| Author | Sipuman, Jerome A. |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.SR-97-19 |
| Subject(s) | Papua New Guinea--Remote-sensing maps
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Shallow Water Mapping provided by Satellite Imagery is an innovation that is most welcome
by coastal marine scientist and researches alike. This is due to present stage of mapping
development by conventional surveying method as an exceptionally expensive tool to produce.
The developments into the processing of Satellite Imagery for shallow water mapping has not
been improved much due to complex configuration of the air and water in which makes the
problem challenging.
Satellite Remote Sensing offers a unique means to map and monitor coastal zones
developments. The visible bands of Spot Satellite Imagery acquired on March 1988 was used
to create shallow water maps and portraying of reefal features to delineate traditional marine
ownership on Bipi Island in Manus Province, Papua New Guinea.
For shallow water mapping, the diffuse attenuation coefficient an essential parameter in the
radiance model was used to process a remotely-sensed image for bottom mapping of coral
reefs on Sabben Island Groups on the south west coast of Manus. Spectral values of Spot
Bandl, Band2 and Bandl/Band2 was used to compute diffuse attenuation coefficient and with
field data measurements from lagoon.
This image was then processed to obtain maps of the bottom corrected for shallow water maps
for the traditional marine ownership of the Silikou Group. |
| Year | 1997 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Space Technology Application and Research (SR) |
| Chairperson(s) | Delsol, Jean Pierre; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Kaew Nualchawee;Honda, Kiyoshi; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | MUCIA - Midwest Universities Consortium for International Activities Inc. ;
Papua New Guinea Higher Education Project - Unitech Lae ; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1997 |