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<journal-meta>
<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">ISPRS-Archives</journal-id>
<journal-title-group>
<journal-title>ISPRS - International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences</journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="publisher">ISPRS-Archives</abbrev-journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="nlm-ta">Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci.</abbrev-journal-title>
</journal-title-group>
<issn pub-type="epub">2194-9034</issn>
<publisher><publisher-name>Copernicus Publications</publisher-name>
<publisher-loc>Göttingen, Germany</publisher-loc>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.5194/isprs-archives-XLI-B6-105-2016</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title>NATIONWIDE NATURAL RESOURCE INVENTORY OF THE PHILIPPINES USING LIDAR: STRATEGIES, PROGRESS, AND CHALLENGES</article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Blanco</surname>
<given-names>A. C.</given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1">
<sup>1</sup>
</xref>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Tamondong</surname>
<given-names>A.</given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1">
<sup>1</sup>
</xref>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Perez</surname>
<given-names>A. M.</given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1">
<sup>1</sup>
</xref>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Ang</surname>
<given-names>M. R. C.</given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1">
<sup>1</sup>
</xref>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Paringit</surname>
<given-names>E.</given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1">
<sup>1</sup>
</xref>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Alberto</surname>
<given-names>R.</given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2">
<sup>2</sup>
</xref>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Alibuyog</surname>
<given-names>N.</given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff3">
<sup>3</sup>
</xref>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Aquino</surname>
<given-names>D.</given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff4">
<sup>4</sup>
</xref>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Ballado</surname>
<given-names>A.</given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff5">
<sup>5</sup>
</xref>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Garcia</surname>
<given-names>P.</given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff6">
<sup>6</sup>
</xref>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Japitana</surname>
<given-names>M.</given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff7">
<sup>7</sup>
</xref>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Ignacio</surname>
<given-names>M. T.</given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff8">
<sup>8</sup>
</xref>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Macandog</surname>
<given-names>D.</given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff9">
<sup>9</sup>
</xref>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Novero</surname>
<given-names>A.</given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff10">
<sup>10</sup>
</xref>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Otadoy</surname>
<given-names>R. E.</given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff11">
<sup>11</sup>
</xref>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Regis</surname>
<given-names>E.</given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff12">
<sup>12</sup>
</xref>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Rodriguez</surname>
<given-names>M.</given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff13">
<sup>13</sup>
</xref>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Silapan</surname>
<given-names>J.</given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff14">
<sup>14</sup>
</xref>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Villar</surname>
<given-names>R.</given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff15">
<sup>15</sup>
</xref>
</contrib>
</contrib-group><aff id="aff1">
<label>1</label>
<addr-line>Dept. of Geodetic Engineering, Training Center for Applied Geodesy and Photogrammetry, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines</addr-line>
</aff>
<aff id="aff2">
<label>2</label>
<addr-line>Central Luzon State University</addr-line>
</aff>
<aff id="aff3">
<label>3</label>
<addr-line>Mariano Marcos State University</addr-line>
</aff>
<aff id="aff4">
<label>4</label>
<addr-line>Isabela State University</addr-line>
</aff>
<aff id="aff5">
<label>5</label>
<addr-line>Mapua Institute of Technology</addr-line>
</aff>
<aff id="aff6">
<label>6</label>
<addr-line>Visayas State University</addr-line>
</aff>
<aff id="aff7">
<label>7</label>
<addr-line>Caraga State University</addr-line>
</aff>
<aff id="aff8">
<label>8</label>
<addr-line>Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology</addr-line>
</aff>
<aff id="aff9">
<label>9</label>
<addr-line>University of the Philippines Los Banos</addr-line>
</aff>
<aff id="aff10">
<label>10</label>
<addr-line>University of the Philippines Mindanao</addr-line>
</aff>
<aff id="aff11">
<label>11</label>
<addr-line>University of San Carlos</addr-line>
</aff>
<aff id="aff12">
<label>12</label>
<addr-line>Ateneo de Naga University</addr-line>
</aff>
<aff id="aff13">
<label>13</label>
<addr-line>Ateneo de Zamboanga University</addr-line>
</aff>
<aff id="aff14">
<label>14</label>
<addr-line>University of the Philippines Cebu</addr-line>
</aff>
<aff id="aff15">
<label>15</label>
<addr-line>Central Mindanao University</addr-line>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>17</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>XLI-B6</volume>
<fpage>105</fpage>
<lpage>109</lpage>
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<license license-type="open-access">
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<abstract>
<p>The Philippines has embarked on a detailed nationwide natural resource inventory using LiDAR through the Phil-LiDAR 2 Program. This 3-year program has developed and has been implementing mapping methodologies and protocols to produce high-resolution maps of agricultural, forest, coastal marine, hydrological features, and renewable energy resources. The Program has adopted strategies on system and process development, capacity building and enhancement, and expanding the network of collaborations. These strategies include training programs (on point cloud and image processing, GIS, and field surveys), workshops, forums, and colloquiums (program-wide, cluster-based, and project-based), and collaboration with partner national government agencies and other organizations. In place is a cycle of training, implementation, and feedback in order to continually improve the system and processes. To date, the Program has achieved progress in the development of workflows and in rolling out products such as resource maps and GIS data layers, which are indispensable in planning and decision-making. Challenges remains in speeding up output production (including quality checks) and in ensuring sustainability considering the short duration of the program. Enhancements in the workflows and protocols have been incorporated to address data quality and data availability issues. More trainings have been conducted for project staff hired to address human resource gaps. Collaborative arrangements with more partners are being established. To attain sustainability, the Program is developing and instituting a system of training, data updating and sharing, information utilization, and feedback. This requires collaboration and cooperation of the government agencies, LGUs, universities, other organizations, and the communities.</p>
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