foss4g 2011 tokyo

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Environmental Science for Social Changehtttp://www.essc.org.ph

FOSS-Geo and ESSCstrengthening local governance through building local capacity

with open source

FOSS4G 2011 TokyoManing Sambale

Environmental Science for Social Change

Jesuit research institute that promotes

environmental sustainability and

social justice through

the integration of scientific methodologies

and social processes.

Watershed integration

http://essc.org.ph/content/view/450/1/

Forest cover update and monitoring

Regular update and popularizing the use of the National Dataset. Forest type and classification - developing a forest classification system based on ecological characteristics. Trends and change analysis. Data maintenance and exchange of research output. Building local capacity to support forest monitoring.

http://download.essc.org.ph/forest/ESSC-PWalpole_Figuring%20forest%20figures_reduced_.pdf

Forest Cover of 2002“Figuring the Forest Figures”

http://essc.org.ph/content/view/398/1/http://essc.org.ph/content/view/286/1/

Community resource management and culture

Learning Sustainable Life:“Bukidnon Pulangiyen Community Experience

of Integrating Mother Tongue Education for Sustainable Development”

http://apc.essc.org.ph/content/view/50/1/

Developing disaster resilience by broadening the disaster

discourse

Historical Mapping for Marikina Flooding“learning from the past -

land, people, and science”

Mapping and training assistance for the Marikina Watershed Initiative

Institutional FOSS-Geo initiatives

Not a developer but active user.Education (short courses, collaboration with tert

iary educational institutions, developing local learning materials).

Engaging with the international community of users (participation with discussions in the project mailinglists).

Challenges and oppurtunities for OSGeo Philippine Chapter

Poor access/quality of authoritative geographic data.

Poor communication/internet infrastructure in the rural areas.

OSGEO projects are changing rapidly. Enabling the users to be part of the community

and the open source culture.

Emmanuel "Maning" Sambalehttp://www.essc.org.ph

emmanuelsambale@essc.org.ph

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