Formosat-2 Satellite Imagery Assessment for Coastal Ecosystem Mapping in Western Coast of Banten, Indonesia

Abstract

Coastal ecosystems in West Banten are valuable, providing products and services for the livelihood of its community, and highly threatened. Threats facing coastal ecosystems in West Banten are rapid growth of coastal populations, increasing exploitation of coastal resources, alteration and loss of habitats, also high runoff carrying sediment and other terrestrial-based pollutants from coastal rivers. Mapping of coastal ecosystems will provide significant baseline data for future monitoring and sustainable management of coastal ecosystems in West Banten. Using FORMOSAT-2 data obtained on August 9, 2007, we assess current condition of coastal ecosystems in West Banten area on August 9-11, 2007. Using both data from FORMOSAT-2 satellite imagery and from field assessment, with this paper we exposed map featuring six class of coastal cover-area in West Banten. This study also measured spectral reflectance from 24 objects in West Coast of Banten. Keywords: FORMOSAT-2, coastal, map, Banten