
• Role: Lead organization
• Status: Ongoing
• Partners: Institute of Energy and Environmental Science and Technology, Institute of Oceanography, Silviculture Research Institute

Rainwater harvesting and reuse in Ho Chi Minh City

Research proposing mechanisms, policies and solutions for rainwater harvesting and reuse

A provincial-level science and technology task under the applied research program for urban management and development, managed by the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Science and Technology and implemented under a contract with the Ho Chi Minh City Science and Technology Development Fund. Principal investigator: Dr. Vũ Thị Hoài Thu.

The task was evaluated by the acceptance council on 27/02/2026, rated Passed, and its results were officially recognized by the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Science and Technology.

• Duration: 02/2025 – 02/2026
• Managed by: HCMC Department of Science and Technology
• Role: Lead organization
• Status: Completed and accepted

FLUT project – Urban digital twin for flood risk management

Developing a flood risk and disaster management model using an urban digital twin

A bilateral research cooperation task (protocol) between Vietnam and the Federal Republic of Germany on the management and warning of extreme natural disaster risks in urban areas. Vietnamese lead organization: Thuyloi University – Binh Duong Campus (principal investigator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Đoàn Thu Hà). Main German partner: Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Technical Hydromechanics (IWD), Technische Universität Dresden.

iWAT is one of the main Vietnamese partner organizations, focusing on:

• Urban databases and high-resolution DEMs
• Hydrological – hydraulic and land subsidence models, AI tools
• Urban data platform (UDP), urban digital twin (UDT), WebGIS
• Early warning and decision support systems
• Pilot in the Thao Dien area, An Khanh Ward, Ho Chi Minh City

• Duration: 36 months (planned)
• Partner: TU Dresden (Germany)
• Role: Main partner organization
• Status: Under review

SAGA project – Cambodia – Vietnam transboundary aquifer

Sustaining the shared groundwater resources of the Transboundary Cambodia–Vietnam Mekong River Delta aquifer

An international cooperation project on the sustainable governance of the Cambodia – Vietnam transboundary aquifer in the Mekong Delta under climate change, using GEDSI tools and nature-based solutions (NbS). The project is coordinated by the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT).

iWAT is a consortium partner and co-leads a component (focal point: Dr. Trần Đăng An), contributing to:

• Groundwater modelling and mapping
• Social surveys
• Nature-based solutions
• Training and technology transfer

• Duration: 07/2024 – 12/2026
• Coordinator: AIT
• Role: Consortium partner
• Status: Ongoing

Decision support system for the Mekong Delta Center

Developing decision support problems and software DSS-1 to DSS-9 (WB9)

Part of the information technology system serving the Mekong Delta Center (WB9 project). iWAT is the software provider and developer, delivering two packages:

• Developing 05 decision support problems DSS-1, DSS-2, DSS-3, DSS-4 and DSS-6 (overall lead: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Triệu Ánh Ngọc)
• Developing 02 decision support software DSS-5 and DSS-9

• Duration: 2023 – 06/2024
• Client: TECOTEC
• Role: Software development
• Status: Completed

Hydrodynamic and water quality modelling platform

Hydrodynamic and water quality (surface water, groundwater) modelling software integrated with a decision support system

A project developing the Institute’s core technology platform: hydrodynamic and water quality (surface water, groundwater) modelling software integrated with a decision support system, serving water resources inventory and water quality management.

iWAT is the owner and platform integrator. The software has been accepted and integrated into the Institute’s software infrastructure.

• Year: 2024
• Owner: iWAT
• Role: Owner, integrator
• Status: Completed and accepted

NHABEGIS – Nha Be water supply GIS

Upgrading the NHABEGIS system and standardizing its database for the WaterGEMS hydraulic model

IT and GIS consulting services for Nha Be Water Supply Joint Stock Company, under two contracts:

• Upgrading the NHABEGIS system: upgrading the spatial data platform, water supply network management and data exploitation capabilities for operations.
• Standardizing the NHABEGIS database for WaterGEMS (former District 4 area): standardizing GIS data, synchronizing network structure, checking connectivity and preparing input data for the WaterGEMS hydraulic model.

• Duration: 2026 – 2027
• Client: Nha Be Water Supply
• Role: Contractor
• Status: Ongoing

Hydraulic assessment of the Bien Hoa 2 Industrial Park drainage system

Hydraulic assessment of the stormwater and wastewater drainage systems of Bien Hoa 2 Industrial Park

iWAT is the consultant for Sonadezi Long Binh Joint Stock Company, carrying out:

• Surveying and reviewing the stormwater and wastewater networks
• Hydraulic calculations and bottleneck identification
• Proposing solutions to improve drainage capacity

• Year: 2026
• Client: Sonadezi Long Binh
• Role: Consultant
• Status: Ongoing

Groundwater and water use data surveys

A series of surveys, data collection and analysis services on water resources for Nippon Koei

iWAT provides professional services to Nippon Koei under several water resources survey and data analysis contracts:

• Support for data collection and analysis for sustainable groundwater management in the Southeast region (09–10/2022): literature review, collection of abstraction and monitoring data, analysis of groundwater management issues.
• Data Collection Survey of Groundwater in Vietnam (10–12/2022): collecting, checking and analyzing groundwater data for water resources management studies.
• Water use data collection survey in Dong Nai and Bac Ninh provinces (04–09/2025): surveying, standardizing and compiling water abstraction and use data.

• Duration: 2022 – 2025
• Client: Nippon Koei
• Role: Consultant, subcontractor
• Status: Completed