🗺️ Land Use Maps, Peace Corps Response Philippines 🌏

During my 7-month assignment with the Peace Corps Response Program, I served as a rural development specialist with Cagayan State University in Northern Luzon, Philippines. Tasked with meeting academic accreditation requirements, specifically with the Board of Regents and the Commission of Higher Education (CHED), I focused on accurately depicting CSU's property holdings through land use maps. My role involved collaborating with campus deans, university administrators, and CEOs from each college. I revised existing land use maps, working with a team of faculty members to enhance accuracy. The updated maps highlighted GPS boundary points, agricultural development areas, and delineated old, new, and future infrastructure. Utilizing various tools like QGIS, Google Earth Pro, Adobe Creative Suite, AutoCAD, Google Mapulator, Garmin GPSMAP 64st, smartphones, and personal computers, we created comprehensive land use maps. These maps played a crucial role in helping CSU fulfill accreditation requirements by showcasing short-term and long-term land-use plans, illustrating infrastructure, land holdings, and resources on each university's property. 🌐 🗺️

More about the land-use work and project can be found here: https://www.peacecorps.gov/stories/unfolding-experiences-and-everlasting-friendships-philippines/