MANILA – Malacañang on Tuesday stated that President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is advocating the use of satellite mapping in all government offices to improve their services and operations.
Marcos raised the idea when he convened the inaugural meeting with members of the Philippine Space Council (PSC) at the Philippine Space Agency’s (PhilSA) conference room at CyberOne Building in Eastwood, Quezon City on Monday, according to Undersecretary Cheloy Garafil, officer-in-charge of the Office of the Press Secretary (OPS).
Marcos, who also serves as chair of the PSC, underscored the significance of giving government agencies access to satellite data that could have multiple uses, particularly in improving the agriculture and business sectors and in protecting the environment.
“So, that’s why I was asking you that we have to make sure that the data we give [in] each different department is in a form that they can use,” Marcos, as quoted by the OPS, told the PSC.
Garafil said Marcos sees the need to conduct a mapping of the entire country “in a slightly different way from what was being done before.”
“During Monday’s inaugural meeting of the Philippine Space Council, President Marcos particularly highlighted the importance of satellite mapping which could have multiple application,” she said.
Currently, PhilSA and the Department of Science and Technology’s Advanced Science and Technology Institute (DOST-ASTI) have jointly developed the Space Data Dashboard which features an interactive Philippine map that shows data from different satellite projects.
The dashboard is designed to provide information from satellite images, which include traffic monitoring, air quality, water quality, night lights, land cover, flood maps, landslides and disaster incidence.
Marcos is seeking the further development of a Philippine satellite map to guide both the government and its partners, Garafil said.
He believed that the use of mapping data can help potential investors such as carbon producers in “balancing their activity” as they could be provided with the necessary information in terms of developing a particular bio-diverse area in a certain location.
“The reason we are signing an MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) with the Space Council is so that we can do mapping because… as I was explaining to you earlier, in terms of green, in terms of bio assets, there is now a way to quantify your nice fisheries, your agricultural activity,” he said.
“All of that. It is in terms of how much carbon you’re putting out into the air. But the beginning, the first step of that, will be to map,” Marcos added.
International cooperation
According to Garafil, Marcos also advised the PSC to maximize the Philippines’ tie-ups with international imagery and mapping agencies.
the Office of the President (OP) said in a Facebook post that Marcos wanted to make sure that the government offices will have access to satellite data according to their needs.
“The President, who chairs the PSC, directed the council to guarantee that the data provided to relevant departments are helpful and will leverage the Philippines’ partnerships with international imaging agencies,” the OP said.
National Space Week
Garafil stated that PhilSA recommended the issuance of a resolution declaring the annual celebration of the National Space Week from August 8 to 14.
The proposal to observe National Space Week, Garafil added, which coincides with the enactment of the Philippine Space Act on Aug. 9, 2019, aims to “promote space awareness, espouse the benefits of space and its impact on the lives of the people, celebrate the contribution of Filipinos in the field of space and inspire the future generation.”
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