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Application of remote sensing and GIS to survey and evaluate tropical peat

Remote Sensing (RS) is a powerful tool to monitor the surface of the earth in different spectral bands, for example, in the visible, in the infrared and the Radar-frequencies. The changes of the relevant interesting areas can be easily detected over a time period. The Radar sensors in satellites h...

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Main Authors:	Bohm, H. -D. V., Siegert, F.
Format:	Proceedings Paper
Language:	English
Published:	Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia 2014
Subjects:	Remote sensing GIS Geographic information systems Peatlands Peat
Online Access:	http://agris.upm.edu.my:8080/dspace/handle/0/7634
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spelling	oai:http:--agris.upm.edu.my:0-7634Application of remote sensing and GIS to survey and evaluate tropical peatBohm, H. -D. V.Siegert, F.Remote sensingGISGeographic information systemsPeatlandsPeatRemote Sensing (RS) is a powerful tool to monitor the surface of the earth in different spectral bands, for example, in the visible, in the infrared and the Radar-frequencies. The changes of the relevant interesting areas can be easily detected over a time period. The Radar sensors in satellites have the advantage to penetrate active the electromagnetic rays through the clouds, while the passive optical sensors need a cloudfree or low cloud weather condition. Sensor-fusion increases in the information level achieved by image processing. For many projects, a Geographical Information Systems (GIS) is used to store geocoded raster sensor data in different levels to show information`s of tropical forests, for example, vegetation, soil, water bodies including, hydrology, forest types, clear cuts, slash and burn, streets, rivers, channels, settlements, GPS-tracks, fires, animal habits, photos, short videos, etc. In this presentation, this tools is applied for tropical forest in Central Kalimantan where Peat Swamp Forest (PSF) grows in the wetlands north of the Java Sea (see Figure 1). In that area a landuse conversion, 1 millon ha Mega-Rice Project (MRP) for rice cultivation including transmigration was started by the Indonesian government with a feasibility study and, in April 1996, with the digging of the irrigation channels into the peat swamp. The development of an area of one million hectares in Central Kalimantan, situated between the Sebangau River in the west, Kahayan River, Kapuas River and Barito River in the east and the Java Sea in the South was planned and partly realised. The total area of impact is 1.4 million ha for the Blocks A,B,C,D and E. The project faces problems of peat domes with a height up to 10 m between the main rivers. Satellite-images of the heavy forest fires in Autumn 1997 in Central Kalimantal has been processed too. To undertake global monitoring/ survey in a short time, it was essential to use LANDSAT Thematic Mapper, SPOT and ERS1/2 Radar images, linked to a programme of field checking of forest, peatland development and peat condition. Remote sensing technology was used for all survey, monitoring and planning tasks. This paper presents some of the result from LANDSAT, SPOT, ERS1 and ERS2 image processing activities from aerial surveys on 13 and 27 June and 3 November 1998, as well as from several European Union project with 6 international partners, Natural Resource Functions, Biodiversity and Sustainable Management of Tropical Peatlands.Penerbit Universiti Sains MalaysiaPulau Pinang (Malaysia)2014-09-26T01:55:14Z2014-09-26T01:55:14Z2004Proceedings PaperArticleNon-RefereedTropical peat swamps : safe-guarding a global natural resource: proceedings of the International Conference and Workshop on Tropical Peat Swamps: Penang (Malaysia), 27-29 Jul, 1999, p. 341-356983-2514-58-4http://agris.upm.edu.my:8080/dspace/handle/0/7634MY2005050672enKalimantanIndonesiahttp://www.oceandocs.org/license
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description	Remote Sensing (RS) is a powerful tool to monitor the surface of the earth in different spectral bands, for example, in the visible, in the infrared and the Radar-frequencies. The changes of the relevant interesting areas can be easily detected over a time period. The Radar sensors in satellites have the advantage to penetrate active the electromagnetic rays through the clouds, while the passive optical sensors need a cloudfree or low cloud weather condition. Sensor-fusion increases in the information level achieved by image processing. For many projects, a Geographical Information Systems (GIS) is used to store geocoded raster sensor data in different levels to show information`s of tropical forests, for example, vegetation, soil, water bodies including, hydrology, forest types, clear cuts, slash and burn, streets, rivers, channels, settlements, GPS-tracks, fires, animal habits, photos, short videos, etc. In this presentation, this tools is applied for tropical forest in Central Kalimantan where Peat Swamp Forest (PSF) grows in the wetlands north of the Java Sea (see Figure 1). In that area a landuse conversion, 1 millon ha Mega-Rice Project (MRP) for rice cultivation including transmigration was started by the Indonesian government with a feasibility study and, in April 1996, with the digging of the irrigation channels into the peat swamp. The development of an area of one million hectares in Central Kalimantan, situated between the Sebangau River in the west, Kahayan River, Kapuas River and Barito River in the east and the Java Sea in the South was planned and partly realised. The total area of impact is 1.4 million ha for the Blocks A,B,C,D and E. The project faces problems of peat domes with a height up to 10 m between the main rivers. Satellite-images of the heavy forest fires in Autumn 1997 in Central Kalimantal has been processed too. To undertake global monitoring/ survey in a short time, it was essential to use LANDSAT Thematic Mapper, SPOT and ERS1/2 Radar images, linked to a programme of field checking of forest, peatland development and peat condition. Remote sensing technology was used for all survey, monitoring and planning tasks. This paper presents some of the result from LANDSAT, SPOT, ERS1 and ERS2 image processing activities from aerial surveys on 13 and 27 June and 3 November 1998, as well as from several European Union project with 6 international partners, Natural Resource Functions, Biodiversity and Sustainable Management of Tropical Peatlands.
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title	Application of remote sensing and GIS to survey and evaluate tropical peat
title_short	Application of remote sensing and GIS to survey and evaluate tropical peat
title_full	Application of remote sensing and GIS to survey and evaluate tropical peat
title_fullStr	Application of remote sensing and GIS to survey and evaluate tropical peat
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publisher	Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia
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Application of remote sensing and GIS to survey and evaluate tropical peat

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