CREATING VALUE FROM PHILIPPINE SPACE ACTIVITIES: MOBILIZING SPACE DATA

The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) has been implementing various initiatives to provide timely and reliable space data and information to government agencies and other stakeholders in the country. By mobilizing space data in support of evidence-based programs and policies in national security and development, environmental protection, food security, and disaster risk reduction and management, PhilSA aims to strengthen the local components of the space data value chain and promote value creation activities from space. In this paper, various space data applications are presented. The activities under the Mobilizing Space Data Project, one of PhilSA's flagship programs, are also described. The emerging role of PhilSA in disaster risk reduction and management is highlighted considering Typhoon Rai (Odette) which caused significant losses and damages in the Philippines.