60th SESSION OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE UNITED NATIONS COMMITTEE OF THE PEACEFUL USES OF OUTER SPACE, TECHNICAL PRESENTATION
AGENDA ITEM NO. 14 “SPACE AND GLOBAL HEALTH”
10 FEBRUARY 2023
delivered by
DIR. ARIEL BLANCO, DR. ENG.
DIRECTOR, SPACE INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE BUREAU
On 10 February 2023, Director Ariel C. Blanco, Dr. Eng. presented the Health-related Applications of Remote Sensing and GIS in the Philippines during the 60th Scientific and Technical Sub-Committee (STSC) of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS).
His presentation mainly focused on development and application of remote sensing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science and other methodologies in producing space-enabled information to support the operations of various government agencies and other end users.
Dr. Blanco extensively discussed geohealth applications on geospatial analysis, modeling, and prediction on dengue including the various factors affecting the spatio-temporal prevalence of dengue cases in Quezon City.
Dr. Blanco likewise presented the challenges e.g., data availability and realization of value chain, as well as the various opportunities stemming from recognition of SST for health applications such as but not limited to networking and collaboration, and citizen science.
View his presentation below: