Industry Strategic Science and Technology Plans (ISPs) Platform

Smarter Approaches to Reinvigorate Agriculture as an Industry in the Philippines (SARAI)-Enhanced Agriculture Monitoring System (SEAMS)

A web-based system that uses GIS, remote sensing and Normalized Difference Vegetation Index or the index of plant ā€œgreennessā€ or photosynthetic activity to monitor the status of agricultural crops. This can be used to determine the following:Ā  crop damage assessment (typhoon, drought, and pests), land use/cover change, vulnerability assessment, identify possible breeding ground of major insect pests, weather conditions in areas without weather station.