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WHAT EXACTLY DOES IT DO?

ePangita is an application that determines if the selected city by the user is an optimal site for harnessing tidal, solar, and wind energy. With NASA's data, holds the records from the past years up to the present, such as wind speed, sea surface current, and land surface temperature . Using this record in comparison with the present, it can evaluate if the site is ideal to build tidal, solar, and wind farms. Factors affecting these renewable energy resources are also shown topographically, which are the variables to consider, especially for renewable energy consultants and manufacturers.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

When the user opens the application, it will then be redirected to our home page. The homepage will give you the option of what region in the Philippines you are interested in. It will automatically display the average wind speed, land surface temperature, and tidal current as these are the major factors in considering if a site is optimal or not. You can see icons on the left side that represent the types of renewable energy. Users will be able to see the necessary details for harnessing wind energy: the wind speed, daily and annual wind speed; a small question mark to show more details, which are the indicators to consider when assessing the site ; and a check and wrong icon that will automatically display to inform the user if it is optimal. The bottom left question mark icon will display information about the application.

WHAT BENEFIT DOES IT HAVE?

One of the crucial decisions in building a tidal, wind, or solar farm is its location. Whether this site is optimal for extracting resources needed to generate more power is unknown. According to American Wind Energy Association, expertise in the field of renewable energy needs monitoring devices to forecast reports and information on trends and track energy to ensure performance indicators are met. Thus, our application comes in handy; it can be a policy recommendation to make the best decision.

WHAT DO WE HOPE TO ACHIEVE?

To be a center-wide data distributor for the best renewable energy hotspots and be a key player in a low-carbon future.

TOOLS:

• Adobe XD - Used to design the wireframe of the app. 
• NASA's Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS ) - to access QGIS Application 
• Web WorldView and QGIS - for visualization of topographies and data needed to be displayed in the app. 

SOURCE CODE:

https://github.com/Breanzy/ePangita

Our interactive application presents easy-to-understand details for the users. This data is collected using NASA's Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS ) to access the QGIS application and WorldView for the visualization of different variables such as precipitation rate, relative humidity, cloud pressure, and others that affect renewable energy. The data is then processed and integrated into the app to provide real-time information for the users.

Endorsing Every Energy. The thing where everything started. 

Sometimes curiosity isn't enough; it entails hard work, dedication, and a great team to make an idea into reality. A thing that we would always remember. Those lines summarize the experience of our Space Apps journey. We are being tested mentally on how we can do things under pressure. Curiosity knocks on us individually to create some solutions to our modern problems in regards to the challenge we choose. Every single person on our team was given a different task to complete for us to effectively work as a group and utilize the time that was given. Teamwork is the key component that is needed to finish the hackathon successfully. We manage to equally distribute the tasks in terms of our individual expertise. Even if we finish our task individually, we are open to any new ideas from our teammates that would help modify our project.

Since we were little, our country was tagline as "A blind man sitting on a pile of Gold''. This thought inspired us to devise a strategy for effectively utilizing all of the natural resources available in our country, endorsing all of the different renewables that they can harness in our rich and sustainable places. We also wanted to make the Philippines into one of the pioneer countries that envisioned a low-carbon future. There are a lot of challenges that we encounter during the hackathon. Thinking about it while writing this made me realize that nothing really stops a man fueled with passion, curiosity, and determination.

• American Wind Energy Association. (n.d.). 10 steps to developing a wind farm - agmrc.org. Retrieved October 1, 2022, from https://www.agmrc.org/media/cms/10stwf_fs_8EF50C47B61F5.pdf 
• Earth Data Analysis Developers Wanted! (https://2022.spaceappschallenge.org/challenges/2022-challenges/earth-data-analysis-developers-wanted/resources)
• Web WorldView (https://worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov/)
• Geographic Information Systems Data Pathfinder (https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/pathfinders/gis-pathfinder)
• Windy as forecasted.https://www.windy.com/?7.071,125.609,5

DATA (All based on Earth Data QGIS Application & Web WorldView):

• Cloud Pressure
• Diffuse Shortwave Radiation
• Elevation
• Land Surface Temperature
• Precipitation Rate
• Relative Humidity
• Sea Surface Current
• Sea Surface Temperature
• Surface Precipitation
• Water Vapor
• Wave Direction
• Wind Speed

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