Inexpensive Method to Assess Mangroves Forest through the Use of Open Source Software and Data Available Freely in Public Domain
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53723#.VNB0jizQrzE Author(s) Fatwa Ramdani 1* , Sabaruddin Rahman 2 , Putri Setiani 3 Affiliation(s) 1 Geoinformatic Research Center, Information Technology and Computer Science, Brawijaya University, Malang, Indonesia . 2 Department of Ocean Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia . 3 Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan . ABSTRACT Mapping and assessment of mangrove environment are crucial since the mangrove has an important role in the process of human-environment interaction. In Indonesia alone, 25% of South East Asia's mangroves available are under threat. Recognizing the availability and the ability of new sensor of Landsat data, this study investigates the use of Landsat ETM + 7 and Landsat 8, acquired in 2002 and 2013 respectively, for assessing the extent of mangrov...