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2020

Campana, M.B.B., Asube, L.C.S., Japitana, M.V., 2020. Assessment of Heavy Metal Concentration in Soil Using Remotely Sensed Data. In: TENCON 2020-2020 IEEE Region 10 Conference.

Cloma, C.A., Asubse, L.C.S., 2020. Conformity of Urban Development to the Approved Comprehensive Land Use Plan of Butuan City. In: TENCON 2020-2020 IEEE Region 10 Conference.

Gagula, A.C., Santillan, J.R., 2020. Integrating Geographic Information System, Remote Sensing Data, Field Surveys and Hydraulic Simulations in Irrigation System Evaluation. In: TENCON 2020-2020 IEEE Region 10 Conference.

Marcial, M.C.N., Santillan, J.R., 2020. A Maximum Entropy Approach for Mapping Falcata Plantations in Sentinel-2 Imagery. In: TENCON 2020-2020 IEEE Region 10 Conference.

Galinato, R.O., Santillan, M.M., 2020. Using Remote Sensing and GIS to Identify Alternative Water Sources for Butuan City, Philippines. In: TENCON 2020-2020 IEEE Region 10 Conference.

Santillan, M.M., Bolastig, C., Handayan, J., 2020. Aboveground Biomass Estimation of Mangroves Using Sentinel-1 Image and IFSAR Data: A Comparison. In: TENCON 2020-2020 IEEE Region 10 Conference.

Tiongson, R.M.T., Bolanio, K.P., 2020. Modeling and Estimation of Run-of-River Hydropower Potential through Integrated GIS and SWAT Interface in Agusan River Basin. In: TENCON 2020-2020 IEEE Region 10 Conference.

2019

Makinano-Santillan, M., Bolastig, C., Santillan, J.R., 2019. Above ground Biomass Estimation of Mangroves in Siargao Island, Philippines Using Sentinel-1 Image”. In: Proceedings of the Asian Conference on Remote Sensing 2019 (ACRS 2019), Daejeon Convention Center, Daejeon, South Korea. View/Download Paper

Santillan, J.R., Morales, E.M.O., Makinano-Santillan, M., Amora, A.M., Marqueso, J.T., Gingo, A.L., 2019. Analyzing the Impacts of Land Cover Change to the Hydrologic and Hydraulic Behaviours of the Philippines’ Third Largest River Basin. In: Proceedings of the Asian Conference on Remote Sensing 2019 (ACRS 2019), Daejeon Convention Center, Daejeon, South Korea. View/Download Paper

Japitana, M.V., Demetillo, A.T., Taboada, E.B., Ye, C., Burce, M.E.C., 2019. A Geoinformatics-based Modeling and Mapping Techniques for an Integrated Surface Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment. In: Proceedings of the Asian Conference on Remote Sensing 2019 (ACRS 2019), Daejeon Convention Center, Daejeon, South Korea.

Santillan, J.R., Amora, A.M., Makinano-Santillan, M., Gingo, A.L., Marqueso, J.T., 2019. Analyzing the impacts of land cover change to the hydrologic and hydraulic behaviours of the Philippines’ third largest river basin. ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Vol. IV-3/W1, pp. 41-48. View/Download Article

Makinano-Santillan, M., Serviano, J., Rubillos, C.K., Amora, A., Santillan, J.R., Morales, E.M., Marqueso, J.R., Gingo, A.L., 2019. Near-real time monitoring and information dissemination through integration of Remote Sensing, GIS, numerical modelling, web applications and social media. ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Vol. IV-3/W1, pp. 25-32. View/Download Article

2018

Santillan, J. R., Makinano-Santillan, M., 2018. Analysis of in-situ spectral reflectance of sago and other palms: Implications for their detection in optical satellite images. ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Vol. IV-3, pp. 185-191. View/Download Article

2017

Santillan, J. R., Makinano-Santillan, M., 2017. Elevation-based sea-level rise vulnerability assessment of Mindanao, Philippines: Are freely-available 30-m DEMs good enough? International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Vol. XLII-2-W7, pp. 543-550. View/Download Article

Makinano-Santillan, M., Santillan, J. R., Morales, E. M. O., 2017. Open source web-based solutions for disseminating and analyzing flood hazard information at the community level. International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Vol. XLII-2-W7, pp. 91-97. View/Download Article

2016

Santillan, J. R., Serviano, J. L., Makinano-Santillan, M., Marqueso, J. T., 2016. Influence of river bed elevation survey configurations and interpolation methods on the accuracy of LiDAR DTM-based river flow simulations. International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, XLII-4/W1, pp. 225-235. View/Download PDF

Santillan, J. R., Marqueso, J. T., Makinano-Santillan, M., Serviano, J. L., 2016. Beyond flood hazard maps: Detailed flood characterization with Remote Sensing, GIS and 2D modelling . International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, XLII-4/W1, pp. 315-323. View/Download PDF

Makinano-Santillan, M., Santillan, J. R., Morales, E. M. O., Asube, L. C. S., Amora, A. M., Cutamora, L. C., Makinano, R. M., 2016. Academe-local government partnership towards effective application of geospatial technologies for smarter flood disaster management at the local level: an example from Mindanao, Philippines. International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, XLI-B8, pp. 109-115. View/Download PDF

Santillan, J. R., Amora, A. M., Makinano-Santillan, M., Marqueso, J. T., Cutamora, L. C., Serviano, J. L., and Makinano, R. M, 2016. Assessing the impacts of flooding caused by extreme rainfall events through a combined geospatial and numerical modeling approach. International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, XLI-B8, pp. 1271-1278. View/Download PDF

Santillan, J. R., Makinano-Santillan, M., 2016. Vertical accuracy assessment of 30-m resolution ALOS, ASTER, and SRTM global DEMs over northeastern Mindanao, Philippines. International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, XLI-B4, pp. 149-156. View/Download PDF

Santillan, J. R., Makinano-Santillan, M., Makinano, Ronald M., 2016. Vertical accuracy assessment of ALOS World 3D-30M digital elevation model over northeastern Mindanao, Philippines. In: Proceedings of the IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) 2016, Bejing, China, pp. 5374-5377. View/Download PDF

Santillan, J. R., Makinano-Santillan, M., Amora, A. M., Morales, E. M. O., Cutamora, L., Asubse L. C. S., 2016. Near-real time simulation and geo-visualization of flooding in the Philippines’ deepest lake. In: Proceedings of the IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) 2016, Bejing, China, pp. 7573-7576. View/Download PDF

Santillan, J. R., Makinano-Santillan, M., Cutamora, L.C., 2016. Integrating lidar and flood simulation models in determining exposure and vulnerability of buildings to extreme rainfall-induced flood hazards. In: Proceedings of the IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) 2016, Beijing, China, pp. 7585-7588. View/Download PDF

Morales, E. M. O., Moyon, E. S., Santillan, J. R., Makinano-Santillan, M., 2016. Interactive flood risk forecasting web-application using OpenLayers API and Javascript. In: Proceedings of the 37th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing 2016 (ACRS 2016), 17-21 October 2016, Colombo, Sri Lanka. View/Download PDF

Cutamora, L. C., Serviano, J. L., Pulido, S. P., Santillan, J. R., Makinano-Santillan, M., Makinano, R., Berdera, M. A., Estorque, A. C. N., Culdora, J. P., 2016. Assessment of spatial interpolation techniques for river bathymetry generation and integration in LiDAR DTM: impacts in river flow simulations. In: Proceedings of the 37th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing 2016 (ACRS 2016), 17-21 October 2016, Colombo, Sri Lanka. View/Download PDF

Makinano-Santillan, M., Santillan, J. R., 2016. Effective flood forecasting and early warning through application of LiDAR and related geospatial technologies. In: Proceedings of the 37th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing 2016 (ACRS 2016), 17-21 October 2016, Colombo, Sri Lanka. View/Download PDF

Amora, A. M., Santillan, J. R., Makinano-Santillan, M., Marqueso, J. T., Gingo, A. L., 2016. Characterizing flood hazards in an alluvial fan during extreme rainfall events using LiDAR and numerical modeling. In: Proceedings of the 37th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing 2016 (ACRS 2016), 17-21 October 2016, Colombo, Sri Lanka. View/Download PDF

Santillan, J. R., Makinano-Santillan, M., 2016. The use of LiDAR data and 1D-2D model simulations in assessing the effectiveness of flood control structures under extreme/climate change scenarios. In: Proceedings of the 37th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing 2016 (ACRS 2016), 17-21 October 2016, Colombo, Sri Lanka. View/Download PDF

Marqueso, J. T., Amora, A. M., Santillan, J. R., Makinano-Santillan, M., Gingo, A. L., Cutamora, L. C., Serviano, J. L., Makinano, R. M., 2016. Flood depth and velocity impact assessment of historical flooding events using LiDAR and 2D numerical modeling. In: Proceedings of the 37th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing 2016 (ACRS 2016), 17-21 October 2016, Colombo, Sri Lanka. View/Download PDF

Pulido, S. P., Cutamora, L. C., Serviano, J. L., Santillan, J. R., Santillan, M. M., 2016. Comparative study on feature extraction methods using orthophoto images and LiDAR data. In: Proceedings of the 37th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing 2016 (ACRS 2016), 17-21 October 2016, Colombo, Sri Lanka. View/Download PDF

Serviano, J. L., Cutamora, L. C., Pulido, S. P., Santillan, J. R., Makinano-Santillan, M., 2016. Assessment of suitable evacuation shelters to mitigate risks caused by flooding through integration of 3D building GIS database from LiDAR data and flood hazard maps. In: Proceedings of the 37th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing 2016 (ACRS 2016), 17-21 October 2016, Colombo, Sri Lanka. View/Download PDF

Moyon, E. S., Morales, E. M. O., Santillan, J. R., Makinano-Santillan, M., 2016. Android application fro flood risk forecasting using Apache Cordova. In: Proceedings of the 37th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing 2016 (ACRS 2016), 17-21 October 2016, Colombo, Sri Lanka. View/Download PDF

2015

Makinano-Santillan, M.,Santillan, J.R., 2015. Flood hazard mapping of river basins in Caraga Region, Mindanao, Philippines through the CSU Phil-LiDAR 1 Project. Proceedings of the 36th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing 2015 (ACRS 2015) – Fostering Resilient Growth in Asia, 19-23 October 2015, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. View/Download PDF

Santillan, J.R., Makinano-Santillan, M., Cutamora, L.C., Serviano, L.C., 2015. 3D building GIS database generation from LiDAR data and free online web maps and its application for flood hazard exposure assessment. Proceedings of the 36th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing 2015 (ACRS 2015) – Fostering Resilient Growth in Asia, 19-23 October 2015, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. View/Download PDF

Makinano-Santillan, M., Santillan, J.R., Amora, A., Marqueso, J.T., Cutamora, L.C., Serviano, J.L., Makinano, R.M., Asube, L.C.A., 2015. Assessing the impacts of flooding in Tago River Basin, Mindanao, Philippines through integration of high resolution elevation datasets, Landsat image analysis, and numerical modelling. Proceedings of the 36th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing 2015 (ACRS 2015) – Fostering Resilient Growth in Asia, 19-23 October 2015, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. View/Download PDF

Amora, A., Santillan, J.R., Makinano-Santillan, M., Marqueso, J.T., 2015. Flood hazard mapping of Mainit-Tubay River Basin, Mindanao, Philippines using LiDAR and numerical models. Proceedings of the 36th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing 2015 (ACRS 2015) – Fostering Resilient Growth in Asia, 19-23 October 2015, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. View/Download PDF

Santillan, J.R., Makinano-Santillan, M., 2015. Analyzing the impacts of tropical storm-induced flooding through numerical model simulations and geospatial data analysis. Proceedings of the 36th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing 2015 (ACRS 2015) – Fostering Resilient Growth in Asia, 19-23 October 2015, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. View/Download PDF

Morales, E.M.O., Santillan, J.R., Makinano-Santillan, M., 2015. Near-real time rainfall monitoring in the Caraga Region, Mindanao, Philippines using OpenLayers API and Javascript. Proceedings of the 36th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing 2015 (ACRS 2015) – Fostering Resilient Growth in Asia, 19-23 October 2015, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. View/Download PDF

Santillan, J.R., Morales, E.M.O., Makinano-Santillan, M., 2015. Flood EViDEns: A web-based application for near-real time flood event visualization and damage estimations. Proceedings of the 36th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing 2015 (ACRS 2015) – Fostering Resilient Growth in Asia, 19-23 October 2015, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. View/Download PDF

Santillan, J., Makinano-Santillan, M., 2015. Numerical model simulations and geospatial analysis of flooding impacts of Agaton and Seniang in Cabadbaran River Basin, Mindanao, Philippines. Paper presented during the 4th National Climate Conference – Local Adaptation Actions with Mitigation Co-Benefits, 23 September 2015, Hotel Jen, Manila, Philippines. View/Download PDF

Makinano-Santillan, M., Santillan, J.R., Cutamora, L.C., Serviano, J.L., 2015. Flood hazard exposure assessment of buildings through combined use of LiDAR data and flood simulation models. Paper presented in GeoSmart Asia 2015, 29 September – 01 October 2015, Putra World Trade Center (PWTC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. View/Download PDF

Santillan, J.R., Makinano-Santillan, M., Morales, Edsel Matt O., 2015. Flood EViDEns: Near-real time flood event visualization and damage estimations for geospatially-informed decision making in times of flooding. Paper presented in GeoSmart Asia 2015, 29 September – 01 October 2015, Putra World Trade Center (PWTC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. View/Download PDF

Santillan, M., Santillan, J., Amora, A., Cutamora, L., Makinano, R., Asube, L., 2015. Experiences in using LiDAR for flood hazard mapping of river basins in Caraga Region, Mindanao, Philippines. Paper presented during the 13th Southeast Asia Survey Congress (SEASC 2015) – Expanding the Geospatial Future28-31 July 2015, Marina Bay Sands, SingaporeView/Download PDF

Santillan, J., Santillan, M., 2015. Combining geospatial data and numerical models to map and differentiate flooding extents caused by two tropical storms in the Philippines. Paper presented during the 13th Southeast Asia Survey Congress (SEASC 2015) – Expanding the Geospatial Future, 28-31 July 2015, Marina Bay Sands, Singaporedoi: 10.13140/RG.2.1.2725.1046.  Access PDF via: ResearchGate or View/Download PDF

Amora, A., Santillan, J., Santillan, M., Makinano, R., Marqueso, J., Estorque, A., Mordeno, G.H., 2015. Flood extent validation surveys in the river basins of Caraga Region, Mindanao, Philippines and its importance in assessing the accuracy of flood hazard maps. Paper presented during the 13th Southeast Asia Survey Congress (SEASC 2015) – Expanding the Geospatial Future28-31 July 2015, Marina Bay Sands, SingaporeView/Download PDF

2014

Amora, A., Santillan, J., Santillan M., 2014. The development of a hydrological model for water level forecasting in the Philippines’ deepest lake. Technical Report, Phil-LiDAR 1.2.14 LiDAR Data Processing and Validation in Mindanao: Caraga Region, Caraga Center for Geo-Informatics, Caraga State University, Ampayon, Butuan City. Read Report or Download PDF

Santillan, J., Santillan, M., 2014. Detection and Correction of ASTER GDEM v2 Data Anomalies Through DEM Differencing. In: Proceedings of the 35th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing (ACRS 2014) – Sensing for Reintegration of Society, 27-31 October 2014, Myanmar International Convention Center II, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. doi: 10.13140/2.1.4761.9523.  Access PDF via: ResearchGate or Academia.edu

Santillan, M., Santillan, J., 2014. Species Distribution Modeling to Aid Remote Sensing of the Starch-Rich Sago Palm in the Philippines. In: Proceedings of the 35th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing (ACRS 2014) – Sensing for Reintegration of Society, 27-31 October 2014, Myanmar International Convention Center II, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. doi: 10.13140/2.1.2206.0485.  Access PDF via: ResearchGate or Academia.edu

Santillan, J., Santillan, M., 2014. Mapping the Starch-rich Sago Palms in Visayas and Mindanao, Philippines through Remote Sensing and GIS-assisted Suitability Analysis. Paper presented during the 4th National Remote Sensing Conference (NRSC 2014): New Era of Remote Sensing Technology for a More Resilient Philippines, August 28-29, 2014, Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City. doi: 10.13140/2.1.3058.0164.  Access PDF via: ResearchGate or Academia.edu

Santillan, M., Apduhan, A., Santillan, J., Japitana, M., 2014. Biophysical and bioclimatic characterization of sago palm (Metroxylon sagu) habitats in some provinces of Visayas and Mindanao. Proceedings of the 64th Philippine Society of Agricultural Engineers (PSAE) Annual National Convention, 25th Philippine Agricultural Engineering Week and 25th International Agricultural Engineering Conference and Exhibition, Visayas State University, Baybay Leyte, May 14-19, 2014.

2013

Santillan, M., Santillan, J., 2013.  Habitat suitability analysis of the starch-rich Sago palm using satellite-derived data and a species distribution model. In Proceedings of the 34th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing, ACRS 2013 – Bridging Sustainable Asia, October 20-24, Bali, Indonesia. Download PDF

Santillan, M., Santillan, J., 2013. Indirect Estimation of Structural Attributes of the Starch-rich Sago Palm through Analysis of Spectral Reflectance and Vegetation Indices. Paper presented during the 3rd National Remote Sensing Conference (NRSC 2013): Remote Sensing for a Smarter Philippines, May 30-31, 2013, National Engineering Center Audio Visual Room, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City.

Santillan, M., Santillan, J., 2013. Mapped Sago Palms in Portions of Cebu Province, Visayas, Philippines Based on Combined Satellite Image Analysis and Field Surveys. Paper presented during the Symposium on Inventory of Wild Sago Stands in the Philippines and Campaign for Conservation and Utilization, February 15, 2013, University of the Philippines-Mindanao, Mintal, Davao City. Download PDF

2012

Santillan, M., Santillan, J., Japitana, M., 2012. Analysis of In-situ Spectral Reflectance and Vegetation Indices of the Sago Palm for Empirical Estimation of Structural Attributes: Implications for Estimation using Worldview-2 Imagery. In: Proceedings of the 33rd Asian Conference on Remote Sensing, ACRS 2012 – Aiming Smart Space Sensing, November 26-30, 2012, Ambassador City Jomtien Hotel, Pattaya, Thailand. Download PDF

Santillan, J., Santillan, M., Francisco, R., 2012. Using Remote Sensing to Map the Distribution of the Sago Palms in Northeastern Mindanao, Philippines: Results Based on Landsat ETM+ Image Analysis . In: Proceedings of the 33rd Asian Conference on Remote Sensing, ACRS 2012 – Aiming Smart Space Sensing, November 26-30, 2012, Ambassador City Jomtien Hotel, Pattaya, Thailand. Download PDF

2011

Santillan, J., Makinano, M., Paringit, E., 2011. Integrated Landsat image analysis and hydrologic modeling to detect impacts of 25-year land-cover change on surface runoff in a Philippine watershed. Remote Sensing, 3(6), 1067-1087. doi:10.3390/rs3061067 (international, peer-reviewed publication). Access the article via MDPI

2010

Makinano, M.M., Santillan, J.R., Paringit, E.C., 2010. Detection and analysis of deforestation in cloud-contaminated Landsat Images: a case of two Philippine provinces with history of forest resource utilization. In: Proceedings of the 31st Asian Conference on Remote Sensing, ACRS 2010—Remote Sensing for Global Change and Sustainable Development, November 1-5, 2010, National Convention Center, Hanoi, Vietnam (in CD). Download PDF

Makinano, M.M., Santillan, J.R., Paringit, E.C., 2010. Analyzing cloud-contaminated remotely-sensed images to detect and explain deforestation in two Mindanao provinces. In: Proceedings of the 5th Engineering Research and Development for Technology (ERDT) Conference, September 10, Manila City, Philippines. Download PDF

Japitana, M.V., Paringit, E.C., 2010. A remote sensing and GIS-based Capture Zone (CapZone) approach to assess fecal pollution on groundwater: a case of Butuan City. In: Proceedings of the 5th Engineering Research and Development for Technology (ERDT) Conference, September 10, Manila City, Philippines. Download PDF

Santillan, J.R., Makinano, M.M., Paringit, E.C., 2010. Integrating remote sensing, GIS and hydrologic models for predicting land cover change impacts on surface runoff and sediment yield in a critical watershed in Mindanao, Philippines. International Archives of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 38(Part 8, ISPRS TCVIII Symposium – Networking the World with Remote Sensing, Kyoto, Japan), 436-441. Download PDF

Santillan, J.R., Makinano, M.M., Paringit, E.C., 2010. Detection of 25-year land-cover change in a critical watershed in Southern Philippines using Landsat MSS and ETM+ images: importance in watershed rehabilitation. In: W. Wagner & B. Szekely, eds. International Archives of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 38(Part 7A, ISPRS TCVII Symposium – 100 Years ISPRS: Advancing Remote Sensing Science, Vienna, Austria), 219-226.  (Peer reviewed). Download PDF

Makinano, M., 2010. Detection and Analyses of Land-cover Change: A Case of Two Mindanao Provinces with History of Forest Resource Utilization, Master of Science in Remote Sensing Thesis, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City. Download PDF