Sub-pixel technique of remotely sensed data for extracting bamboo areas in Temengor Forest Reserve, Perak, Malaysia

Various approaches can be used to map bamboo in forested areas, including the use of airborne and space-borne remote sensing data. In remote sensing, thematic maps are created from numerical data collected by sensors that measure the amount of reflected energy from different land cover types. These...

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Main Authors: Ismail, Mohd Hasmadi, N., Nurul Atiqah, Jusoff, Kamaruzaman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/32395/1/18.%20Sub-Pixel%20Technique%20of%20Remotely%20Sensed%20Data%20for%20Extracting.pdf
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author Ismail, Mohd Hasmadi
N., Nurul Atiqah
Jusoff, Kamaruzaman
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description Various approaches can be used to map bamboo in forested areas, including the use of airborne and space-borne remote sensing data. In remote sensing, thematic maps are created from numerical data collected by sensors that measure the amount of reflected energy from different land cover types. These data are then translated into an image by assigning visible colours to the numerical value. Remote sensing technique has been proven to be effective for mapping timber resource but the use of this technology in the mapping of bamboo resources in Malaysia is still new and yet to be explored. The traditional method of classification in remote sensing is by using supervised classification of mixed pixel; however, the use of sub-pixel classifier is recently gaining momentum. This study applies the sub-pixel classification technique in processing SPOT 5 (path/row: 268/339) satellite data to identify and map bamboo areas in Compartment 26 of Temengor Forest Reserve in Perak. Ground verification was done to check the accuracy of classification from the sub-pixel technique. This study identified about 4.61 ha (15.4%) bamboo areas from the 60 ha of the total area in compartment 26 of Temengor Forest Reserve. The estimated bamboo culms were 4,062 and the accuracy of mapping was 86.6%. This paper demonstrates that remote sensing is capable of identifying bamboo areas through sub-pixel-based technique with acceptable results. In future studies, high resolution satellite remote sensing should be considered for better results.
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spelling upm.eprints-323952015-11-25T06:59:06Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/32395/ Sub-pixel technique of remotely sensed data for extracting bamboo areas in Temengor Forest Reserve, Perak, Malaysia Ismail, Mohd Hasmadi N., Nurul Atiqah Jusoff, Kamaruzaman Various approaches can be used to map bamboo in forested areas, including the use of airborne and space-borne remote sensing data. In remote sensing, thematic maps are created from numerical data collected by sensors that measure the amount of reflected energy from different land cover types. These data are then translated into an image by assigning visible colours to the numerical value. Remote sensing technique has been proven to be effective for mapping timber resource but the use of this technology in the mapping of bamboo resources in Malaysia is still new and yet to be explored. The traditional method of classification in remote sensing is by using supervised classification of mixed pixel; however, the use of sub-pixel classifier is recently gaining momentum. This study applies the sub-pixel classification technique in processing SPOT 5 (path/row: 268/339) satellite data to identify and map bamboo areas in Compartment 26 of Temengor Forest Reserve in Perak. Ground verification was done to check the accuracy of classification from the sub-pixel technique. This study identified about 4.61 ha (15.4%) bamboo areas from the 60 ha of the total area in compartment 26 of Temengor Forest Reserve. The estimated bamboo culms were 4,062 and the accuracy of mapping was 86.6%. This paper demonstrates that remote sensing is capable of identifying bamboo areas through sub-pixel-based technique with acceptable results. In future studies, high resolution satellite remote sensing should be considered for better results. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/32395/1/18.%20Sub-Pixel%20Technique%20of%20Remotely%20Sensed%20Data%20for%20Extracting.pdf Ismail, Mohd Hasmadi and N., Nurul Atiqah and Jusoff, Kamaruzaman (2013) Sub-pixel technique of remotely sensed data for extracting bamboo areas in Temengor Forest Reserve, Perak, Malaysia. Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science, 36 (S). pp. 221-230. ISSN 1511-3701; ESSN: 2231-8542 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JTAS%20Vol.%2036%20(S)%20Dec.%202013/20%20Page%20221-230%20(JTAS%200475-2012).pdf
spellingShingle Ismail, Mohd Hasmadi
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Sub-pixel technique of remotely sensed data for extracting bamboo areas in Temengor Forest Reserve, Perak, Malaysia
title Sub-pixel technique of remotely sensed data for extracting bamboo areas in Temengor Forest Reserve, Perak, Malaysia
title_full Sub-pixel technique of remotely sensed data for extracting bamboo areas in Temengor Forest Reserve, Perak, Malaysia
title_fullStr Sub-pixel technique of remotely sensed data for extracting bamboo areas in Temengor Forest Reserve, Perak, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Sub-pixel technique of remotely sensed data for extracting bamboo areas in Temengor Forest Reserve, Perak, Malaysia
title_short Sub-pixel technique of remotely sensed data for extracting bamboo areas in Temengor Forest Reserve, Perak, Malaysia
title_sort sub pixel technique of remotely sensed data for extracting bamboo areas in temengor forest reserve perak malaysia
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/32395/1/18.%20Sub-Pixel%20Technique%20of%20Remotely%20Sensed%20Data%20for%20Extracting.pdf
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