Projects:

Integrated Geographic Information System (GIS) Products for the improvement of the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM)

Project was sponsored by the Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA)

Project was launched on March 2016, and implementation started on May 2016 and was completed on October 2017.


The PhilNITS Activities in this JICA Project:

1. The Localization of Software:

Development of the English Version of the Geo Cloud Software and installed in the Server for the Province, the City of Dagupan, and the Municipalities of Binmaley and Lingayen

2. Gathering of all Maps available for the Province and the different LGUs included in the Project

Aquired Maps:

Boundary Maps
Landmarks Map
Infrastructure Map
Elevation Map
Flood Prone Map
Rain Induced Landslide Map
Storm Surge Prone Map
Earthquake Induced Landslide Map
Tsunami Hazard Map
Liquefaction Map

3. DRRM Planning with GeoCloud

By layering necessary maps, and using some GeoCloud Tools, we can generate Risk Maps. Some of these are the following:

Flood Risk Map

(Flood Prone Map, Boundary Map, River System Map, Road Networks Map, Evacuation Sites Map)
Using the Flood Risk Map, we can identify the ff:
►Affected Areas
►Barangay Near the Rivers
►Fastest Route to Evacuation Sites
►Alternate Route for unpassable roads
►Where to locate the assets

Earthquake Risk Analysis Map

(Earthquake Induced Landslide Map, Boundary Map, River System Map, Road Networks Map, Evacuation Sites Map, Fault Lines Maps, Facilities Map)
Using the Earthquake Risk Analysis Map, we can identify the ff:
►Building near Fault Lines
►Facilities that have high exceedance for Earthquake Induced Landslide
►Where to place Evacuation Sites
►Fastest Route to Evacuation Sites
►Alternate Route for Road Closed

Tsunami Risk Analysis Map

(Tsunami Hazard Map, Boundary Map, River System Map, Road Networks Map, Evacuation Sites Map)
Using the Tsunami Risk Map, we can identify the ff:
►Areas that will be affected by Tsunami
►Where to place Evacuation Sites
►Where to locate assets
►Fastest Route to Evacuation Sites

4. Training in Pangasinan

1 week training in Pangasinan PDDRM Office in Lingayen

5. Maintenance of System


The Project for Nurturing New Industries in ASEAN and Japan

Project was sponsored by the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)

The project's objective was to design and implement a successful Geographic Information System (GIS) in the Cloud as a service. In this project we tested the GeoCloud Service in three (3) pilot areas:

The Department of Agriculture in their Farmers and Fisherfolk Database, Angeles City in their different LGU activities and in UP-Los Baños and uploading the output of their IOT devices in the Cloud for data-sharing.

NAMRIA (National Mapping and Resource Information Authority) was asked to evaluate the performance of the GeoCloud Software in its geoportal.

Amazon Web Service (AWS) in Tokyo and Vodien in Singapore were used. The Project started on October 2017 and was scheduled to end on January 30, 2019 but the Project was extended to March 15, 2020 due to the Pandemic lockdown imposed by both Philippine and Japanese Governments, a subsequent additional project to cover Private Enterprises was cancelled.

1.) In this Project, we train the Persons of the selected Pilot Areas of the Dept. of Agriculture (DA) in 3 Regions, namely Regions 2, 6 and 11 on how to share GIS data in the Cloud

Purpose:

* Inform and advise Farmers on crops

* Optimum use of intervention/s to maximize impact to farmers

* Minimize impact of negative natural events

* Accurately calculate risk for Insurance Premiums

2.) The Pilot Project covers all LGU Operations . Philnits trained the staff of Angeles City’s Six (6) Divisions in implementing this Project :

•ICT Division (ICTD) –main repository of all data/information

•Strategic Management Division (SMTD) handles the ff : Peace and Order, Health Services, Education and etc

•Disaster Risk reduction Division (DRRD)handles the DRRM operations

•Planning Division (PD) handles the Building and Business Permits,

•Engineering Dept. (ED) handles the Services of the Utility Companies : Electric companies, Water & Sewage Contractors/Suppliers

•Assessor’s Office - handles Tax Assessment of Real Property.


Shared Spatial Information = Smarter Decisions = Good Governance.

3.) UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES- LOS BAÑOS (UPLB)

Our Pilot Project in the University of the Philippines – Los Baños (UPLB) is tied to the SARAI 2 Project . SARAI stands for Smarter Approaches to Reinvigorate Agriculture as an Industry. Project SARAI 2 is a research program funded by the Dept. of Science & Technology (DOST) which aims to develop a crop forecasting and crop monitoring system for eight priority crops – rice, corn, coconut, banana, coffee , cacao , soybean, and tomato.

The JETRO Project we are implementing is a Cloud-based GIS Platform for presenting the Crop Advisory to Farmers. It consolidates information about weather, rain, drought, soil profile, pests , disease, automatic weather stations (IOT), crop monitoring via satellite and drones. It uses AI (Predictive Analytics) to formulate Crop Advisory.



4.) NATIONAL MAPPING AND RESOURCE INFORMATION AUTHORITY

NAMRIA is mandated to provide the public with mapmaking services and to act as the central mapping agency, depository, and distribution facility for natural resources data in the form of maps, charts, texts, and statistics.

Our JETRO Project has involved NAMRIA to help us evaluate the performance of our GeoCloud System in the Cloud (IGO)as a Service and for them to provide recommendations to improve the Service.