Phil-LiDAR Program holds DOST-Attached Agencies LiDAR Seminar

More than 100 Regional Directors (RDs) and Provincial Directors (PDs) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) attended the DOST-Attached Agencies LiDAR Seminar held last April 14, 2015 in the Audio-Visual Room (AVR) of the National Engineering Center (NEC) in the University of the Philippines, Diliman, in Quezon City. Information on the hazard-mapping and resource assessment functions and outputs of the Phil-LiDAR Program will help the regional and provincial offices to perform their roles in disaster risk reduction and management with a higher capacity using high-quality data.

Category 1-3 Provinces and Regions' DOST Regional and Provincial Office Directors and Representatives attended the said training, specifically:

Category 1

Zamboanga del Sur

Cebu

Pangasinan

Negros Occidental

Camarines Sur

Leyte

Iloilo

Sulu

Quezon

Davao del Sur

Category 2

Lanao del Sur

Maguindanao

Eastern Samar

Apayao

Zamboanga del Norte

Camiguin

Saranggani

North Cotabato

Masbate

Northern Samar

Ifugao

Davao Oriental

Category 3

Abra

Benguet

Ilocos Norte

Ilocos Sur

Cagayan

Quirino

Isabela

Nueva Viscaya

Zambales

Pampanga

Aurora

Cavite

Laguna

Rizal

Catanduanes

Antique

Iloilo

Bohol

Northern Samar

Eastern Samar

Leyte

Southern Leyte

Zamboanga del Sur

Zamboanga Sibugay

Dinagat Islands

Agusan del Sur

Surigao del Sur

Surigao del Norte

Dr. Enrico C. Paringit, Phil-LiDAR 1 Program Leader,  opened the event with his opening remarks on the relevance and importance of LiDAR technology. This was followed by the presentation of Engr. John Louie Fabila on LiDAR technology and Phil-LiDAR 1 workflow processes. Mr. Gene Paul Quevedo, Chief Science Research Specialist, also presented the data request protocols for the Data Archiving and Distribution (DAD) Component. 

In the afternoon, Dr. Ariel C. Blanco. Phil-LiDAR 2 Program Leader discussed the mandate, workflow, and outputs of the Phil-LiDAR 2 Program. The event ended with an Open Forum, wherein the DOST Regional and Provincial Directors were able to raise their concerns and queries to the Phil-LiDAR Program Chief Science Research Specialists (CSRS). Also in attendance were representatives of the Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD), including Ms. Claire Reyes, Science Research Specialist of PCIEERD.