Philippines/Mapping status

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This page documents the status of mapping in the Philippines.


Note: The entries below are for geographic convenience and does not signify administrative jurisdiction. Highly urbanized and independent cities are included within the provinces they are traditionally associated, except for Zamboanga and Davao cities. Cotabato City is grouped with Maguindanao and Isabela City with Basilan even though these two cities are outside of BARMM's jurisdiction.

Luzon

Region Province / independent city* Level 1 status Level 2 status Summary / remarks
Ilocos Region (I) Ilocos Norte
Ilocos Sur
La Union
Pangasinan
Cagayan Valley (II) Batanes
Cagayan
Isabela
Nueva Vizcaya
Quirino
Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) Abra
Apayao
Benguet (including Baguio)
Ifugao
Kalinga
Mountain Province
Central Luzon (III) Aurora
Bataan
Bulacan
Nueva Ecija
Pampanga (including Angeles)
Tarlac
Zambales (including Olongapo)
National Capital Region (NCR) Caloocan
Las Piñas
Makati
Malabon
Mandaluyong
Manila
Marikina
Muntinlupa
Navotas
Parañaque
Pasay
Pasig
Pateros
Quezon City
San Juan
Taguig
Valenzuela
CALABARZON (IV-A) Batangas
Cavite
Laguna
Rizal
Quezon
MIMAROPA (IV-B) Marinduque
Occidental Mindoro
Oriental Mindoro
Palawan (including Puerto Princesa)
Romblon
Bicol Region (V) Albay
Camarines Norte
Camarines Sur
Catanduanes
Masbate
Sorsogon

Visayas

Region Province / independent city* Level 1 status Level 2 status Summary / remarks
Western Visayas (VI) Aklan
Antique
Capiz
Guimaras
Iloilo (including Iloilo City)
Negros Occidental (including Bacolod)
Central Visayas (VII) Bohol
Cebu (including Cebu City and Lapu-Lapu)
Negros Oriental
Siquijor
Eastern Visayas (VIII) Biliran
Eastern Samar
Leyte (including Tacloban)
Northern Samar
Samar
Southern Leyte

Mindanao

Region Province / independent city* Level 1 status Level 2 status Summary / remarks
Zamboanga Peninsula (IX) Zamboanga City
Zamboanga del Norte
Zamboanga del Sur
Zamboanga Sibugay
Northern Mindanao (X) Bukidnon
Camiguin
Lanao del Norte (including Iligan)
Misamis Occidental
Misamis Oriental (including Cagayan de Oro)
Caraga (XI) Agusan del Norte (including Butuan)
Agusan del Sur
Surigao del Norte
Surigao del Sur
Davao Region (XII) Compostela Valley
Davao City
Davao del Norte
Davao del Sur
Davao Oriental
SOCCSKSARGEN (XIII) Cotabato (province)
Sarangani
South Cotabato (including General Santos)
Sultan Kudarat
Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Basilan (includes Isabela City)
Lanao del Sur
Maguindanao (including Cotabato City)
Sulu
Tawi-Tawi

History

Mapping of the Philippines started sometime in 2006 when (?) marked EDSA in Metro Manila via GPS traces. Since then, mapping effort continued to rapidly increase throughout the years. When Yahoo! permitted OSM to use their satellite imagery for tracing in December 2006, mapping of Metro Manila, one of the areas covered exploded and remains to be the most mapped area in the Philippines approaching around 90% of roads mapped.

Other areas with significant mapping activities include Davao City, which is another area covered by Yahoo!'s imagery, areas in greater Metro Manila, Angeles and Clark, Baguio, and Boracay. Government geospatial data has been imported and these include roads for Laguna and the whole of Naga City in Camarines Sur. Major roads of Mindanao have been mapped as well as other national highways around the Philippines.

Milestones

  • Town and City names from Geonet Name Server uploaded - December 2007
  • Yahoo! has Metro Manila covered for high-res imagery - July 2007
  • Coastline from SRTM uploaded - ? 2007

Statistics

Data quality

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