SUBMISSION OF FULL AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY BY HOLDERS OF TIMBER LICENSE AGREEMENTS AND TIMBER PRODUCTION SHARING AGREEMENTS OR SATELLITE DATA AS CONDITIONAL REQUIREMENT FOR THE CONTI…

1.  In order to establish a true and reliable picture of the
vegetative cover of the areas covered by existing Timber License
Agreement (TLA) and as an additional requirement for the continuance of
TLAs, a complete photo coverage of the license area shall be submitted
by holders of such license agreement to the Department of Environment
and Natural Resources (DENR) within one (1) year from the date of
effectivity of this Order and every five (5) years thereafter. Holders
of Timber Production Sharing Agreement (TPSA) which may hereafter be
issued shall likewise submit aerial photos of the entire area covered by
the TPSA within five (5) years from the grant of the agreement and
every five (5) years thereafter. In lieu of complete aerial
photocoverage, the TLA/TPSA holder may opt to submit the latest
satellite image within one (1) year and submit another two years
thereafter.  The licensee’s option shall be registered with the
Acceptance Committee and may only be change after six (6) years.

2.  The following are the technical requirements for the required photography under this Order:

2.1  The aerial photographs shall have an average scale of 1:25,000
with a maximum deviation of + 20 % allowance for flying hazards for the
plane and crew;

2.2  Panchromatic black and white aerial photo films shall be used in the photography;

2.3  Aerial photos shall be contract printed on 23 x 23 cm. (9″ x 9″) single weight paper with semi- mattle finish;

2.4  Aerial print shall have an average forelap of 60 percent (60%)
and sidelap of thirty percent (30%). The minimum and maximum sidelap is
fifteen percent (15%) and forty percent (40%), respectively;

2.5  Aerial photos shall be free from cloud cover. However, a
maximum cloud cover of ten percent (10%) of the area of a photoprint may
be allowed provided that no cloud cover shall be located within the
photocenter;

2.6  Camera tilt and tip shall be kept to a minimum and not exceeding two percent (2%);

2.7  Flight crabbing or deviation from the prescribed flight direction shall not exceed five percent (5%);

2.8  Aerial photography shall be taken between 10:00 AM. and 3:00
PM. to avoid long and obscuring shadows of mountain peaks and ridges;
and

2.9  the aerial photography shall be completed, as much as possible, within three (3) months from start to finish.

3.  The satellite image to be submitted must be either Landmass TM or
SPOT image at 1:100,000 scale transparency taken within six (6) months
from submission. Advisement of other satellite products shall be cleared
priorly with the DENR.

4.  The licensees or concessionaires are given the option to choose
the aerial photo surveying contractor to undertake photography of their
areas from a list of firms to be pre-qualified by the DENR.

5.  To minimize the cost of the aerial photography, two or more
licensees whose areas are adjoining or near each other may jointly enter
into contract with a single aerial photography contractor. In the case
of satellite images, the joint submission may also be done.

6.  The completed aerial photographs or satellite images shall be
submitted by the licensees to the ACCEPTANCE COMMITTEE to be created by
the DENR which shall be primarily responsible for the consolidation and
authentication of the photographs or satellite images.  The committee
shall composed of the representatives from the following offices:

Administrator, National  Mappint Resource Iinformation Authority	– Chairman
Director, Forestry Management Bureau	– Vice-Chairman
Representative  of Under Secretary for Field Operations	– Member
Representative, Planning And Policy Studies Office	– Member
Representative/s from the Regional Office concerned	– Member

7.  The NAMRIA shall be responsible for the interpretation and/or
analysis of the submitted aerial photographs/satellite images, including
mapping at appropriate scale.  The cost of mapping and interpretation
shall be jointly shouldered by DENR and PWPA.

8.  Non-submission of the required aerial photographs/satellite
images within the prescribed period shall be valid cause for the
suspension of the timber license agreement.

9.  Forestry Administrative Order No. 11-1, S. of 1971 and all
Orders, Circulars, or directives inconsistent with this Order are hereby
revoked or amended, accordingly.

10. This Order shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in a newspaper of national circulation.

Adopted: 23 July 1990

(SGD.) FULGENCIO S. FACTORAN, JR.
Secretary