About VSU GIS

The devastation caused by typhoon Haiyan that struck Region 8 on November 8, 2013 demonstrated that natural disasters have no respect to administrative boarders. The typhoon left a swathe of destruction across several Local Government Units (LGU) in the region. Effective relief and rehabilitation efforts need highly accessible geographically referenced information from different LGUs. The typhoon higlighted the need of a centralized Geographic Infomation System (GIS) located in secure location where LGUs could maintain and share their data. However, the prohibited cost of GIS software and lack of technical capability have prevented most LGUs to set up such kind of information system. The VSU WebGIS Map server is a cost efficient and interoperable system. This was developed using Free Open Source Software (FOSS) and Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) based web services and standards. This information system will cater to the spatial information processing and storage needs of the different organizations in Region 8. This will be used as a centralized storage and retrieval system for important maps, aerial photographs, satellite images and related information in the region. The Visayas State University (VSU), being the premier university in the region could provide the IT infrastructure and trainable personnel for the setting up and maintenance of the information system. It has strong programs on research and extensions with the mandate to share knowledge products to society.

Partners

Visayas State University

Visayas State University

GIZ

GIZ

German Cooperation

German Coorperation

Privacy Statement

The Visayas State University is committed to ensuring that your map data and personal information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, the university has put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information stored in our database.