PSA ‘geo-tags’ buildings in Aklan to update digitize maps
The Philippine Statistics Authority is currently conducting the geo-tagging of building structures in selected primary sampling units in Aklan.
The PSU can be a barangay, a portion of large barangay, or a combination of two or more small adjacent barangays.
The geo-tagging aims to update the existing digitized maps of PSA.
It covers all types of building structures such as residential, commercial, institutional, industrial, or agricultural.
Six map data collectors, under contract with PSA-Aklan, were deployed by the agency to cover 192 PSUs, each has respective area of assignments.
Using the tablet installed with digitize maps and Global Positioning System, field workers will visit all buildings in the assigned PSU, mark this structures as points in the digitized maps, and attribute them with geographical information.
Among the information that will be collected in the geo-tagging comprise building name, type and form of structure, number of floor, type of roof and wall, name of household head (for residential), and indicate whether informal settler or not.
MDCs will, likewise, take picture of every building facade found in the area to determine the actual appearance of the structure.
Collected data will be used as reference and guide in the conduct of household/establishment-based surveys and censuses, aid in the development of sampling frames, preparation of various geospatial distribution and data visualization for information dissemination, and establishment of the building registry in the Philippines.
According to Provincial Statistics Officer Antonet B. Catubuan, precise maps are important in producing accurate, timely, and useful census and survey data.
She cited, among others, the following specific uses of maps:
*in planning operations, maps are needed to set up enumerator assignments, estimate travel time and cost, and assign geographic codes.
*in data collections, maps are necessary to assure complete coverage of an area, determine the best route of travel to and within the enumeration area, measure distances, and serve as mechanism for showing the progress of the field work.
*in presentation and analysis of results, maps are used effectively to relate statistical data with the geographic area to which the statistics apply, makes the statistics easier to understand, and assure more use of the data by the public.
Without the adequate and accurate maps, PSO Catubuan said that there is a risk of duplication or omission of areas covered, thus leading to inaccurate results and wrong decisions by the policy makers and data users.
That is why PSA-Aklan is urging for the support and cooperation of the public, especially local officials, for the success of this undertaking.
The Philippine Statistics Authority is currently conducting the geo-tagging of building structures in selected primary sampling units in Aklan.
The PSU can be a barangay, a portion of large barangay, or a combination of two or more small adjacent barangays.
The geo-tagging aims to update the existing digitized maps of PSA.
It covers all types of building structures such as residential, commercial, institutional, industrial, or agricultural.
Six map data collectors, under contract with PSA-Aklan, were deployed by the agency to cover 192 PSUs, each has respective area of assignments.
Using the tablet installed with digitize maps and Global Positioning System, field workers will visit all buildings in the assigned PSU, mark this structures as points in the digitized maps, and attribute them with geographical information.
Among the information that will be collected in the geo-tagging comprise building name, type and form of structure, number of floor, type of roof and wall, name of household head (for residential), and indicate whether informal settler or not.
MDCs will, likewise, take picture of every building facade found in the area to determine the actual appearance of the structure.
Collected data will be used as reference and guide in the conduct of household/establishment-based surveys and censuses, aid in the development of sampling frames, preparation of various geospatial distribution and data visualization for information dissemination, and establishment of the building registry in the Philippines.
According to Provincial Statistics Officer Antonet B. Catubuan, precise maps are important in producing accurate, timely, and useful census and survey data.
She cited, among others, the following specific uses of maps:
*in planning operations, maps are needed to set up enumerator assignments, estimate travel time and cost, and assign geographic codes.
*in data collections, maps are necessary to assure complete coverage of an area, determine the best route of travel to and within the enumeration area, measure distances, and serve as mechanism for showing the progress of the field work.
*in presentation and analysis of results, maps are used effectively to relate statistical data with the geographic area to which the statistics apply, makes the statistics easier to understand, and assure more use of the data by the public.
Without the adequate and accurate maps, PSO Catubuan said that there is a risk of duplication or omission of areas covered, thus leading to inaccurate results and wrong decisions by the policy makers and data users.
That is why PSA-Aklan is urging for the support and cooperation of the public, especially local officials, for the success of this undertaking.