Demand for Remote Sensing Data in Forestry Pacific Island Countries GIS/RS Conference 30 th November 2011 Suva. Overview History of Remote Sensing with Fiji ForestryHistory of Remote Sensing with Fiji Forestry Demands in Remote SensingDemands in Remote Sensing History GIS and Remote Sensing started in Forestry in 1993 With collaboration for the National Forest Inventory of In line with the assistance of GTZ- GOPA Forest Type / Function Map National Forest Inventory Image Data Source Landsat 7 25m resolution -> 1:50,000 About 30 scenes 2000, 2001, bands available: blue, green, red, near IR, short wave IR Most scene pre-corrected to UTM LandSat 7 Satellite Image Demand for Remote Sensing Logged from Un-logged Determine Different Forest Densities: Dense; Medium Dense; Scattered Determine Coconut from Natural Forest Mapping for Operational Level Mapping for Scale 1:10,000 Digital Terrain Model Slope of >30 - Protected forests Mapping of Logging Areas Stereo Mapping Stereo Mapping 1:10,000 scale 1:10,000 scale Contour lines Contour lines Areas > 30o Areas > 30o Atmospheric Conditions Haze Different thresholds WorldView2 - Drawa WorldView2 - FCIR Challenge Mangrove Mapping Vinaka