Applications of remote sensing integrated with GIS in managing and conserving forest in South East Asia

Alias Mohd Sood, . and Chin Y. M., . and Gray Malcolm, . (1995) Applications of remote sensing integrated with GIS in managing and conserving forest in South East Asia. [Proceedings Paper]

The application of remote sensing to forest land has a 100 year old history starting with the use of aerial photos taken from a balloon. Whereas mapping has a very long history in forestry GIS started its application in forestry only in the beginning 1970s. With the advent of satellite remote sensing in the beginning of the seventies and aided with compatible computers softwares monitoring forest covers and land use changes and updating resouce map become relatively easier. In South East Asia integration of remote sensing with GIS increased rapidly in the late 1980s with the intention of detecting forest changes and mapping of forest areas. Nevertheless its utilisation is generally limited to national and state level. Other applications of remote sensing with GIS in forestry in South East Asia include planning of timber harvests delineating buffer zones and catchment areas road engineering fauna and flora inventory mangrove forest monitoring and many others. Remote sensing integrated with GIS inevitably is a vital tool in managing and conserving our forest and for formulating forest management plans particularly in the ASEAN region where information on these resources is deficient. Realising this AIFM is demostrating and implementing these technologies through various pilot projects undertaken with its ASEAN partners namely Brunei Indonesia Philippines Malaysia and Thailand.

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The application of remote sensing to forest land has a 100 year old history starting with the use of aerial photos taken from a balloon. Whereas mapping has a very long history in forestry GIS started its application in forestry only in the beginning 1970s. With the advent of satellite remote sensing in the beginning of the seventies and aided with compatible computers softwares monitoring forest covers and land use changes and updating resouce map become relatively easier. In South East Asia integration of remote sensing with GIS increased rapidly in the late 1980s with the intention of detecting forest changes and mapping of forest areas. Nevertheless its utilisation is generally limited to national and state level. Other applications of remote sensing with GIS in forestry in South East Asia include planning of timber harvests delineating buffer zones and catchment areas road engineering fauna and flora inventory mangrove forest monitoring and many others. Remote sensing integrated with GIS inevitably is a vital tool in managing and conserving our forest and for formulating forest management plans particularly in the ASEAN region where information on these resources is deficient. Realising this AIFM is demostrating and implementing these technologies through various pilot projects undertaken with its ASEAN partners namely Brunei Indonesia Philippines Malaysia and Thailand.

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Item Type:	Proceedings Paper
Additional Information:	Available at Perpustakaan Sultan Abdul Samad Universiti Putra Malaysia 43400 UPM Serdang Selangor Malaysia. G70.5 A7S471 1995 Call Number
AGROVOC Term:	REMOTE SENSING
AGROVOC Term:	SENSORS
AGROVOC Term:	GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS
AGROVOC Term:	FOREST HEALTH
AGROVOC Term:	FOREST MANAGEMENT
AGROVOC Term:	REFORESTATION
AGROVOC Term:	MALAYSIA
Geographical Term:	MALAYSIA
Depositing User:	Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 05:13
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10946

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