ZAMBOANGA CITY, December 19 (PIA) –- In consonance with the government's effort in providing
importance to transparency and accountability in the implementation of the
National Greening Program (NGP), environment office region 9 came up with a Training
and Workshop Design on Applied Geo-Tagging Technology for NGP Coordinators and Implementers.
Department
of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Information Chief Roservirico Tan
in a statement said the five (5)-day training is being conducted December 17-21
at Chandler Suites Hotel, Pagadian City
Tan
said “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.”
Tan
explained Geo-Tagging (GT) is a technology that assists project validators in
monitoring greening activities under the NGP even in far-flung areas.
Tan
further said, to gather data for the GT, the technology uses or utilizes
equipment such as computers Global Positioning System (GPS) units with cameras
and cellular phones.
“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,” Tan said.
He
enumerated, “GT utilizes and associates digital resources 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.” (JPA/PIA9)