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Bangkok: follow the map status back to the building report
QuakeSafe: Building Inspection StatusWhen a question concerns a particular building, finding the relevant report and the person responsible is an important first step. CityMETER’s QuakeSafe archive displays 4,096 Bangkok building records with reported statuses. The map locates the enquiry and helps readers frame their next questions around the right building.
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Bangkok archive view inspected on 10 October 2026 · 4,096 records · displayed statuses: usable 874, partially usable 48, prohibited 0 and unknown 3,174.
- Data period
- Read the details in sources
- Coverage
- Bangkok building-inspection archive
- Level of detail
- Buildings · reported inspection status
- Publisher
- Read the details in sources
Make sure the enquiry starts with the right building
Begin with the building name and location, then use the available record to prepare a conversation with the responsible party. If a property has several parts or more than one commonly used name, retain the name used in the report as well. A short note at this stage gives everyone the same reference. The team can explain which place it means and which record prompted the enquiry. That makes it easier to request the relevant document and discuss its scope. The map provides the geographic starting point; the building’s own records give the conversation the detail needed to proceed.
Read the status as the doorway to a dated report
A displayed status shows how a record is grouped in the archive. The next step is to read when the inspection took place and which part of the building the report covers. Keep the date and document name with the information received so the conversation can return to its source. Where several documents exist, arrange them by date and ask the responsible party which should be read together. Linking the map’s short label with the full report makes the enquiry more useful. It gives the reader specific details to discuss and helps direct those questions to someone who can explain the assessment and its scope.
Make follow-up understandable to the next person
When the assignment involves several buildings, keep a follow-up list with separate fields for the place, documents received, contact date and questions to discuss. Colleagues can then see where each enquiry stands and what needs another conversation. The archive gives the search an organised starting point, while the team’s own notes preserve the details of its work. A handover becomes easier because the next person can identify the relevant document and understand why it was requested. This is particularly useful when several people are coordinating an information request: each building retains a clear record of the question, the contact and the response.
Bring the conversation to the people who can explain the record
Before a meeting or handover, summarise the enquiry in three parts: which building is involved, which report is available and what explanation is being requested. Contact the building’s responsible party or the relevant assessor using that shared document reference. A clear question helps them respond directly and identify any additional material needed for the discussion. Keep the answer with its date and the original building record. The team can then follow the enquiry without searching through disconnected messages. The useful result is a better organised conversation between the person seeking information and the people able to explain the building’s assessment records.
Explore your own place
Select the building, retain the report’s name and date, and take specific questions to the responsible party or assessor.
Sources and reading notesPublisher, period, coverage and references
Source details still need confirmation
- Data publisher
- BMA Building Inspection Dashboard — exact record lineage not yet verified
- Source
- References Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s building-inspection dashboard. Confirm the date and inspection record for each building.
- Data period
- Period not confirmed — check the reference date in the data view before use.
- Coverage
- Bangkok building-inspection archive
- Level of detail
- Building-inspection records and reported status, including unknown status
Further notes for comparison or citation
This archive is not a complete building register or current safety certification. Decisions about using a building require the relevant assessment.
This is not a sensor network, structural certification, or a current inventory of every inspected building
Use to understand post-event follow-up workflow—not as structural certification, a sensor network or a current inventory of every building.
10 October 2026 is the page-review date, not an inspection date for every building. Unknown status is not an assessment result. Each record’s match to an original BMA report still needs verification. This archive is not current safety certification or permission to use a building; use decisions require the relevant assessment and applicable directions.
