PUTRAJAYA, Nov 23 — The government is deploying the Defence Geospatial Information Management (DGIM) platform to ensure the management of floods during the northeast monsoon (MTL) is more systematic and smoother, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Sabah, Sarawak Affairs, and Special Functions) Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali.
The platform, developed by the Defence Geospatial Division of the Survey and Mapping Department (Jupem), will not only interact with disaster information but can, in fact, be accessed by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) for humanitarian missions during floods.
“The latest data from various agencies can be referred to manage disasters like improving preparedness, organising disaster response operations, and being informed of the total assistance for victims, as well as input for damage report preparation and disaster impact value.
“For humanitarian assistance carried out by NGOs, the sharing of such information on the needs and aid required can prevent overlapping assistance,” he said.
Armizan was speaking at a disaster engagement session with the media and National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) at the SMART headquarters in Pulau Meranti today.
He added the Disaster Dashboard on DGIM is used by the National Disaster Control Centre (NDCC) to enhance disaster preparedness, which is monitored throughout the day.
However, the DGIM platform is only used at the central level through NDCC operations rooms, and it will be boosted with more processes of sharing data with its usage extended to the state and district levels.
— Bernama
