
OUTPUT
Monitoring and Assessment of Planting Activities and other Applications (MAPA2) is the first project under the Digital Imaging for Monitoring and Evaluation (DIME) Program of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). The project aims to provide a monitoring system suited for the National Greening Program using remotely-sensed data. Exploratory research regarding the applicability of readily-available dataset such as Landsat and Sentinel have been done, along with baseline data gathering related to NGP. Time-Series analysis using different satellite images has provided vital information to come up with growth models for different tree species that were predominantly used for the planting program. Parameters such as the declared number of seedlings, area planted, and approved budget were used to compare the results from the growth model and NDVI time-series analysis. The initial results show that existing satellite datasets can provide added value in terms of providing a monitoring tool for the National Greening Program.

MONITORING SYSTEM
A science-based monitoring system is developed wherein a time-series analysis of Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) for all the NGP planting sites were done. Planting site areas were also regressed and compared with annual budget allocations. NGP site sizes, species distribution, and assessment of individual sites are also included in the monitoring system.