3-D
disaster map from AusAID to lift Mayor Lani's Disaster
Risk Reduction efforts in Taguig
October
6, 2011
Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano is pleased
for selecting the city as pilot testing site for the
high-resolution, geo-hazard map given to the Philippines
by the Australian government under the extensive disaster
risk reduction assistance program known as BRACE.
Mayor Cayetano underscored the great aid the local
government stands to receive from the technology,
which uses Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) in
order to get a three- dimensional (3-D) model of any
given location.
"The application of this technology in creating
a geo-hazard map will be a challenge among us decision-makers
of the city government particularly during instances
of typhoons, flooding, landslides, tornadoes and earthquakes.
With this, we will be able to determine which areas
in Taguig are in peril," Mayor Cayetano said.
Ronald Galicia, officer-in-charge of Taguig Disaster
Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO), said
the acquisition of the LIDAR technology is a "welcome
development" for the city government.
"This technology arrived just in time to address
the changes in the environment that we are witnessing.
We need this to respond to the challenges of climate
change," Galicia explained.
Australian Aid (AusAID) chose Taguig as pilot testing
site for the LIDAR technology since the city is on
the path to development.
Andrew Egan of AusAID vowed to cooperate with the
city government of Taguig in improving land use planning
right after they get data from the high-resolution
maps.
Lawyer Darwin Icay, Mayor Cayetano's spokesperson,
underscored the technology's value in helping the
city government of Taguig prepare for disasters.
"Typhoon Ondoy taught us all a neat lesson. With
this in mind, the Cayetano administration has set
in motion steps that will help us respond during times
of tragedy. The ability to create a sophisticated
geo-hazard goes hand-in-hand with our planned 24/7
health centers, the modernization of the local bureau
of fire protection, the Geographic Information System
and even the Taguig City Integrated Survey System
(TCISS)," concluded Icay.
[in tagalog]
Disaster
risk reduction efforts ni Mayor Lani ng Taguig palalakasin
ng donasyong 3D disaster map ng AusAID
Itinuturing ni Taguig City Mayor Lani Cayetano na
isang magandang balita ang pagkakapili sa lungsod
para sa pilot test ng high-resolution geo-hazard map
na ipinagkaloob ng pamahalaan ng Australia sa Pilipinas
sa pamamagitan ng mas malawak na disaster risk reduction
assistance program na kung tawagin ay BRACE Program.
Sinabi ni Mayor Cayetano na makatutulong ng malaki
sa disaster risk reduction efforts ng lokal na pamahalaan
ng Taguig ang teknolohiyang ito na gumagamit ng laser
beams na kung tawagin ay Light Detection and Ranging
(LIDAR) para makakuha ng three-dimensional (3-D) model
ng isang lugar.
"Magsisilbing malaking hamon para sa pamahalaang
lungsod kung paano gagamitin ng mga katulad naming
decision-maker ang teknolohiyang ito para makabuo
ng isang sophisticated geo-hazard map na magagamit
sa paghahanda sa mga darating na unos tulad ng bagyo,
baha, pagguho ng lupa, pagtama ng ipo-ipo at paglindol.
Sa pamamagitan nito ay malalaman natin kung anu-anong
lugar sa Taguig ang may mga nakaambang panganib,"
giit ni Mayor Cayetano.
Para naman kay Ronald Galicia, officer-in-charge ng
Taguig Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office
(DRRMO), ang LIDAR technology ay isang welcome development
para sa pamahalaang lungsod.
"Tamang-tama ang pagdating ng teknolohiyang ito
sa mga pagbabagong nagaganap sa ating kapaligiran.
Kailangang-kailangan natin ito ngayon para makatugon
sa mga pagbabagong dulot ng climate change,"
pahayag ni Galicia.
Napili ng Australian Aid (AusAID) ang Taguig para
sa pilot testing ng LIDAR technology dahil pasibol
pa lamang ang development sa lungsod.
Ayon kay Andrew Egan ng AusAId, makikipagtulungan
sila sa Pamahalaang Lungsod ng Taguig para mapagbuti
nito ang land use planning sa sandaling makakuha na
sila ng mga datos mula sa high-resolution maps.
Iginiit naman ni Atty. Darwin Icay, tagapagsalita
ni Mayor Cayetano na tunay na malaki ang maitutulong
nito sa hangarin ng pamahalaang lungsod na ihanda
ang Taguig sa mga unos katulad ng Bagyong Ondoy.
"May iniwang aral sa atin ang epekto ng Bagyong
Ondoy. Dahil dito ay may mga nai-punla nang hakbangin
ang Cayetano administration para makatugon sa isang
trahedya. Ang pagkakaroon ng sophisticated geo-hazard
map ay akmang-akma sa ikinakasang 24/7 health centers,
ang planong pagmu-modernisa ng lokal na pamatay-sunog,
ang Geographic Information System at maging ang Taguig
City Integrated Survey System (TCISS)," pagtatapos
ni Atty. Icay.
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