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The Land Use Planning Program (LUPP) is responsible for the development of mapping tools and products to assist the agency’s planners in reviewing and planning for the wide range of land use, socio-economic, and environmental issues it is tasked with.
Under the Office of the Governor, LUPP is a map and remotely sensed imagery repository whose collections consists of hard copy paper and mylar maps, digital map products and data, numerous GIS data layers, aerial ortho-rectified photography, and satellite imagery. . LUPP functions as the de-facto State GIS Data Wharehouse for Federal Agencies working with the Government of Guam.
The majority of this map and land use data repository is available to all Government of Guam agencies, private sector, and general public. The maps and data are used for a variety of purposes that includes, but is not limited to, land use planning, routing of government services, environmental management, analysis of development project impacts, emergency planning, response, and disaster recovery efforts.
LUPP assists agencies such as Dept. of Homeland Security, Office of Civil Defense, Disaster Recovery and Hazard Mitigation Office, Department of Public Works, and so forth in their efforts at utilizing GIS and Global Positioning Systems technology and by securing grants to acquire mapping, satellite imagery, and aerial photography products that are of value to the community as a whole.
LUPP is also the de-facto lead in the Government of Guam for the development and utilization of Geographic Information Systems and Global Positioning Systems (GIS/GPS) technology and tools to improve land use planning, and planning in general, by improving the overall operational efficiency and effectiveness of government agencies.
For more information on the products and activities contact the GIS Manager at the LUPP.
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The Bureau of Statistics and Plans is the local agency with the responsibility and authority to monitor fish transshipment activities at Guam's ports of entry. The Planning Information Program administers the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act (IFA) grant program to support and complement the Western Pacific Fisheries Information Network (WPacFIN) program in the collection, data entry, and reporting activities of large scale fisheries on Guam. The overall goal of the programs is to provide information to National Marine Fisheries Service and the Western Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Council in support of fisheries management and sustainability. |
Prepared by the Planning Information Program, the 2005 Guam Statistical Yearbook is a comprehensive statistical report of Guam containing a collection of demographic, housing, social, environment and economic tables which characterizes Guam’s development over time. It provides valuable information for government officials to initiate policy-making decisions, generate investments and provide incentives to stimulate the island’s economic growth, and improve the quality of life for the people of Guam. New in this edition of the Yearbook are housing and population distribution maps based on Guam’s 2000 Census information. Also, comparative data between 1990 Census and 2000 Census for each of the villages is presented in the Guam Village Profile section. Click here to download the 2005 Yearbook in pdf format (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader). |
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Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs (IRFP) Presidential Executive Order 12372, the “Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs”, was enacted on July 14, 1982. E.O.12372 provides for the establishment of a new process “to foster an intergovernmental partnership and strengthened Federalism by relying on state and local processes for the state and local government coordination and review” of Federal programs. In effect, while Presidential E.O.12372 no longer makes it mandatory for federal grant applications to undergo state and local review, it did leave it to the States’ discretion to either continue or discontinue reviews. Guam has determined to continue intergovernmental review functions, thus all grant applications must undergo the intergovernmental review process. The primary purpose for intergovernmental review of federal programs is to examine program/projects for their territory-wide impacts and relationship to comprehensive plans, policies, or laws; and to ensure that proposed programs/projects can function in a coordinated manner with plans and activities already in operation, and that they will not duplicate programs already established. The Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs, headed by the Office of the Governor, is made up of the Bureau of Budget and Management Research and the Bureau of Statistics and Plans. Generally, the Bureau of Statistics and Plans reviews federal grant applications from a programmatic perspective, while the Bureau of Budget and Management Research reviews grant applications from a budgetary perspective |
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Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS)
The Guam Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) is the result of a process initiated to provide direction, focus and priority for Guam's efforts and guide federal assistance and private investment in order to stabilize and grow the economy to improve quality of life and public services. In general, the projects outlined in this plan focus on a set of broad economic objectives, including the development of a broader economic base, the achievement of full employment, the establishment of greater employment opportunities, the creation of higher wage and salary levels, the improvement of the island’s standard of living, and the equitable distribution of economic growth.
Guam’s CEDS document describes the island’s economic problems, needs, potentials and resources; presents the community’s vision and goals; sets its strategic direction for action; establishes priority programs and projects for implementation; and outlines the standards for an annual evaluation and update of the plan and its related processes. To be an effective guide to the island’s long-term economic development, the strategies and projects presented in this document must reflect contemporary changes in the economy if they are to correctly correspond to set polices and goals. As such, Guam’s CEDS is viewed not as a static document, but rather as a continuous effort to refine Guam’s future growth objectives, strategies and requirements. |
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