IJESD 2017 Vol.8(8): 539-542 ISSN: 2010-0264
doi: 10.18178/ijesd.2017.8.8.1012
doi: 10.18178/ijesd.2017.8.8.1012
Integration of GIS and Remote Sensing for Evaluating Forest Canopy Density Index in Thai Nguyen Province, Vietnam
Duong Thi Loi, Tien-Yin Chou, and Yao-Min Fang
Abstract—Forests are an indispensable part of the natural
environment and play a critical role in sustainable development.
However, natural forests are being destroyed every year by
human activities. Hence, forest management plays a critical role
in the sustainable development. Forest canopy density (FCD) is
a useful model to evaluate the forest status and changes in a
certain period. The advanced vegetation (AVI), bare soil (BI)
and canopy shadow (SI) are selected as parameters to study
FCD. These parameters are figured out from satellite images.
Landsat 8 OLI image - 2015 is first normalized and then
manipulated in ENVI and ArcGIS software to calculate the
FCD. The overall accuracy of classification result in comparison
with the land cover map is 85.3%. The final result shows the
distribution of forest canopy density in the study area, consists
of dense forest density, moderate forest density, low forest
density and non-forest.
Index Terms—Forest canopy density, advanced vegetation, bare soil, remote sensing.
Duong Thi Loi is with the GIS Research Centre, Feng Chia University, Taiwan. She is also with Hanoi National University of Education, Vietnam (e-mail: duongloi1710@ gmail.com).
Tien-Yin Chou and Yao-Min Fang are with GIS Research Centre, Feng Chia University, Taiwan (e-mail: jimmy@gis.tw, frankfang@gis.tw).
Index Terms—Forest canopy density, advanced vegetation, bare soil, remote sensing.
Duong Thi Loi is with the GIS Research Centre, Feng Chia University, Taiwan. She is also with Hanoi National University of Education, Vietnam (e-mail: duongloi1710@ gmail.com).
Tien-Yin Chou and Yao-Min Fang are with GIS Research Centre, Feng Chia University, Taiwan (e-mail: jimmy@gis.tw, frankfang@gis.tw).
Cite: Duong Thi Loi, Tien-Yin Chou, and Yao-Min Fang, "Integration of GIS and Remote Sensing for Evaluating Forest Canopy Density Index in Thai Nguyen Province, Vietnam," International Journal of Environmental Science and Development vol. 8, no. 8, pp. 539-542, 2017.
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