SAN JOSE, Antique – A geo-tagging activity in now up in the island municipality of Caluya.
Scheduled from April 1 to June 30, the geo-tagging in the island aims to identify and mark building structures as points in the digitized maps and to attribute these buildings with pertinent geographical information for use in various statistical undertakings of the government.
Provincial Statistics Officer Jesus Escote Jr. added that the activity aims to establish accurate, up-to-date and dynamic digitized enumeration area base maps in Caluya.
The result of the geo-tagging will be used as reference and guide in the conduct of several household/establishment-based surveys and censuses and as guide in the post-census evaluations.
The geo-tagging involves 35 enumeration areas and currently carried out by four hired personnel of the Philippine Statistics Authority, said Escote.
Escote requested for the support and cooperation of local officials, concerned households, and owners of all building structures in Caluya.
He encouraged them to give “correct and accurate” information. (With a report from PIA/PN)
