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Assessment of Land Cover Changes from Protected Forest Areas of Satchari National Park in Bangladesh and Implications for Conservation

  • Masum, Kazi Mohammad;Hasan, Md. Mehedi
    • Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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    • v.36 no.3
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    • pp.199-206
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    • 2020
  • Satchari National Park is one of the most biodiverse forest in Bangladesh and home of many endangered flora and fauna. 206 tons of CO2 per hectare is sequestrated in this national park every year which helps to mitigate climate issues. As people living near the area are dependent on this forest, degradation has become a regular phenomenon destroying the forest biodiversity by altering its forest cover. So, it is important to map land cover quickly and accurately for the sustainable management of Satchari National Park. The main objective of this study was to obtain information on land cover change using remote sensing data. Combination of unsupervised NDVI classification and supervised classification using maximum likelihood is followed in this study to find out land cover map. The analysis showed that the land cover is gradually converting from one land use type to another. Dense forest becoming degraded forest or bare land. Although it was slowed down by the establishment of 'National Park' on the study site, forecasting shows that it is not enough to mitigate forest degradation. Legal steps and proper management strategies should be taken to mitigate causes of degradation such as illegal felling.

The Development of Forest Fire Statistical Management System using Web GIS Technology

  • Jo, Myung-Hee;Kim, Joon-Bum;Kim, Hyun-Sik;Jo, Yun-Won
    • Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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    • 2002.10a
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    • pp.183-190
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    • 2002
  • In this paper forest fire statistical information management system is constructed on web environment using web based GIS(Geographic Information System) technology. Though this system, general users can easily access forest fire statistical information and obtain them in visual method such as maps, graphs, and text if they have web browsers. Moreover, officials related to forest fire can easily control and manage all information in domestic by accessing input interface, retrieval interface, and out interface. In order to implement this system, IIS 5.0 of Microsoft is used as web server and Oracle 8i and ASP(Active Server Page) are used for database construction and dynamic web page operation, respectively. Also, Arc IMS of ESRI is used to serve map data using Java and HTML as system development language. Through this system, general users can obtain the whole information related to forest fire visually in real time also recognize forest fire prevention. In addition, Forest officials can manage the domestic forest resource and control forest fire dangerous area efficiently and scientifically by analyzing and retrieving huge forest data through this system. So, they can save their manpower, time and cost to collect and manage data.

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Developing the 3D high-resolution forest mapping system using satellite images and GIS

  • Jo Myung-Hee;Jo Yun-Won;Kim Dong-Young;Kim Joon-Bum;Kim In-Ho
    • Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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    • 2004.10a
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    • pp.322-325
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    • 2004
  • Recently the domestic technologies to manage forest and to control all related information were developed very rapidly by integrating FGIS (Forest Geographic Information System) and IT (Information technology). However, there still exists a mapping problem for example when overlaying a topography maps scaled in 1/5,000 to a forest type map scaled in 1/25.000. Moreover, there is a greater need to introduce the advanced spatial technologies such as high-resolution satellite image such as IKONOS and GIS to forest. In this study, 3D high-resolution forest mapping system was developed to possibly overlay with all kinds of scale maps and provide the all detailed information by using high-resolution satellite image and GIS. Through this system, all related forest officials could have and maintain the data consistency for their job and share the standard forest database with other post.

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Development of Algorithm for Analyzing Priority Area of Forest Fire Surveillance Using Viewshed Analysis (가시권 분석을 이용한 산불감시 우선지역 선정 방안)

  • Lee, Byung-Doo;Ryu, Gye-Sun;Kim, Sun-Young;Kim, Kyong-Ha;Lee, Myung-Boa
    • Journal of the Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies
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    • v.14 no.3
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    • pp.126-135
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    • 2011
  • In this study, the algorithm for priority area of forest fire surveillance was developed to enhance the effectiveness of fire detection. The high priority surveillance area for forest fire detection was defined as the area with not only low value of viewshed analysis of the lookouts and detection cameras but also high fire occurrence probability. To build the priority map, fuzzy function and map algebra were used. The analysis results of Bonghwa-gun, Gyeongbuk Province, showed that the surveillance priority of central and southern area is higher than north area. This algorithm could be used in the allocation of fire prevention resources and selection of suitable point for new fire detection system.

Developing Forecast Technique of Landslide Hazard Area by Integrating Meteorological Observation Data and Topographical Data -A Case Study of Uljin Area- (기상과 지형자료를 통합한 산사태 위험지 예측 기법 개발 -울진지역을 대상으로-)

  • Jo, Myung-Hee;Jo, Yun-Won
    • Journal of the Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.1-10
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    • 2009
  • Recently the large scale of forest disaster such as landslide and forest fire gives a very bad impact on not only forest ecosystem but also farm business so that it has became the main issue of environmental problems. In this study, the landslide hazard area forecast method was developed by considering not only the topographic thematic maps based on GIS and satellite images but also amount of rainfall data, which are very important factors of landslide. Uljin-gun was selected as the study area and the GIS weight score and overlay analysis were applied to topographical map and meteorological observation map. Finally the landslide area distribution map was constructed by considering the evaluation criteria. Also, the accuracy could be acquired by comparing the landslide hazard area forecast map and real damaged area extracted from satellite image.

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Patterning Waterbird Assemblages on Rice Fields Using Self-Organizing Map and Random Forest (자기조직화지도(Self-organizing map)와 랜덤 포레스트 분석(Random forest)을 이용한 논습지에 도래하는 수조류 군집 특성 파악)

  • Nam, Hyung-Kyu;Choi, Seung-Hye;Yoo, Jeong-Chil
    • Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture
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    • v.34 no.3
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    • pp.168-177
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    • 2015
  • BACKGROUND: In recent year, there has been great concern regarding agricultural land uses and their importance for the conservation of biodiversity. Rice fields are managed unique wetland for wildlife, especially waterbirds. A comprehensive monitoring of the waterbird assemblage to understand patterning changes was attempted for rice ecosystem in South Korea. This rice ecosystem has been recognized as one of the most important for waterbirds conservation. METHODS AND RESULTS: Biweekly monitoring was implemented for the 4 years from April 2009 to March 2010, from April 2011 to March 2014. 32 species of waterbirds were observed. Self-organizing map (SOM) and random forest were applied to the waterbirds dataset to identify the characteristics in waterbirds distribution. SOM and random forest analysis clearly classified into four clusters and extract ecological information from waterbird dataset. Waterbird assemblages represented strong seasonality and habitat use according to waterbird group such as shorebirds, herons and waterfowl. CONCLUSION: Our results showed that the combination of SOM and random forest analysis could be useful for ecosystem assessment and management. Furthermore, we strongly suggested that a strict management strategy for the rice fields to conserve the waterbirds. The strategy could be seasonally and species specific.

Study in the Applicability of KLIS Data for the Cadastral Re-Surveying in the Forest Area (임야지역 지적재조사를 위한 KLIS 데이터의 활용 가능성 연구)

  • Choi, Han-Young;Hong, Sung-Eon
    • Journal of Korean Society for Geospatial Information Science
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    • v.14 no.3 s.37
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    • pp.23-30
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    • 2006
  • The case of a forest area has tome limitations of adopting a ground surveying like as TS (Total Station) and RTK-GPS (Real Time Kinematic-GPS) due to the specificity of the forest area. Therefore, the new method, is different from exist the cadastral re-surveying method in a metro area and a cropland, is applicably considered in the forest area. In this paper, we suggest the applicability of the digital cadastral map of forest which is used at KLIS. According to the result of study, the most important area error value for adopted in the cadastral re-surveying is almost contained the error tolerance. Therefore, KLIS data, if it is related with the actual reference data for adjusting the location boundary, is suitable to be adopted in the cadastral re-surveying.

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Spatial Modeling of Erosion Prone Areas Using GIS -Focused on the Moyar Sub-Watershed of Western Ghats, India-

  • Malini, Ponnusamy;Park, Ki-Youn;Yoo, Hwan-Hee
    • Journal of Korean Society for Geospatial Information Science
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    • v.16 no.3
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    • pp.59-64
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    • 2008
  • Soil erosion is a major problem in the case of forests in hilly terrains. Soil erosion removes the fertile topsoil, making unsuitable for growth and establishment of vegetation. In the present study, erosion prone areas in a forest region situated in the Moyar sub-watershed of Western ghats was identified using GIS with data collected from India. The thematic layers such as forest cover, slope and drainage density were used for analysis. In the erosion prone map, majority of area (48%) was under medium category, and about 35% of area was under high erosion prone category. Very high erosion prone category occupied 7% of the forest area. This erosion prone map would be an ideal spatial data to take up necessary management actions at appropriate places in this watershed to prevent erosion.

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Relationships between Fish Communities and Environmental Variables in Islands, South Korea

  • Kwon, Yong-Su;Shin, Man-Seok;Yoon, Hee-Nam
    • Proceedings of the National Institute of Ecology of the Republic of Korea
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.84-96
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    • 2022
  • Most of the islands of Korea are distributed in the South and West Sea, and it consists of independent small stream. As a result, the fish community that inhabits the island's stream is isolated from the mainland and other island. This study utilized a Self-Organizing Map (SOM) and a random forest model to analyze the relationship between environmental variables and fish communities inhabiting islands in South Korea. Through the SOM analysis, the fish communities were divided into three clusters, and there were differences in biotic and abiotic factors between these groups. Cluster I consisted of sites with relatively larger island areas and a higher number of species and population. It was found that 15 out of 16 indicator species were included. Meanwhile, the remaining clusters had fewer species and populations. Cluster II, especially, showed the lowest impact from physical variables such as water width and depth. As a result of predicting the species richness using the random forest model, physical variables in habitats, such as stream width and water depth, had a relatively higher importance on species richness. On the other hand, forest area was the most important variables for predicting Shannon diversity, followed by maximum water depth, and gravel. The results suggest that this study can be used as basic data for establishing a stream ecosystem management strategy in terms of conservation and protection of biological resources in streams of islands.

Comparison of Methodology and Accuracy of Digital Mapping of Forest Roads (수치임도망도 제작방법 및 정확도 비교)

  • Kim Tae-Geun;Yoon Jong-Suk;Woo Choong-Shik;Lee Kyu-Sung;Hong Chang-Hee
    • Spatial Information Research
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    • v.13 no.3 s.34
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    • pp.195-209
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    • 2005
  • Forest road has been an essential infrastructure for various forestry practices as well as for recreational use, disaster management, and local economics promotion. Since 1980s, extensive network of forest roads has been constructed as an national project in Korea. However, due to the minimal-budget of the project, accurate maps of forest road are not usually available. Although forest road map is a main thematic layer for the forest Geographic Information System (FGIS), its locational accuracy has not been sufficient for the practical applications and, therefore, the update of digital forest road maps is urgent. The objectives of this study is to compare ae methodology of generating and updating digital forest road maps from the aspects of the map accuracy and the efficiency of methods. Four mapping methods (GPS surveying, satellite imagery, ortho aerial photograph, and digital photogrammetry) were applied to generate the forest road maps over the study area of Mt. Oseo in Chungchungnam-do, which has a 35km forest roads distributed in national, public and private forests. The forest road Imp produced by digital photogrammetric method is the most accurate and comparable to GPS surveying although it required the greatest amount of labor time.

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