Organized by the Student Affairs Committee of the UP Department of Geodetic Engineering (GE), more than twenty (20) GE Freshmen went on a Company Visit and Office Tour of DREAM in the National Engineering Center, University of the Philippines, Diliman, last June 27, 2014.

In the Asia-Europe Meeting Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management hosted by the Philippines held last June 4-6, 2014, President Aquino included in his keynote speech the large-scale enhancement of scientific capabilities in our country. The 18 critical river basins’ early warning systems are developed by Project NOAH, under which DREAM generates LiDAR data for flood modeling and mapping.

Last June 3, 2014, Congress adopted House Resolution No. 1118 congratulating the DOST-DREAM Program for winning the prestigious Geospatial World Excellence for Policy Implementation Award for 2014.