Proceedings
November 27, 2013: Pre-symposium Workshops
Free Open Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G) Talks and Demos
November 28-29, 2013 (PhilGEOS 2013)
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Opening Program
Overview of PhilGEOS 2013 and Introduction of Guest Speaker
Plenary Presentations
Climate Change and Resiliency
Sec. Mary Ann Lucille L. Sering
Commissioner and Vice Chairperson, Climate Change Commission
Executive Director, Climate Change Office
Office of the President of the Philippines
Assessment of Sustainable Forest Management Using RS/GIS, VHR Satellite Images and Airborne Lidar Data
Dr. Yousif Ali Hussin
Associate Professor, Faculty of Geoinformation Science and Earth Observation
University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
Towards a National Rice Monitoring System for the Philippines: Progress and Challenges for Upscaling from Research Projects to Operational Systems
Dr. Andrew Nelson
Senior Scientist, Geographer and
Head of the Geographic Information Science Laboratory, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines
Integrated Airborne LIDAR and Hyperspectral Sensing for Agricultural and Forest Applications – Early Results and Prospects and Potentials for Sustainable Resource Management
Dr. Enrico C. Paringit
Program Leader, UP-DOST Disaster Risk Exposure Assessment for Mitigation (DREAM) Program
Associate Professor, UP DGE
Sustaining Philippine Forest Science and Practice: The Role of Geomatics
Dr. Nathaniel C. Bantayan
Associate Professor
Institute of Renewable Natural Resources, College of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of the Philippines
Los Banos, Laguna
Pagtanaw sa Daloy ng Buhay: The value of RS to Coastal Ocean Issues
Dr. Laura T. David
Professor
The Marine Science Institute, UP Diliman
Inter-annual Variations in Philippine Agriculture and Forestry under Changing Climate
Dr. Gay Jane Perez
Assistant Professor
Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology (IESM)
University of the Philippines
Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Manila, The Philippines
Technical Paper Presentations
Geomatics for Agriculture
GeoWEPP Application in Determining Runoff and Sediment Yield in Agriculturally Active Watershed of Mapawa (full paper)
Dr. George Puno
Central Mindanao University
Musuan, Bukidnon
Utilizing Smartphone Potential for GPS Embedded Data Gathering Tool (full paper)
Mr. Arturo Arocena, Jr.
Philippine Rice Research Institute
Science City of Munoz, Nueva Ecija
Sugarcane Nursery Production and Development Program in Tarlac Mill District (full paper)
Engr. Laverne Olalia
Sugar Regulatory Administration
Quezon City
Geographic Information System (GIS) in Identifying and Monitoring of Tuber Crops Production Areas in Selected Barangays in the Province of Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region (full paper, presentation)
Engr. Arnel Tenorio
Office of the City Agriculturist, City Government of Tanauan, Batangas
Geomatics for Forestry
Tree Species Diversity Assessment and Spatial Data Analysis in Permanent Monitoring Plots of Natural Forest in Musuan, Bukidnon (full paper)
For. Alex Olpenda
Central Mindanao University
Musuan, Bukidnon
Support to Enhancing the Capacity of DENR to Use Geospatial Technologies for Sustainable Forest Management (full paper, presentation)
Mr. Randy John Vinluan
United States Agency for International Development/Philippines
Mapping the Starch-rich Sago Palms through Maximum Likelihood Classification of Multi-source Data (full paper, presentation)
Engr. Jojene R. Santillan
Department of Geodetic Engineering & TCAGP, UP Diliman, Quezon City
Assessing the Applicability of GPS-GLONASS-BDS-ready GNSS Receivers in Mapping under Forest Canopy
Prof. Louie P. Balicanta
Department of Geodetic Engineering
UP Diliman, Quezon City
Geomatics for Mixed Applications I
An Estimation of the Frequency of Historic Wind Speeds of Typhoons in an Open-Source Geographical Information System (GIS) for Region 8 in the Philippines (full paper, presentation)
Mr. Olaf Neussner
Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Assessment of Trees Outside Forest (TOF) in Selected Makiling Subwatersheds (full paper, presentation)
For. Jan Joseph Dida
Graduate School, University of the Philippines,
Los Banos, Laguna
Assessment of Diversity of Plants and Diversity Mapping in the Forest Ecosystems of Carranglan, Nueva Ecija, Philippines (full paper, presentation)
Dr. Annie Melinda Paz-Alberto
Institute for Climate Change and Environmental Management, Central Luzon State University, Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija
Combining Satellite and Airborne Mapping and Data Sets for Forest Monitoring and Assessment of Carbon Stocks in the Philippines (full paper, presentation)
Dr. Guillermo Mendoza
Department of Forestry, University of Illinois, USA
Geomatics for Mixed Applications II
The Effects of the Changing Landscape along the Mandulog River to Lowland Flood Risk (full paper)
Engr. Julius Sempio
Department of Geodetic Engineering
UP Diliman, Quezon City
Comparative Analysis of Elevation Acquired Using RTK GPS Versus Differential Leveling for Obtaining Digital Elevation Models
Engr. Raquel Francisco
Department of Geodetic Engineering
UP Diliman, Quezon City
Assessment of MODIS NDVI Data as Alternative Source of Information for Forest Cover Monitoring (full paper, presentation)
Ms. Alita Sangalang
Resource Data Analysis Branch
National Mapping and Resource Information Authority, Fort Bonifacio, Makati City
Geomatics in Hydrological Simulations: the Iligan Experience (full paper)
Engr. Czar Jakiri Sarmiento
Department of Geodetic Engineering
UP Diliman, Quezon City
Poster Presentations
Mapping canopy crown density of forests in relation to assessing their potential for carbon emissions or removals (full paper, poster)
Ernie D. Urriza
Conservation International – Philippines, Teachers Village, Diliman, Quezon City
ArcGIS customization using VBA for the City Planning and Development Office of Butuan (poster)
Arthur M. Amora
College of Engineering and Information Technology, Caraga State University, Butuan City
Integrating SMS and application programming interface (API) for web-based GIS mapping of real property units of Butuan City, Philippines (poster)
Engr. Michelle V. Japitana
College of Engineering and Information Technology, Caraga State University, Ampayon, Butuan City
Development of a land property registry system application and dynamic database management for web-based GIS mapping: a case of Butuan City, Philippines (poster)
Engr. Alexander Demetillo
College of Engineering and Information Technology
Caraga State University, Ampayon, Butuan City
Automatic Generation of 3d Objects from LIDAR Data using GIS (poster)
Dy, E.F.
Department of Geodetic Engineering,
UP Diliman, Quezon City
Evaluation of Point Positioning Accuracy of GPS-Enabled Android Devices (poster)
Boado, R., Cadalzo, I.E., Dargantes, B. Dy, E.F. Gonzales, Mamador, C. Panganiban
Department of Geodetic Engineering
UP Diliman, Quezon City
Damage Potential Mapping of Mangroves in Puerto Princesa, Palawan (poster)
Pagkalinawan, H., Ramos, R.., Remollo, S.,
Department of Geodetic Engineering, UP Diliman, Quezon City
Evaluation of Pan-sharpening Techniques for Crop Delineation (poster)
Cadalzo, I.E., Dargantes, B. Dy, E.F. Mamador, C. Panganiban, I.
Department of Geodetic Engineering, UP Diliman, Quezon City
Validation of a Major Flooding Scenario in Tonle Sap River, Cambodia using MOD09Q1 Images (poster)
Cruz, Siev, Caparas
Department of Geodetic Engineering, UP Diliman, Quezon City
Closing Program
Best Papers and Best Posters (including PhilGEOS 2012 Best Papers)