Geospatial data are crucial in making informed decisions. They yield insights on land use changes, air and water quality, and even on disease surveillance during pandemics. The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) processes these data and distributes them to concerned stakeholders.

In commemoration of PhilSA’s third anniversary, themed: Sama-samang Pagbangon Gamit ang Kaalaman mula Kalawakan, the Space Information Infrastructure Capacity Building and Training Program (SIICaP) will conduct a Data Camp series to show how space-borne data are processed and analyzed to benefit end users and communities.

The Data Camp will feature a series of online workshops focusing on geospatial data analysis workflow. Participants will learn about the different concepts, access, and open source technologies on geospatial datasets. The workshop will consist of lectures as well as facilitated access, exploration, and analysis of datasets through web notebooks. Participants without prior knowledge of geospatial data are welcome and encouraged to join.

The series is divided into five (5) sessions. The first session will kick off the event and will start the workshop on Python. The second session will discuss how to explore vector data and visualize them. The third session will focus on raster datasets concepts and analysis. The fourth session will combine the vector and raster tools to produce an analysis. Finally, the fifth session will showcase how PhilSA uses these tools in its operations. Furthermore, participants will get to showcase what they have learned and worked on during the workshops.

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SIICaP is a project of PhilSA ISKUELA, or the Inclusive SSTA Know-how, Utilization, Exchange, and Localization Activities. ISKUELA envisions building an inclusive, sustainable, and capable local space science and technology community through knowledge transfer and capacity-building programs.

For inquiries, please contact siicap@philsa.gov.ph