The Boac GIS Project

An impotant tool in disaster management!

2013 Philippine Esri GIS User Conference

January 22-23, 2013
Edsa Shangri-La Manila

By: MAYOR ROBERTO M. MADLA, C.E.

Presented by:

LUNA EULOGIO R. MANRIQUE, EnP

Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator
Boac, Marinduque
 Brief Profile of the
Municipality of Boac

The Municipality of Boac is the

capital town of the island province of
Marinduque, one of the provinces in
Region 4B - MIMAROPA.
 Brief Profile of the
Municipality of Boac

The name Boac is

meaningless. It was derived
from the Tagalog word “biak”
which means divided. The
river, which runs from the
eastern hinterlands to the
western plains down to the
sea, had divided the town
into two areas, the Northern
Area and the Southern Area.
Brief Profile of the
Municipality of Boac
• First Class Municipality with 61 barangays
• Area: 212.72 km2
• Population: 56,547 (Based on 2010 Barangay Profile Survey)
• Household: 12,663 (Based on 2010 Barangay Profile Survey)
• Families: 14,661 (Based on 2010 Barangay Profile Survey)
• Main Source of Income: Agriculture
• Insurgency Free Municipality
• Jueteng Free Municipality
• Heritage Town of the Province
• Administrative Center of the Province
• Center of Trade and Industry
• Highly Agricultural with 13 Coastal Barangays
 How we started with GIS
• GIS was introduced in 2011 by the Housing and Land
Use Regulatory Board (HLURB) to enhance the
preparation of the LGU’s Comprehensive Land Use Plan
(CLUP).
• After attending four modules for the CLUP preparation,
from October 2011 to June 2012, our LGU produced
several thematic maps for our zoning ordinance.
• During this time, digitization of our cadastral maps was
also started.
• By attending these modules for the CLUP preparation,
we appreciate the power of GIS and its application in
planning and decision making.
• At present we are continuously developing and
enhancing our maps by adding important attributes and
information.
 2013 Projects using GIS Application
• Although our LGU is a novice in terms of using GIS, we
have included this technology in enhancing the delivery
of basic services to our constituents.
• We will soon implement the municipal wide
computerization project and GIS will be integrated in
the Real Property Tax System, Land Use Planning
and the Philippine Integrated Disease Surveylance
and Response (PIDSR) System of the Department of
Health
• Initiative for the development of a powerful tool for
disaster management by integrating the FBCAMS data
to GIS is being considered.
• Development of municipal and barangay level
comprehensive disaster risk maps will also push
through.
Sample Map Output
 Political Boundary Maps

Barangay Boundary Map

Municipal Water Zones

District Boundary Map

General Base Map
Cadastral Maps
Zoning Maps
Hazard Maps

Fault Line Map

Landslide Map
Flood Map

Storm Surge Map

Liquefaction Map Ground Shaking Map

Hazard Maps
 Agricultural Maps

SAFDZ Map

Soil Type Map Slope Map

10 Kilometers
2 Kilometers
3 Kilometers
Barangay Boundary

Municipal Fishing Zones

Environmental Maps

River Network

Buffer Zones

Contour Map

Protected Areas
Water Pipe Distribution Network

Zone 1
Zone 2
 The FBCAMS Project
(Family Based Capacity Assessment and Monitoring System)
 What is FBCAMS?

• An integrated data gathering tool that captures

municipal, barangay and family level data and
produces reports and analysis of their current
socio-economic situation that will facilitate good
planning, budgeting and decision making.
• An information system that provides quality
data/information on every family in the municipal
and barangay levels as vital input in policy
formulation and design of development programs
aimed at improving income earning opportunities and
ensuring access to essential services by financially
disadvantaged families in particular.
The FBCAMS can generate the
following information
• List of families or individuals per barangay
• Age, sex, contact information, religion
• Education, occupation, income, skills, profession
• Medical and dental health, immunization, nutrition,
family planning method, mortality, morbidity causes
• Shelter information - type, make, status
• Water, toilet, electricity, communication, waste
disposal
• List of OSY, PWD, senior citizens, solo parent,
indigent families
• Individual with or without blood type, birth certificate
and other important documents
• Family problems encountered and many more...
 Why is FBCAMS important?

• Aside from the above mentioned functions of the

FBCAMS project, we have seen its potential to
disaster risk management by integrating its data to
GIS.
• If integrated to the GIS system, we can easily identify
families living in vulnerable areas.
• Maps showing living condition with regards to a
specific area can be easily generated, thereby helping
in planning and decision making.
• Risk Maps can be generated to be used as reference
for designing evacuation plans.
• Indeed the potential of FBCAMS and GIS in disaster
management and planning is enormous.
Sample Application of GIS
and FBCAMS

Generation of Population Density Map

 Integrating GIS in our LGU’s Disaster
Risk Reduction Management Planning
 GIS as a tool in disaster management

• The use of GIS has brought important benefits to our

municipality not only by enhancing decision making
but also by opening opportunities for adapting
technologies to improve delivery of vital services to
our people.
• By showing GIS generated Hazard Maps during
Disaster Mitigation Meetings, we easily obtained
the full support and cooperation of our local officials
and citizens to follow our directives on Disaster
Management.
• Because they have seen a ‘clear picture’ of the
vulnerable areas and the elements-at-risk, plan for
disaster management were easily conceptualized.
 GIS as a tool in disaster management

• Our LGU has produced several hazard maps based

on the shape file given to us by the Mines and
Geosciences Bureau (MGB) and the digitized maps
from Marinduque Council for Environmental Concerns
(MACEC) .
• By overlaying these shape files with our digitized
maps, we come up with the following hazard maps:
GIS as a tool in disaster management

Flood Susceptibility Map

GIS as a tool in disaster management

Landslide Susceptibility Map

GIS as a tool in disaster management

Liquefaction Map
GIS as a tool in disaster management

Tsunami Map
GIS as a tool in disaster management

Storm Surge Map

GIS as a tool in disaster management

Ground Shaking Map

GIS as a tool in disaster management

With the use of GPS, we have

identified evacuation areas.

Evacuation Centers
 GIS as a tool in disaster management

By overlaying the available shapes we have, we can now

generated a visual tool that will guides us in preparing our
plans on how to respond and minimize the effect of disaster.
 GIS as a tool in disaster management

By overlaying the available shapes we have, we can now

generated a visual tool that will guides us in preparing our
plans on how to respond and minimize the effect of disaster.
 GIS as a tool in disaster management

By overlaying the available shapes we have, we can now

generated a visual tool that will guides us in preparing our
plans on how to respond and minimize the effect of disaster.
GIS as a tool in disaster management

High Susceptibility
Moderate Susceptibility
Low Susceptibility

Identification of Areas Prone to Flooding

 GIS as a tool in disaster management
With the above reference map and data from the FBCAMS,
we could estimate the number of households and families
located in risk areas.
The LGU is currently conducting a GPS survey of all the
houses in the hazard zones.
With the digitization of our cadastral maps, we have seen
some discrepancies on the shape files we received from
MGB because we have seen that a barangay in our
Poblacion that is located on top of a hill is included in the
flood prone area. It is really high time that our government
come up with precise mapping information such as this.
Under the unified mapping program of the government,
LGUs should take active role in the preparation of their
respective maps using GIS for accuracy.
 Our Future with GIS
Indeed GIS will play a vital role in any organization’s
success.
For us to succeed, we will continue to partner with other
agencies for the advance training of our GIS personnel.
Further study is needed on how to use the many features
of the ArcView software for generating geospatial
analysis, modeling, database integration and even
programming.
We are confident that with the support of other government
agencies and Geodata, we can fully use GIS to our
advantage in our quest for cityhood by 2020.
Thank you!