Mangrove mapping using Landsat imagery and aerial photographs: Kemaman District, Terengganu, Malaysia

Classification and distribution of mangrove vegetation are vital information for the proper development of a mangrove management plan. In this study, classification for the mangroves of the district of Kemaman were done using both 1 : 5000 aerial photographs and Landsat TM imageries. The coverage by...

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Main Authors: I., Sulong, Husain, Mohd Lokman, K., Mohd Tarmizi, A., Ismail
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Language:English
Published: Kluwer Academic Publishers 2002
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40155/
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Husain, Mohd Lokman
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description Classification and distribution of mangrove vegetation are vital information for the proper development of a mangrove management plan. In this study, classification for the mangroves of the district of Kemaman were done using both 1 : 5000 aerial photographs and Landsat TM imageries. The coverage by aerial photographs is limited to the coastal and estuarine areas only. Thus, for areas further upstream of the aerial photo coverage, Landsat TM imageries were used. Analysis of aerial photographs and remote sensing images revealed that the mangroves of Kemaman could be classified into 14 different classes of vegetation. All the 14 classes were identified from areas covered by the aerial photographs. For areas covered by the Landsat images only 7 classes of vegetation were identified. The accuracy for aerial photograph and Landsat images are 91.2% and 87.8%, respectively. It can be concluded that although both techniques are useful in determining the mangrove vegetation classes, the large 1 : 5000 aerial photographs are more accurate and provided more detailed information comparatively.
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spelling upm-401552015-09-14T00:54:51Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40155/ Mangrove mapping using Landsat imagery and aerial photographs: Kemaman District, Terengganu, Malaysia I., Sulong Husain, Mohd Lokman K., Mohd Tarmizi A., Ismail Classification and distribution of mangrove vegetation are vital information for the proper development of a mangrove management plan. In this study, classification for the mangroves of the district of Kemaman were done using both 1 : 5000 aerial photographs and Landsat TM imageries. The coverage by aerial photographs is limited to the coastal and estuarine areas only. Thus, for areas further upstream of the aerial photo coverage, Landsat TM imageries were used. Analysis of aerial photographs and remote sensing images revealed that the mangroves of Kemaman could be classified into 14 different classes of vegetation. All the 14 classes were identified from areas covered by the aerial photographs. For areas covered by the Landsat images only 7 classes of vegetation were identified. The accuracy for aerial photograph and Landsat images are 91.2% and 87.8%, respectively. It can be concluded that although both techniques are useful in determining the mangrove vegetation classes, the large 1 : 5000 aerial photographs are more accurate and provided more detailed information comparatively. Kluwer Academic Publishers 2002 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40155/1/Mangrove%20mapping%20using%20Landsat%20imagery%20and%20aerial%20photographs%20Kemaman%20District%2C%20Terengganu%2C%20Malaysia.pdf I., Sulong and Husain, Mohd Lokman and K., Mohd Tarmizi and A., Ismail (2002) Mangrove mapping using Landsat imagery and aerial photographs: Kemaman District, Terengganu, Malaysia. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 4 (2). pp. 135-152. ISSN 1387-585X; ESSN: 1573-2975 http://link.springer.com/article/10.1023%2FA%3A1020844620215 10.1023/A:1020844620215
spellingShingle I., Sulong
Husain, Mohd Lokman
K., Mohd Tarmizi
A., Ismail
Mangrove mapping using Landsat imagery and aerial photographs: Kemaman District, Terengganu, Malaysia
title Mangrove mapping using Landsat imagery and aerial photographs: Kemaman District, Terengganu, Malaysia
title_full Mangrove mapping using Landsat imagery and aerial photographs: Kemaman District, Terengganu, Malaysia
title_fullStr Mangrove mapping using Landsat imagery and aerial photographs: Kemaman District, Terengganu, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Mangrove mapping using Landsat imagery and aerial photographs: Kemaman District, Terengganu, Malaysia
title_short Mangrove mapping using Landsat imagery and aerial photographs: Kemaman District, Terengganu, Malaysia
title_sort mangrove mapping using landsat imagery and aerial photographs: kemaman district, terengganu, malaysia
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