First ‘cultural map’ of the country now online

The first online cultural map of Thailand is now available with more than 2,000 cultural sites across the country, ready to be upgraded for metaverse technologies.

The virtual map is part of a database developed by the Programme Management Unit for Area-based Development (PMU-A) under the Office of National Higher Education Science Research and Innovation Policy Council.

The PMU-A said recently the database is a joint project of the university network for area-based development comprising 41 universities from 33 provinces.

Kitti Sajjawattana, director of the Area Development Fund Management and Fund Management Unit (Dasta), said the “Cultural Map of Thailand” research project would be developed into a “Cultural Atlas of Thailand” and “Cultural Metaverse Thailand”.

Sutat Gammanee, a professor at Kanchanaburi Rajabhat University, said the project is the country’s…