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FMS RTD Ali M. Bari giving his message
to the guests and participants during
he Training and Workshop Design on
Applied Geo-Tagging Technology for
National Greening Program (NGP)
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This
training is in line with the department’s focus of providing importance to
transparency and accountability in the implementation of its banner program
particularly the National Greening Program.
FMS
Regional Technical Director Ali M. Bari in his message said that Geo-Tagging is
now being employed as a management tool
in the NGP and has made a difference compared to monitoring and validating
accomplishments from past reforestation efforts.
“Geo-Tagging
technology shall aid project validators in monitoring greening activities under
the NGP even in far-flung areas. It shall utilize and associate a digital
resource such as photos, website, and short message system with a physical
location given in terms of longitude and latitude coordinates which can
pinpoint any reforestation site with a high degree of precision, provide
accurate data and make the information available to everyone, “ RTD Bari said.
RTD
Bari added that this new technology utilizes equipment such as Desktop or laptop
computers, tablets, Global Positioning System (GPS) units with cameras and
cellular phones to gather, input and upload spatial, textual and photo data and
process them for a more simple and comprehensive presentation on-line or
off-line.
The
training workshop is being conducted by selected personnel from the Management
Information System Division-DENR Central Office in coordination with the Forest
Management Services and Planning and Management Division – Management
Information System in the region. (R. Tan, DENR-RPAO News Release)
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