Dela Cruz, B. A. (2015). Fast-tracking preparation of CLUP using orthoimage as base map (Unpublished master's thesis). Public Management Development Program, Development Academy of the Philippines.

Public Management Development Program Middle Managers Class Batch 7 Thesis (MMC)--Development Academy of the Philippines.

The National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA) being the central mapping agency of the Philippines, is mandated to provide the public with mapmaking services. It has a mission to deliver accurate, timely, and accessible geospatial products that include topographic maps in support of national development. For detailed planning, large-scale topographic maps are demanded by different sectors particularly the local government units (LGUs) for the development and updating of their Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) as required by the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB). Currently, NAMRIA has a limited production of large-scale topographic maps, mostly those concentrated in urban areas. To address this problem, the agency developed a big-ticket project named Unified Mapping Project (UMP), which aims to generate more or less 10,100 map sheet of 1:10,000 large-scale topographic maps covering the whole country. NAMRIA relies on outsourcing some of its mapping activities because of limited manpower. The agency, however, still cannot generate the targeted number of maps until 2020 because only few contractors are able to comply with its requirements. The Re-entry Project (ReP) is based on the identified performance gap of NAMRIA which has to do with the current inadequacy of large-scale geospatial data in the agency. The problems identified hinder with the agency's fulfillment of its duty to its stakeholders, like LGUs and the national government agencies (NGAs), in providing base maps that are vital for CLUP formulation and development planning and disaster risk mitigation. These are significant activities in attaining the goals of the national government for improving quality of life and sustainable development. The Rep also illustrates the use of alternative geospatial data to fast-track the preparation of the CLUP. To exemplify further, some samples of relevant studies and projects implemented in local the scene were adopted in this ReP. The ReP also shows how a national government agency extends its assistance to LGUs in order to fast-track the formulation of their CLUP using available satellite images. This kind of intervention is important for the sustainability of project development in order for the LGU to respond proactively in situations such as disaster-risk mitigation especially on climate change adaptation, The ReP framework and its corresponding activities are also discussed as well as the characteristics of the ReP to emphasize its unique quality. The ReP plan and the intended outputs were demonstrated in the chosen LGU recipient based on the identified criteria. The general objective was to demonstrate how NAMRIA can be an effective agent in fast-tracking the preparation of thematic maps for the CLUP. The general and specified objectives or NAMRIA's deliverables within the three-month period of implementation were to: (1) provide Geographic Information System (GIS) training in developing thematic maps in one LGU, (2) develop the capability of one LGU in producing thematic maps, and (3) provide thematic/composite maps for one LGU. All these were agreed upon after the ReP plan presentation. One important aspect of this project is forming the team to oversee its implementation, There should be a thorough process of selecting the members of the team for them to fit into their specific roles, especially considering that the technical aspect in the project really matters. The sponsor of the project plays a significant role because the provision of all the finances needed to keep the project rolling is at its discretion. A log frame and a Gantt chart were also developed in order to highlight the interconnection of the elements of the project. They also show the potential risk and how this will be managed to avoid delays in the implementation. There is also a detailed illustrations of all the activities on the actual implementation of the project. The project's intended outputs are also detailed in the Gantt chart along with the bidget. The actual project implementation took place in the Municpality of Nabas, a fourth-class town with huge growth potential. The newly constructed wind-power project and the anticipated opening of an international airport in mid-2016 are indicative of the new heights that the LGU could reach. Nabas has to update its CLUP in order to have a detailed and adaptive development plan that fits with the current situation. With the ReP intervention, the project team will try to fast-track the updating of the LGU's CLUP using orthoimage as base map. The pioneering project empowered Nabas through the capability building on GIS and the production of thematic maps. These activities realized the processing of Nabas' cabinet-bound data into analyzed and processed outputs that when overlaid to the orthoimage will help the LGU formulate accurate and immediate decisions to help its constituents. The project thus raised the ante of enabling Nabas to fast-track its CLUP preparation. The project implementation results of Nabas are quite impressive in that 17 of its staff successfully finished the basic and advanced GIS trainings, with each group having a significant output that was presented to the local officials. Continuing intervention was also done by the municipality's posting in its Facebook group account of queries which were subsequently given detailed solutions by the answering team from NAMRIA. The continuing intervention will ensure that whatever were started would positively empower the LGU to fast-track revision of its CLUP. The LGU's vision to be a "globally competitive community with sustained economic growth and people living abundantly and harmoniously with nature" will also be truly further strengthened.