Comparison results of forest cover mapping of Peninsular Malaysia using geospatial technology

8th IGRSM International Conference and Exhibition on Geospatial & Remote Sensing

地球科学;计算机科学

Hamid, Wan Abdul^1 ; Abd Rahman, Shukri B. Wan^1

Forestry Department Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia^1

关键词: Comparative studies;    Comparison result;    Forestry departments;    Geospatial technology;    Mapping techniques;    Remote sensing imagery;    World resource institutes;    World Wildlife Fund;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/37/1/012027/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/37/1/012027

学科分类：计算机科学（综合）

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Climate change and global warming transpire due to several factors. Among them is deforestation which occur mostly in developing countries including Malaysia where forested areas are converted to other land use for tangible economic returns and to a smaller extent, as subsistence for local communities. As a cause for concern, efforts have been taken by the World Resource Institute (WRI) and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to monitor forest loss using geospatial technology - interpreting time-based remote sensing imageries and producing statistics of forested areas lost since 2001. In Peninsular Malaysia, the Forestry Department of Peninsular Malaysia(FDPM) has conducted forest cover mapping for the region using the same technology since 2011, producing GIS maps for 2009-2010,2011-2012,2013-2014 and 2015. This paper focuses on the comparative study of the results generated from WRI,WWF and FDPM interpretations between 2010 and 2015, the methodologies used, the similarities and differences, challenges and recommendations for future enhancement of forest cover mapping technique.