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

Bohm H. -D. V., . and Siegert F., . (2004) Application of remote sensing and GIS to survey and evaluate tropical peat. [Proceedings Paper]

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 informations 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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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 informations 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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Item Type:	Proceedings Paper
Additional Information:	Summary En
AGROVOC Term:	Remote sensing
AGROVOC Term:	GIS
AGROVOC Term:	Geographic information systems
AGROVOC Term:	Peatlands
AGROVOC Term:	Peat
Geographical Term:	MALAYSIA
Depositing User:	Ms. Norfaezah Khomsan
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 05:27
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16425

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