Climate change to use ‘system’

 A NEW system introduced by the Pacific-Australia Climate Change Science and Adaptation Planning Programme will contribute towards PNG’s effort to tackle the challenges of climate change.

An information session in Port Moresby yesterday was attended by stakeholders from government agencies to be introduced to the technology.

Airborne Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) is an optical remote sensing technology that provides extremely accurate, high resolution elevation data. The data can be used to monitor shoreline change, beach erosion and accretion and vegetation changes.

Jason Wadsworth, the managing director of Horizon Mapping, made a presentation.

He provided information on the technology such as engineering design, flood modelling, environmental planning, habitat mapping, change detection, building footprints and vegetation mapping.

“It can be also used to assess agricultural perspectives, emergency responses such as in the event of cyclones, storms and development purposes such as planning for new development, waste and water management, visual impact assessment, earthmoving volume calculations, planning and cost estimates as well as complex modelling.”

Office of Climate Change and Development representative Jacob Ekinye said he was pleased with the presentation and excited by the use of technology applications.

“It is very useful and has a lot of potential for the country,” Ekinye said.

“All participants in the training can learn a lot from it.”