Philippines looks to improve disaster preparedness with geospatial tech
Philippines looks to improve disaster preparedness with geospatial tech by Rosy Mina on 10 March 2021 The Philippines is among the topmost vulnerable countries in the world to natural disasters and climate impacts. Last year, the country experienced a volcanic eruption, a series of major earthquakes, and successive typhoons that inundated more than 60 towns and cities. Knowing the country’s vulnerability level to disasters, various government agencies rolled out a series of apps to aid local government officials in crafting local solutions to these disasters. These solutions are based on t...
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