Housing & Infrastructure
relief providers in timers of calamity. The design can be utilized by local
government units in both urban and rural locales in order to ensure the safety and
dignity of its constituents.
The TAKBUHAN Evacuation Center is one of three building prototypes
developed by the researchers as part of the DOST-PCIEERD Build Back Better
Project from 2016 to 2017. The two other guidelines produced are the Self-Build
Housing Model KAPITBAHAY and the upgraded Gabaldon School Building.
Funded by: DOST-PCIEERD
DREAM Phil-LiDAR Project: Generating Geoinformation
for Disaster Mitigation
Enrico C. Paringit | Louie P. Balicanta | John Louie D. Fabila | Christopher Noel Uichanco |
Christopher Cruz | Joemarie Caballero | Sarah Jane Samalburo | Czar Jakiri Sarmiento |
Mark Edwin Tupas
Training Center for Applied Geodesy and Photogrammetry
E-mail: [email protected]
In recent years, the Philippines has been experiencing more frequent and more
intense typhoons and tropical storms, often leading to flooding and extensive
losses in lives and property.
The DREAM Phil-LiDAR project was conceived to provide accurate topographic
and bathymetric information critical or planning and decision-making during
times of disaster. The technology generates top-quality flood maps and models
that are publicly accessible through the Project NOAH website.
DREAM Phil-LiDAR produces hazard maps through a four-step process. First,
data is acquired using the airborne light detection and ranging (LiDAR)
technology. Second, the acquired LiDAR data is validated through ground
surveys. Third, the data is then processed and calibrated for use in flood
modeling. Lastly, the processed data is used to generate digital elevation models,
which are then overlaid with rainfall data to produce flood models and maps.
Initially conceived as a program to produce detailed, high-resolution three-
dimensional flood hazard maps for the critical river basins in the Philippines, the
DREAM for a more resilient Philippines was realized. The DOST-GIA
Nationwide DREAM Program covered around 100,000 square kilometers, 257
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