Globe powers NASA-awardee ISDApp to help fisherfolks safely navigate seas
ISDApp provides fisherfolk weather information for use in planning trips out to the sea. Images from ISDApp.
The Philippines’ Globe telecommunications company is providing NASA Space Apps Challenge winner ISDApp to help fisherfolks safely navigate seas.
Fisherfolks in the coastal areas of the Philippines can look forward to a brighter and safer year ahead with the development of ISDApp – the community app that allows fisherfolks to access useful weather information to help them plan their trips to the sea, even without a smartphone or an internet connection.
Developed by iNON IT Solutions and powered by Globe, ISDApp collects localized weather data, converts it to simplified weather forecasts, and sends it to the registered mobile numbers of fisherfolks via scheduled daily SMS which includes the crucial hours before they go out to sea.
Published January 25, 2021, 5:30 AM
Globe Telecom, Inc., iNON IT Solutions, and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resouces (BFAR) are set to launch this quarter the mobile community application that will allow fisherfolks to have access to useful, timely weather information.
Called ISDApp, the information system was developed by iNON IT Solutions and powered by Globe in partnership with BFAR Region IV-A and the local government of Sariaya in Quezon, which was selected as the pilot community for the project.
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) (MANILA BULLETIN)
iNON IT Solutions is the first Filipino team to win in the NASA Space Apps Challenge in October 2018, with ISDApp as their entry.
MANILA, Jan. 21 — On Thursday, the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines joined Team iNON for the launch of ISDApp, a one-of-a-kind community app that will communicate important safety and weather information to fisherfolk who do not have smartphones or mobile internet. The launch was co-sponsored.
Published January 21, 2021, 5:35 PM
No smartphone? No Internet? No worries for Filipino fishermen.
The United States Embassy in Manila on Thursday joined the launching of a one-of-a-kind community app that will communicate important safety and weather information to fisherfolk who do not have smartphones or mobile internet.
Called ISDApp, the app was developed by Filipino creatives and IT professionals under Team iNON (It’s Now or Never) during the 2018 NASA Space Apps Challenge, and was the Philippines’ the first-ever NASA Space Apps global champion entry, beating out 1,395 entries worldwide to win the Galactic Impact category.
The app pulls together scientific data on local weather forecasts and sea conditions to provide the