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April 2025 overview: Metro Manila undergoing transformation with futuristic subways, overhead metro trains, eco-cities, reclamation, bridges. Beyond steel/concrete – transforming how millions live/work/move. Harbor City 265-hectare eco-smart city by 2025 (blue/green infrastructure). Sangley Airport groundbreaking 2020, phase 1 began 2022, completion 2028 (Samsung C&T, Ove Arup). 163km North-South Commuter Railway New Clark City-Calamba. GDP $192.6B […]

Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia called subway ‘project of the century for Philippines and Metro Manila’. P393B (later revised to P355.6B) investment. Partial operability 2022-2025, full completion 2027. Real estate prices within 1km of stations expected to increase significantly (Quezon City prime beneficiary). DOTr railway pipeline 322km new lines by 2022 from current 77km, expanding […]

June 2024 study using Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) extended with system quality, user interface, personal innovativeness for BIM adoption assessment. 527 respondents, nearly half aged 18-25 indicating young AEC professionals. Findings: system interactivity, user interface design, personal innovativeness significantly influence behavioral intention to use BIM. Practical insights for strategic BIM implementation, AEC companies should invest […]

February 10, 2022 article. Association of Southeast Asian Nations established pilot project to build network of digitally twinned smart cities which in addition to Singapore will include Jakarta Indonesia and Cauayan City Philippines. Goal for participating cities use shared resources capabilities collaborate on solutions to key urban challenges. Falling costs eventually make digital twin technology […]

July 17, 2019 ResearchGate. BIM modern approach process used in AEC industry enhances planning design construction of facilities. Considered as one of most promising advancements in AEC industry. Usage in other countries become prevalent benefits remarkable in terms of reduction of time cost material wastage. Philippines on other hand exposed to BIM concept however not […]

Philippine government open data portal. Cannot provide description for this page right now. Portal provides access to government datasets resources. Part of Philippine government’s transparency open government initiatives. Enable citizens developers researchers access government data for various applications analysis visualization Philippine Government

Philippine National Spatial Data Infrastructure (PNSDI) realized through development of Philippine Geoportal: One Nation One Map Project in later part 2011. Philippine Geoportal e-government-funded project aims develop web portal provides platform for sharing integration access to geospatial information using common multi-scale base map. NAMRIA as Agency advocates establishment of national spatial data infrastructure took lead […]

Philippine Geoportal Project intends to hold serve to participating stakeholders all base maps NAMRIA produces eventually all fundamental thematic datasets of other data producing agencies. Promote participation of various data producers stakeholders in terms of providing location attribute information. Build-up of data content Development of other GIS based applications will be done in succeeding phases. […]

November 2, 2025. GIS already being used for National Transmission Corporation TRANSCO (takes care of NAPOCOR’s electrical transmission) for few districts in Philippines. GIS give them digitized mapping for their energy assets. Through application called Transmission Asset Management Information System (TAMIS) TRANSCO able to display query analyze digital maps for data: best route to facility […]

Analysis of Definition of Smart City and Critical Role in Future-Proofing Projects Estate Development. ASEAN-EE Times Asia 2021 support cities follow smart city strategies appropriate to local needs. Philippines needs consider holistic planning cross sector partnership in accelerating smart city concepts. Encouraging interaction between regulatory authorities private organizations empowers latter allocate resources more efficiently delivery […]