ARMANDO A. APAN


Publications


A. Journal Papers

Maraseni, T.N., Mathers, N.J., Harms, B., Cockfield, G., Apan, A. and Maroulis, J., 2008. Comparing and predicting soil carbon quantities under different land use systems on the Red Ferrosol soils of Southeast Queensland, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 63 (4): 250-257.

Jensen, T., Apan, A., Young, F., and Zeller, L., 2007. Detecting the attributes of a wheat crop using digital imagery acquired from a low-altitude helium balloon, Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 59, pp. 66-77.

Potgieter, A.B., Apan, A., Hammer, G. and Dunn, P., 2007. Determining objective winter crop area estimates using multi-temporal Enhanced Vegetation Index MODIS imagery – A case study of the Darling Downs, Australia, Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 58, pp. 316–32

Fontana, D.C., Potgieter, A. B. and Apan, A., 2007. Assessing the relationship between shire winter crop yield and seasonal variability of the MODIS NDVI and EVI images, Applied GIS, 3(7), 1-16.

Maraseni, T.N., Cockfield, G., and Apan, A., 2007. A comparison of greenhouse gas emissions from inputs into farm enterprises in Southeast Queensland, Australia, Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A, 42, pp. 11–18.

Huang, J. and Apan, A. 2006. Detection of Sclerotinia Rot Disease on Celery Using Hyperspectal Data and Partial Least Squares Regression, Journal of Spatial Science, 52(2), pp. 129-142.

Maraseni, T.N., Shivakoti, G.P., Cockfield, G., and Apan, A., 2006. Nepalese Non-timber Forest Products: An Analysis of the Equitability of Profit Distribution Across a Supply Chain to India, Small-scale Forest Economics, Management and Policy, 5(2), pp. 191-206.

Apan, A. and Sternes, P., 2006. Mapping and
Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Flooded and Inundated Areas in the Lower Balonne Floodplain, Queensland, Australia, WSEAS Transactions on Environment and Development, 2, 360-367.

Apan, A.,
Kelly, R., Phinn, S., Strong, W., Lester, D., Butler, D., Robson. A., 2006. Predicting Grain Protein Content in Wheat Using Hyperspectral Sensing of In-season Crop Canopies and Partial Least Squares Regression, International Journal of Geoinformatics, 2(1), 93-108.

Maraseni, T.N., Cockfield, G., and Apan, A., and Mathers, N., 2005. Estimation of Shrub Biomass: Development and Evaluation of Allometric Models Leading to Innovative Teaching Methods, International Journal of Business & Management Education, Special Issue, 17-32.

Maraseni, T.N., Cockfield, G., and Apan, A., 2005. Community Based Forest Management Systems in Developing Countries and Eligibility for Clean Development Mechanism, Journal of Forest and Livelihood, 4(2), 31-42.

Apan, A.
, Held, A., Phinn, S, and Markley, J., 2004. Detecting Sugarcane ‘Orange Rust’ Disease Using EO-1 Hyperion Hyperspectral Imagery, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 25 (2), 489-498.

Apan, A.A., Raine, S.R., Le Brocque, A. and Cockfield, G., 2004. Spatial Prioritisation of Revegetation Sites for Dryland Salinity Management: An Analytical Framework Using GIS, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 47(6), pp. 811-825.

McDougall, K., Young, F., and Apan, A., 2003. Operational Infrastructure for Quality Distance and Online Geospatial Programs, Cartography, 32, 25-37.

Apan, A. A., Raine, S. R., and Paterson, M.S., 2002. Mapping and Analysis of Changes in the Riparian Landscape Structure of the Lockyer Valley Catchment, Queensland, Australia. Landscape and Urban Planning Journal, 59, 43-57.

Basnet, B. B., Apan, A. A. and Raine, S. R., 2002. Geographic Information System Based Manure Application Plan. Journal of Environmental Management , 64, 99-113.

Basnet, B. B., Apan, A. A. and Raine, S. R., 2001. Selecting Suitable Sites for Animal Waste Application using a Raster GIS. Environmental Management , 28, 519-531.

Apan A. and Peterson, J., 1998. Probing Tropical Deforestation: Use of GIS and Statistical Analysis of Georeferenced Data. Applied Geography, 18 (2), 137-152.

Apan, A. 1997. Land Cover Mapping for Tropical Forest Rehabilitation Planning Using Remotely Sensed Data. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 18(5), 1029-1049.

Apan, A. and Peterson, J. 1997. Site Suitability of Reforestation Projects: A Post-Facto GIS-based Evaluation in the Philippines. Asian Journal of Environmental Management, 5 (2), 109-123.

Apan, A. 1996. Forest Rehabilitation Need Index (FRNI) for Tropical Areas: Concepts and Derivations Using Satellite Data and GIS. Geocarto International, 11 (2), 43-53.

Apan, A. 1996. Tropical landscape characterization and analysis for forest rehabilitation planning using satellite data and GIS. Landscape and Urban Planning Journal, 34, 45-54.

Apan, A. 1996. Relating Tropical Forest Regeneration Density, Remotely Sensed Data and Geo-referenced Environmental Variables. Asia-Pacific Remote Sensing and GIS Journal, 9 (1), 81-92.

Apan, A. and Peterson, J. 1994. Spectral Discrimination of Forest Plantations in Mindoro, Philippines Using Landsat TM Data. Asian-Pacific Remote Sensing Journal, 7, 41-48.


B. Conference Papers


Apan, A., Phinn, S., Ford, G., McAlpine, C., Coppard, B., Kath, J., Johnson, R,, 2008. Mapping Habitat of Threatened Reptiles in the Queensland Brigalow Belt: Correlating Vegetation Attributes and ALOS AVNIR-2 Imagery, Proceedings of the 14th Australasian Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Conference Incorporating the North Australian Remote Sensing & GIS (NARGIS) Conference, 29 September – 3 October 2008, Darwin, pp.1-15.

 

Apan, A., Phinn, S., and Maraseni, T., 2008, Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Remnant Tree Species and Regeneration Stages in the Darling Downs Region of Queensland, Australia, Proceedings of the 14th Australasian Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Conference Incorporating the North Australian Remote Sensing & GIS (NARGIS) Conference, 29 September – 3 October 2008, Darwin, pp. 1-16.

 

Potgieter, A., Apan, A., Dunn, P., Hammer, G., 2008, Estimating winter crop area across seasons and regions in Queensland using multi-temporal MODIS satellite imagery, Proceedings of the 14th Australasian Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Conference Incorporating the North Australian Remote Sensing & GIS (NARGIS) Conference, 29 September – 3 October 2008, Darwin, pp. 1-16.


Apan, A., Wells, N., Reardon-Smith, K., Richardson, L., McDougall, K., and Basnet, B., 2008. Predictive Mapping of Blackberry in the Condamine Catchment Using Logistic Regression and Spatial Analysis, Proceedings of the Queensland Spatial Conference 2008, 17-19 July 2008, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, pp. 1-11. (refereed)

 

McDougall, K., Liu, X., Basnet, B. and Apan, A., 2008. Digital Elevation Model Accuracy Requirements for Catchment Management, Proceedings of the Queensland Spatial Conference 2008, 17-19 July 2008, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, pp. 1-9. (refereed)

Basnet, B. B. and Apan, A. A., 2007. Degree of Site Suitability Measurement in a GIS: The Effect of Standardisation Method, Proceedings of the MODSIM Conference, 10-13 December 2007, Christchurch, New Zealand.

M. Maron, P.K. Dunn and A. Apan, 2007. Continent-scale patterns in temporal dynamics of avian assemblages, in Proceeding of the International Association of Landscape Ecology World Congress, 8–12 July, Wageningen, The Netherlands.

Lam-Dao, N., Apan, A., Young, F., Le-Van, T., Le-Toan, T. and Bouvet, A., 2007. Rice Monitoring Using ENVISAT-ASAR Data: Preliminary Results of a Case Study in the Mekong River Delta, Vietnam, Proceedings of the 28thAsian Conference on Remote Sensing (ACRS 2007), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 12-16, 2007.

Apan, A. and Sternes, P., 2006. Quantifying Changes in the Spatial Pattern and Extent of Flooded-Inundated Areas Using Imagery and Landscape Metrics, Proceedings of the 2006 WSEAS International Conference on Energy, Environment, Ecosystems and Sustainable Development (EEESD'06), Vouliagmeni, Athens, Greece, July 11-13, 2006, pp. 140-145. (refereed)

Apan, A.
, Datt, B., and Kelly, R.
, 2005. Detection of Pests and Diseases in Vegetable Crops Using Hyperspectral Sensing: A Comparison of Reflectance Data for Different Sets of Symptoms. Proceedings of SSC 2005 Spatial Intelligence, Innovation and Praxis: The national biennial Conference of the Spatial Sciences Institute, 12-16 September 2005. Melbourne: Spatial Sciences Institute, pp. 10-18. (refereed)

Apan,
A., O. Chandler, F. Young, and T. Maraseni, 2005. Opportunities and Limitations of Remote Sensing for Crop Loss (Hail Damage) Assessment in the Insurance Industry. Proceedings of SSC 2005 Spatial Intelligence, Innovation and Praxis: The national biennial Conference of the Spatial Sciences Institute, 12-16 September 2005. Melbourne: Spatial Sciences Institute, pp. 19-28. (refereed)

Potgieter, A.B., Apan, A., Hammer, G. and Dunn, P., 2005. Spying on the Winter Wheat Crop: Generating Objective Planted Area and Crop Production Estimates Using MODIS Imagery. Proceedings of SSC 2005 Spatial Intelligence, Innovation and Praxis: The national biennial Conference of the Spatial Sciences Institute, September, 2005. Melbourne: Spatial Sciences Institute, pp. 1086-1090.

Fontana, D.C., Potgieter, A.B., Apan, A.
, 2005. Assessing the relationship between shire winter crop yield and multi-temporal MODIS NDVI and EVI images. Proceedings of SSC 2005 Spatial Intelligence, Innovation and Praxis: The national biennial conference of the spatial Sciences Institute, 12-16 September, 2005. Melbourne: Spatial Science Institute, pp. 802-808.

Fontana, D.C., Potgieter, A., Apan, A., 2005. Relação Entre Precipitação Pluvial E Incide De Vegetação Em Imagens Multitemporais MODIS. In: Congresso Brasileiro De Agrometeorologia, 18 a 21 de julho de 2005, Campinas, Brasil (in Portuguese).

Apan, A.
, Held, A., Phinn, S. and Markley, J., 2004. Spectral Discrimination and Classification of Sugarcane Varieties Using EO-1 Hyperion Hyperspectral Imagery, Proceedings of the 25th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing (25th ACRS), 22-26 November, Chiang Mai, Thailand, pp. A-1.1 (1-6).

Apan, A., Kelly, R., Jensen, T., Strong, W., and Butler, D., 2004. Correlating high resolution aerial imagery with wheat yield and protein content, Proceedings of the 12th Australasian Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Conference, 19-22 October 2004, Fremantle, Western Australia, Spatial Sciences Institute, pp.983-95.

Apan, A., Young, F., Phinn, S., Held, A., Favier, J., 2004. Mapping Olive Varieties and Within-Field Spatial Variability Using High Resolution QuickBird Imagery, Proceedings of the 12th Australasian Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Conference, 19-22 October 2004, Fremantle, Western Australia, Spatial Sciences Institute, pp.

Kelly
, R., Apan, A., Phinn, S., Cooper, J., Lester, D., Robson. A., Butler, D., Strong, W., and Jensen, T. , 2004. Hyperspectral measurement of sulfur concentration of wheat on the Darling Downs, Proceedings of the 12th Australasian Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Conference, 19-22 October 2004, Fremantle, Western Australia, Spatial Sciences Institute, pp.689-97.

Kelly
, R., Cooper, J., Thomas, G., Strong, W., Butler, D., and Apan, A., 2004. Using a handheld multispectral radiometer to forecast grain protein in northern Australia, Proceedings of the 4th International Crop Science Congress, 26 September – 1 October 2004, Brisbane. URL: www.cropscience.org.au.

Young, F
. R., Apan, A. and Chandler, O., 2004. Crop Hail Damage: Insurance Loss Assessment Using Remote Sensing, Proceedings of the Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society Annual Conference (RSPSoc2004), 7-10 September 2004, Aberdeen, UK.

Chandler, O., Young, F., .Apan, A., 2004. Assessment of Hail Damage To Crops Using Satellite Imagery and Hand Held Hyperspectral Data, Proceedings of the 12th Australasian Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Conference, 19-22 October 2004, Fremantle, Western Australia, Spatial Sciences Institute, pp.

Maraseni, T. N., Cockfield, G., and Apan, A., 2004. Community Based Forest Management Systems in Developing Countries and Eligibility for the CDM, Proceedings of the ITTO International workshop on Climate Change and Forest Sector: Clean Development Mechanism in Tropical Countries, Seoul, Korea, 21-23 September 2004, pp. 239-259.(refereed)

Liu, Y., McDougall, K., Apan A., and Young, F. 2004, GIS applications in child health research, presented at the 12th Annual Queensland Child Health Conference, Toowoomba, 8-9 October 2004.

Liu, Y., McDougall, K., Apan A., and Young, F. 2004, GIS applications in rural and remote area health research, presented at the STAHR04: Showcasing Toowoomba Area Health Research, Toowoomba, 19th May 2004.

Apan, A.
, Held, A., Phinn, and Markley, J., 2003. Formulation and Assessment of Narrow-Band Vegetation Indices from EO-1 Hyperion Imagery for Discriminating Sugarcane Disease, Proceedings of the Spatial Sciences Conference, 22–27 September 2003, Canberra.(pdf file) (refereed)

Apan, A. A., Raine, S.R., Cockfield, G. and LeBrocque, A., 2003.
Characterising Land Ownership Patterns in a Salt-Affected Catchment: Key Implications for Revegetation, Proceedings of the Spatial Sciences Conference, 22–27 September 2003, Canberra. (pdf file)

Jensen, T., Apan, A., Young, F., Zeller, L. and  Cleminson, K.,
2003. Assessing Grain Crop Attributes Using Digital Imagery Acquired from a Low-Altitude Remote Controlled Aircraft, Proceedings of the Spatial Sciences Conference, 22–27 September 2003, Canberra. (pdf file) (refereed)

Basnet, B. Apan, A, Kelly, R., Jensen, T., Strong, W., and Butler, D., 2003. Relating satellite imagery with grain protein content of grain crops, Proceedings of the
Spatial Sciences Conference, 22–27 September 2003, Canberra.(pdf file)

Basnet, B. Apan, A., Kelly, R., Jensen, T., Strong, W., and Butler, D., 2003, Delineation of Management Zones using Multiple Crop Yield Data, Proceedings of the 16th Triennial Congress of the International Soil Tillage Research Organisation (ISTRO), 13–18 July 2003, University Of Queensland,  Brisbane. (pdf file)

Apan, A., Jensen, T., Kelly, R., Strong, W., Butler, D., and Basnet, B., 2002. Spectral Discrimination and Separability Analysis of Agricultural Crops, Soil Types, and Related Land Cover Using ASTER Imagery, Proceedings of the 11th Australasian Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Conference, Brisbane, 2-6 September 2002, pp. 396-411. (pdf file)

Chandler, O., Apan, A., Pullinger, R., and Bullen, B., 2002. Quantifying Hail Damage for Crop Loss Assessment: Techniques using Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems, Proceedings of the 11th Australasian Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Conference, Brisbane, 2-6 September 2002, pp. 412-421.
(pdf file)

Jensen, T., Apan, A., Young, F. and Zeller, L., 2002. Capturing of remotely sensed images to advance the use of yield maps and other spatial information to improve crop management and forecasting, Proceedings of the 11th Australasian Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Conference, Brisbane, 2-6 September 2002, pp. 373-379.
(pdf file)

Zammit, C., Apan, A., Cockfield, G., LeBrocque, A., and Bouldin, M., 2002. Prospects for Regional Sustainability: Land Use Change in the Eastern Darling Downs, 1975-2001, Proceedings of the 11th Australasian Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Conference, Brisbane, 2-6 September 2002, pp. 84-97.
(pdf file)

Basnet, B., Kelly, R., Jensen, T., Kane, T., Apan, A. and Butler, D., 2002. Using aerial imagery to improve the placement and design of on-farm trials, Proceedings of the 11th Australasian Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Conference, Brisbane, 2-6 September 2002, pp. 437-443. (pdf file)

McDougall, K., Apan, A., Wolski, I., Young, F., 2001, Distance, multimedia and web delivery in surveying and GIS courses at the University of Southern Queensland, Proceedings of 42nd  Australian Surveyors
Congress – A Spatial Odyssey, 25-28 September, Brisbane, Australia.

Apan, A. A., Raine, S. R. and Paterson, M.S., 2000. Quantifying Landscape Fragmentation in the Lockyer Valley Catchment, Queensland: 1973 – 1997. Proceedings of the AURISA 2000 Conference, 20-24 November 2000, Hyatt Regency Coolum, Queensland, n.p. (pdf file)

Apan, A., Raine, S. R. and Paterson, M. S., 2000. Image Analysis Techniques for Assessing Landscape Structural Change: A Case Study of the Lockyer Valley Catchment, Queensland, Proceedings of the 10th Australasian Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Conference, 21-25 August 2000, Adelaide, pp. 438-455. ( pdf file )

Basnet, B. B., Apan, A. A., and Raine, S.R., 2000. Selecting Sites Suitable for Animal Waste Application Using a Vector GIS . Proceedings of the SEAg 2000 Growing Links Conference on Engineering in Agriculture, 2 - 5 April 2000, Adelaide, South Australia, pp. BE2 1-6.

Apan, A. 1996. Remotely Sensed Data for Resource Planning and Management (Summary). Proceedings of the Workshop, Applying New Technologies to Land Management, The University of Ballarat, 18 October 1996, n.p.

Apan, A. and Peterson, J. 1994. Land Cover Mapping for Tropical Reforestation Planning Using Landsat TM Data: The Case of Mindoro, Philippines, Proceedings of the Seventh Australasian Remote Sensing Conference, Melbourne, Australia, pp. 9-14.


C. Book Chapters, Monographs and Reports

McDougall, K., Liu, X., Basnet, B. and Apan, A., 2008. Evaluation of current DEM accuracy for Condamine Catchment. In: Li, Deren and Ge, Yong and Foody, Giles M, (eds.), Accuracy in geomatics. World Academic Union, Liverpool, England. ISBN 1-84626-171-6

Maraseni, T.N., Cockfield, G., and Apan, A., 2006. Community Based Forest Management Systems in Developing Countries and Eligibility for Clean Developing Mechanism, in "Climate Change, Kyoto Protocol and Forest Sector: Afforestation/Reforestation Clean Development Mechanism in Asia",  edited by Youn, Y-C., KSI Co., Ltd., Gyunggi-Do, Korea, pp. 214-254.

Apan, A. and Held, A., 2002. In-House Workshop on Hyperion Data Processing: Echo-ing the Sugarcane Project Experience (Black Mountain Laboratories, Canberra: CSIRO Land and Water).

Apan, A., and Potgieter, A., 2002. Using Satellite Imagery in Determining Winter Crop Area Planted in Support of Regional Commodity Forecasting: A Case Study of the Darling Downs, Queensland. Faculty of Engineering and Surveying, University of Southern Queensland, and Queensland Centre for Climate Applications, Department of Primary Industries, Toowoomba, Australia. pdf format|

Apan, A, 1999. GIS Applications in Tropical Forestry , Faculty of Engineering and Surveying, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia.
(pdf file, 4.6 MB)


D. Popular Magazines

Apan, A. and Rush, G., 2008. Editorial. Spatial Science, Magazine of the Spatial Sciences Institute in Australasia, Spring 2008, p.5.

Apan, A., 2006. Editorial. Spatial Science Queensland, Journal of the Spatial Sciences Institute (Queensland), Vol. 2006 (May), No. 2, p.5.

Apan, A., 2005. Editorial. Spatial Science Queensland, Journal of the Spatial Sciences Institute (Queensland), Vol. 2005 (August), No. 3, p.5.

Kelly, R., Strong, W., Jensen, T., Butler, D., Wells, N., Apan, A., 2005. Predicting protein levels is part of the future toolkit, Ground Cover, PA Supplement, pp. 22-23.

Apan, A.
, 2005. Editorial. Spatial Science Queensland, Journal of the Spatial Sciences Institute (Queensland), Vol. 2005 (April), No. 2, p.5.

Apan, A.
, 2004. Editorial. Spatial Science Queensland, Journal of the Spatial Sciences Institute (Queensland), Vol. 2004 (August), No. 4, p.5.

Jensen, T. and Apan, A., 2003. Small Planes, Big Plans, Position Magazine, October/November 2003, No. 7, pp.65-67.


Contact details:

Dr. Armando A. Apan

Surveying and Spatial Science
Faculty of Engineering and Surveying &

Australian Centre for Sustainable Catchments

University of Southern Queensland

Toowoomba, QLD 4350 AUSTRALIA 

Phone (07) 4631-1386 Fax: (07) 4631-2526 IDD: +61 7 4631-1386

apana @ usq.edu.au

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