Mengesan Perubahan Guna Tanah dan Litupan Bumi Menggunakan Kaedah Penderiaan Jauh di Daerah Miri, Sarawak

Land Use and Land Cover Changes Detection Using Remote Sensing Approach in Miri District, Sarawak

Authors

  • Lam Kuok Choy Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
  • Hay Ah Na Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Keywords:

land use, land cover change, remote sensing, Geography Information System (GIS), Landsat, post-classification

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to detect changes in land use and land cover in the area of Miri, Sarawak using remote sensing. Comparison land use and land cover from 2001 to 2016 was carried out to detect the changes in land use and land cover of Miri district. The basic data used for this change detection study are satellite images of Landsat (TM and OLI-TIRS). The study area was classified into six categories of land use i.e built up, inland forest, peat forest, cleared land, oil palm and water body. Comparison of the classified Landsat imagery in 2001 (TM) and 2016 (OLI-TIRS) shows that there is a significant increase of built-up areas from 4.4% to 11.5% and oil palm cultivation from 9.8% to 43.6%, especially near to urban areas. Inland forest suffered the worst declined from 42% to 47% within the 15 years. As conclusion, the development and advancement in the Miri district puts pressure on forest land and forest conservation.

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Author Biographies

Lam Kuok Choy, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Program Geografi, Pusat Kelestarian Sosial, Persekitaran dan Pembangunan (SEEDS), Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan

Hay Ah Na, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Program Geografi, Pusat Kelestarian Sosial, Persekitaran dan Pembangunan (SEEDS), Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan

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Published

2017-12-31

How to Cite

Choy, L. K., & Na, H. A. (2017). Mengesan Perubahan Guna Tanah dan Litupan Bumi Menggunakan Kaedah Penderiaan Jauh di Daerah Miri, Sarawak: Land Use and Land Cover Changes Detection Using Remote Sensing Approach in Miri District, Sarawak. GEOGRAFI, 5(3), 84–93. Retrieved from https://ejournal.upsi.edu.my/index.php/GEOG/article/view/2071

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