DOST space tech team bags international plumMANILA, Philippines — A space technology team from the Department of Science and Technology – Advanced Science and Technology Institute (DOST-ASTI) recently bagged an award at the 2nd Hitachi Global Foundation’s Asia Innovation Award 2021. The DOST-ASTI team led by engineer Roel Mallari dela Cruz won an “Encouragement Award,” one of the eight research and development (R&D) teams. Dela Cruz submitted a research titled “Space-based management and monitoring system for watershed protection,” which aims to develop a satellite-based monitoring system for forest and watershed resource management that will enable access to innovation on technologies through remote sensing and geospatial analysis. Under the research, the DOST-ASTI worked with partner-agencies for data-gathering, data-sharing, strategic assessment, mapping initiatives, and forest and watershed preservation. The project seeks to integrate hazard maps and earth observation data appropriate for forest and watershed monitoring as well as aquaculture mapping such as fishponds, fish cages, fish pens, seaweed, oyster/mussels farm site management employing remote sensing and geospatial analysis.

Source: Philippine Star February 21, 2022 06:39 UTC