Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011
The Geohazard Mapping and Assessment at 1:10,000 scale for the Bislig City, province of Surigao del Sur had been duly completed by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau, Caraga Region XIII for the month of April, 2011. Bislig...
Wednesday, April 20th, 2011
Philippine President Benigno Aquino has set asside P1 billion ($23.25 million) to create a 3D map of the entire country. The detailed map is part of an effort to guard and plan against disasters, with 66 provinces...
Wednesday, April 13th, 2011
The Philippines Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), through the Mines and Geo-sciences Bureau (MGB), is set to start with its coastal geohazard mapping project. The project seeks to gather information regarding the condition of shorelines...
Friday, April 1st, 2011
The Philippines’ Commission on Information and Communications Technology will be spearheading a project that seeks to map all online government services in a single portal. The commission will be collaborating with agencies such as the Philippine National...
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
The National Economic Development Authority of the Philippines has just recently launched its Regional Geographic Information Systems Centre in the Caraga Region which aims to encourage sharing of spatial information among government, private, and academic institutions in...
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011
A research team from the University of the Cordilleras (UC) is now developing a crime mapping system using Geographic Information System (GIS) for the Baguio City Police Office (BCPO). Now widely used not just for crime solution...
Wednesday, March 16th, 2011
According to NEDA-Caraga regional director Carmencita S. Cochingco, as the socioeconomic planning agency of the region and the secretariat of the Regional Development Council (RDC), their office will spearhead the institutionalization of a geographic information system (GIS)...
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011
The National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA), an attached agency of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is soon to undertake a mapping project which can provide up-to-date geospatial information significant for the country’s...
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011
The Philippines is undertaking a unified mapping project to provide up-to-date geospatial information for the country. Instead of the typical approach where different federal agencies have done their own mapping, this effort will pool funds for the...
Sunday, February 20th, 2011
Real property tax collections in Pampanga are expected to increase from the present P278 million collectibles per annum to P400 million or even up to P500 million once the tax mapping project is fully completed in the...
