GOOD
GOVERNANCE
SUMMIT
Republic of the
Philippines
January 15-17, 2014
Philippine International
Convention Center (PICC)
Department of
Agriculture
Bureau of Soils and
Water Management
Bureau of Soils and
Water Management(BSWM)
By: Dr. Silvino Q. Tejada, CESO III – Director, BSWM
Presentor: Dr. Gina P. Nilo – OIC-Assistant Director, BSWM
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FUNDING AND PARTNER
Lead Agency:
Department of Agriculture-Office of the
Secretary
Implementing Office:
Bureau of Soils and Water Management
(BSWM)
Support Office:
Information Technology Center for
Agriculture and Fisheries (DA-ITCAF)
Funding Agency:
World Bank Global Facility for Disaster
Risk Reduction (WB- GFDRR)
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RATIONALE
• BSWM have generated a wealth of
information in extensive technical
reports together with ground validated
thematic maps of the country available
in analog format
• These are available at the BSWM
Client Center in analog or hard copy
format which requires cost for printing
• Transparency and good governance
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What is BSWM map portal?
• A library of digital maps (picture files,
PDF and GIS-ready) which are
products derived from 15 years of
fieldwork through the nationwide land
resources evaluation project.
• Further, has undergone validation and
consultation with stakeholders, local
executives, and other government
agencies concerned with the rational
utilization of our land resources.
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What is BSWM map portal?
• Digital maps included in the portal
(geodatabase-ready information)
• Landscape
• Land Management Unit
• Soils/physiography
• Land limitation: Slope, Erosion
• Landuse and Vegetation: Present
and Potential
• Accessible for download free-ofcharge
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AIM OF THE PORTAL
To provide free baseline information
that may be valuable for land
resources planning including potential
agricultural development and strategic
prioritization of commodities consistent
with the national food security
programs and climate change
adaptations
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USES OF THE PORTAL
Potential decision-support for:
• Better zoning of cropping
systems
• Strategic positioning of agrisupport services (Farm to
Market Roads, Post Harvest
Facilities, etc.)
• Identification and
implementation of agrienvironmental intervention
measures
• Rational expansion of built-up
areas
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USES OF THE PORTAL
Potential decision-support for:
• Establishment of conservation
areas
• Planning for climate change
adaptation vis a vis Vulnerability
and Suitability Assessment
(VSA) decision tool for the
implementation of Philippine
Rural Development Program
(PRDP)
• Even planning for disaster
mitigation measures
• And many more …
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SOME EXAMPLE WITH HIGH IMPACT
APPLICATIONS
-VSA decision
support tool
Index Values
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SOME EXAMPLE WITH HIGH IMPACT
APPLICATIONS
- Sound land use planning and sustainable
resource utilization
Strategic Agriculture and Fisheries
Development Zone (SAFDZ)
- Network of Protected Areas for Agricultural
and Agro-industrial Development (NPAAAD)
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NEXT STEP
Launching of one of the largest maps
portal alongside the Scottish Map
Library and New York Map Library – the
DA-BSWM MAPS PORTAL of the
Philippines
o A platform under a fully-open
government data license (CC-BY
attribution)
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Quick tour around the portal:
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The BSWM Map Portal
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The BSWM Map Portal
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The BSWM Map Portal
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The BSWM Map Portal
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The BSWM Map Portal
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The BSWM Map Portal
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The BSWM Map Portal
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The BSWM Map Portal
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End of the presentation
Thank you and
God bless us all.
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