BBS to launch GIS app to collect climate change data
The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) is going to launch a web application that would be used to gather data and information on the environment, climate change and natural disasters and generate statistical information.
Using the platform, the BBS would collect data and information from various agencies, integrate them into the web platform and churn them out as statistical.
"This is an open-source platform and a great medium to publish socio-economic, demographic and environment-related data," said Rafiqul Islam, deputy director of the BBS.
Islam said there is no such GIS (geographical information system) database in Bangladesh.
The web platform is expected to assist policy-makers in project planning and decision-making. This will also empower government officials, academia, researchers and potential knowledge clients to securely host, manage, share, visualise and analyse geospatial data, according to a presentation.
The BBS has taken the initiative under its Strengthening Environment, Climate Change and Disaster Statistics project.
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