Note: This is a first attempt to provide guidance in preparing the information product needed for the CLUP and is intended to be used hand-in-hand with Volumes 1 and 2. As more knowledge is gathered, the IP will be updated. Likewise, updates may be required due to new or changing land-use policies. Furthermore, data will continuously be prepared by the custodians, which may require updates.
For the latest update, please check HLURB Homepage: http://www.hlurb.gov.ph/ or contact HLURB, telephone +632 927 2698.
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| Step 1: Provide a Background and Identify the Objectives of the GIS AnalysisIn recent years, Information Communication Technology (ICT) has slowly bridged the gap for communication in many if not all areas in the country. The increasing trend and demand to communicate is the use of the cellular phone so that even areas which may be considered inaccessible can now be reached by coverage of cellular network. The challenge for now, however, is to cope up with the changing demands of communication such as the internet. Many people are now aware of the great advantage of the internet especially those families of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) who wish to communicate with their loved ones in a more interactive but inexpensive way than landline phone calls. The demand for broadband and internet cafes offering chat and video streaming is ever increasing. As long as more people leave the country to look for work, the demand and way of communicating will increase and change.
Before, the demand is to have infrastructure to communicate (e.g, phone lines, local post office, telegram). But now the demand is better infrastructure (cable TV, phone lines, broadband internet). The example will attempt to use the datasets (attribute and spatial) to show the different types of telecommunications in a municipality and the extent of its coverage/catchment. The result of this output will assist the Planner to find out if the facility is enough to meet the needs and demands of the municipality. If not, proposals can be done based on indicators if available. |
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| Step 2: Identify the Indicators to Evaluate Objective Fulfillment | ||
| Define Planning Standards for accessibility, service provision/consumer ratio, consumer/housed service, physical condition of features, etc. | ||
| Step 3: Create the Database | ||
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| The following attribute tables may be used for this sector. Those in bold are used for the examples.
IS23 Communication Services Facilities |
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| The Custodian of sector data are the National Telecommunication Center, PhilPost and the Local Telecom Carriers. | ||
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| The feature type will be a point. The location will be traced using a GPS. | ||
| Large Tower (Approx 10 km) Note: Coverage area of each tower should be taken from the carriers operating these towers. |
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| Base map and Density map will be useful to achieve the best results. (see below) | ||
| Step 4: Analyze the Data | ||
The following Analyses layers can be prepared based on the Baseline Information:
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| For telecom, the area served by cellular network can be estimated. Though there are other factors that should be considered other than strength of the transmitter in determining coverage (height of tower, elevation of tower, terrain, presence of obstructions), it can give a fair picture of the current situation. | ||
| Make a Buffer of Facilities depending on the distance of coverage of the network. Check with the Network Provider on the coverage of their facilities in the municipality/city. A Buffer is defined as the radius based on a specified distance from the center of the facility. This will be either the catchments or coverage area. | ||
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| Step 5: Present the Data | ||
| The Location of the Post Office overlaid on population density shows the area served with respect to population distribution. | ||
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| The buffer area would give us an approximate on how many of the population is being served | ||
| The approximate coverage area of cell site is overlaid with the base map. In many cases, it would be beneficial to include cell sites located in adjacent municipalities since their area of coverage will overlap. | ||
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