A COMPARISON BETWEEN OPTICAL AND RADAR SATELLITE IMAGES FOR DETECTING TROPICAL FOREST FIRES IN SOUTH SUMATRA, INDONESIA

Authors

  • Heri Sunuprapto
  • Yousif Ali Hussin

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21831/gm.v11i2.3446

Abstract

Forest fire in Indonesia is a yearly potential caused for forest degradation. The
information available about the main factors that promote the forest fire and information
about the forest condition after the forest fire are insufficient . This is one of the reasons
why forest area neglected after they are burned. Remote sensing and GIS are helpful tools
to provide a quick and accurate data acquisition and that can describe the forest
condition after the forest fire. The objectives of this research were to asses the ability of
optical and radar satellite remotely sensed data to detect, identify and classify forest
damage (burnt area) caused by fire and to develop a spatial model for forest fire hazard.
Key words: detection burnt forest, Landsat-TM, ERS, and JERS images

Author Biographies

Heri Sunuprapto

Ministry of Forestry - Manggala Wanabakti –
Jl. Gatot Subroto Jakarta 10076, Indonesia

Yousif Ali Hussin

The International Institute for Aerospace Survey and
Earth Science (ITC) 7500 AA, Enschede, The Netherlands

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Sunuprapto, H., & Ali Hussin, Y. (2015). A COMPARISON BETWEEN OPTICAL AND RADAR SATELLITE IMAGES FOR DETECTING TROPICAL FOREST FIRES IN SOUTH SUMATRA, INDONESIA. Geo Media: Majalah Ilmiah Dan Informasi Kegeografian, 11(2). https://doi.org/10.21831/gm.v11i2.3446

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Vol. 11 No. 2 (2013): Geo Media: Majalah Ilmiah dan Informasi Kegeografian

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