Philippines urged to construct monitoring stations in unoccupied areas in its EEZ
MICHAELA DEL CALLAR,GMA News
Screencap from Simularity presentation
The Philippines would need to build monitoring outposts in unoccupied features within its exclusive economic zone to deter foreign incursions in the West Philippine Sea, an American tech firm said Wednesday.
Liz Derr, founder and CEO of Simularity, which specializes in geospatial analysis and provides satellite data imagery, said the Philippines can choose key unoccupied areas within its EEZ where it could put up stations while increasing patrols within its waters.
“If you are serious about protecting your sovereignty and your people, you need to actively monitor, patrol and occupy features in your EEZ,” Derr told an online forum hosted by Stratbase-ADR Institute.