Mangrove Development in Fiji from 1991 to 2007 Vilisi Tokalauvere SPC-SOPAC
Apply geo-science and technology to realise new opportunities for improving the livelihoods of Pacific communities. Data Sources Landsat Image 1991 FOCO 1991/2001 Landsat Image 2001 ALOS 2007 Visual Interpretation
Apply geo-science and technology to realise new opportunities for improving the livelihoods of Pacific communities. Description Database
Apply geo-science and technology to realise new opportunities for improving the livelihoods of Pacific communities. MapInfo to ERDAS Forest, Mangrove polygons exported (DXF) to ERDAS. Add Projection. Convert to raster. Recode polygon values. Add to forest cover layer. Now all handled by ArcGIS (spatial analyst)
Apply geo-science and technology to realise new opportunities for improving the livelihoods of Pacific communities. Overlay Analysis 1:50,000
Apply geo-science and technology to realise new opportunities for improving the livelihoods of Pacific communities. Reducing to Mappable Area Size Clump Eliminate Cluster No ha All clusters < 1 hectare are joined with the next biggest neighbour class
Apply geo-science and technology to realise new opportunities for improving the livelihoods of Pacific communities. 1Hectare Accumulation
Apply geo-science and technology to realise new opportunities for improving the livelihoods of Pacific communities. Output from Access Database IDHectareLegend R Stable Natural Forest 222,739Mangrove in 1991 and mangrove in ,791Natural forest in 1991 and natural forest in 2001 SUM52,530 2 Reforestation Natural Forest 7112Water body in 1991 and natural forest in Non forest in 1991 and natural forest in Water body in 1991 and mangrove in 2001 SUM378 3 Deforestation Natural Forest 25166Mangrove in 1991 and coconut cover in Natural forest in 1991 and coconut cover in Natural forest in 1991 and non forest in 2001
Apply geo-science and technology to realise new opportunities for improving the livelihoods of Pacific communities. Deforestation of Mangroves
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Reforestation of Mangroves
Apply geo-science and technology to realise new opportunities for improving the livelihoods of Pacific communities. Results YEARVITI LEVU (ha) VANUA LEVU (ha) OUTER ISLANDS (ha) , , , 60018, , 60019,
Apply geo-science and technology to realise new opportunities for improving the livelihoods of Pacific communities. Vanua Levu Map_ID SUM O231,8601,9391,93677 O242,4152,4042,410-5 P P232,9962,8592, P243,0462, Q223,4083,4343,43225 Q Q R222,8601,1252, R232,7571,5761,579-1,178 R S S S S SUM21,56718,25019,764-1,804
Apply geo-science and technology to realise new opportunities for improving the livelihoods of Pacific communities. Rhyzophora Bruguiera Coconut
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