05/07/2021 2 Minutes Read
Philippines is prone to many natural disasters because of its location. Every year it faces more than 20 typhoons, out of which five are comparatively destructive in nature not only for infrastructure but also to human life. The Department of Science and Technology, from the Advanced Science and Technology Institute (DOST-ASTI), Philippines, focuses mainly on predicting areas of natural disasters like typhoon damage and others. DOST-ASTI intends to deliver technology solutions that support a productive and resilient Philippine society. DOST-ASTI used to rely on extracting ground-based data for years, which had a long latency causing delays in providing real-time information to those sitting at the top-level decision-making posts.