GEOBIA for mangrove mapping using UAV-modified NIR 1 camera sensor

Abstract

Mangrove ecosystem is a natural resource that can be beneficial for coastal community. One of its benefits is it can be utilized as an ecotourism spot such as Baros Mangrove Conservation Area in Kretek, Bantul. Hence, mangrove ecosystem must be conserved or expanded if possible. The first step to conserving mangrove ecosystem is to map its existing condition. UAV can be used to acquire a high-resolution imagery quickly. With modified near-infrared (NIR) sensor from a pocket camera can produce three band i.e. NIR, green, and blue that can be used to calculate several vegetation indices such as Simple Ration (SR), Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), and Enhanced Difference Vegetation Index (ENDVI). Those bands and vegetation indices then used to map mangrove using Geographic Object-Based Image Analysis approach. The result indicated that high-resolution imagery from modified NIR camera sensor can be used to detect mangrove and distinguish it from other object using supervised classification. The digitally classified imagery then compared to manually digitized mangrove map to calculate the total error of the map.