1. Discussion Session Land Cover and Forest Monitoring 2013 Pacific Islands GIS/RS User Conference 18th – 22nd November Suva, Fiji Islands Vilisi Tokalauvere GIS/RS Officer SOPAC DIVISION Secretariat of the Pacific Community

2. The need For Food Security FAO Reporting Bio-fuel Projects Climate Change  Carbon Stock  Land Cover has to be reported 2013 Pacific Islands GIS/RS User Conference

3. Main Problems Texture analysis requires high- resolution image data Cloud cover still problem Image segmentation necessary Signature database missing No capacity in PIC 2013 Pacific Islands GIS/RS User Conference

4. Display QuickBird Data Texture of pan-sharpened QuickBird data allows to separate palm and natural forest

5. Spectral Separation Pandanas Shrub Bananas Breadfruit

6. Reflection over Vegetation

7. Visual Interpretation Vs Semi Automatic Classification.