Utilization of remote sensing data for seagrass mapping

Abstract

The main objective of this study is to detennine the seasonal variation of seagrass and the distribution of seagrass by utilizing remote sensing data. Four satellite images (Landsat TM) from different years and different month taken in North East, South West, transition period and End of South West monsoon season are obtained. Pre-processing such as atmospheric correction, water column correction and geometric correction are done before images being analyzed. Using image-processing technique, Landsat TM data was processed to map seagrass areas around Perhentian Island.