Coral reefs mapping using parasailing aerial photography- feasibility study: Kish Island, Persian Gulf

Kabiri, Keivan; Rezai, Hamid; Moradi, Masoud; Pourjomeh, Fatemeh

doi:10.1007/s11852-014-0345-9

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“…Coral reef ecosystem mapping was conducted using a water attenuation model for water column correction (Mumby et al, 1998;Kabiri et al, 2014;El-Askary et al, 2014;and Wahidin, et al, 2015), the Lyzenga Transform Method to highlight the spectral response of shallow water substrate (Lyzenga. 1978) and Green et al 2000).…”

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Spatial Structure Analysis of Benthic Ecosystem Based on Geospatial Approach at Parang Islands, Karimunjawa National Park, Central Java, Indonesia

Helmi

Aysira

Munasik

et al. 2020

Indonesian Journal of Oceanography

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This research examines the spatial structure of live coral based on its patches on a geospatial data. Spatial structure is a part of the landscape ecology approach that has been applied on terrestrial and applied on marine ecosystems on this research. It is including Mean Shape Index (MSI), Number of Patches (NumP), Mean Patch Size (MPS), Total Seascape Area (TLA) and Class Area (CA). Live coral patches were extracted based on GeoEye-1 satellite image with several tasks, such as ortho-rectification, atmospheric calibration, water column correction; Lyzenga transform and supervised classification. A field survey was done in 2015 - 2016 with 38 verification sites and 16 sites of manta tow. Live coral patches produced a significant accuracy (overall accuracy=84.1%, user accuracy= 81.8%, producer accuracy = 90%, and Kappa Index k = 0.81%). Live coral was found 35% (CA: 201.99 ha) of seascape TLA area 814.19 ha and spread over a large number of patches (NumP: 5613-21087 patches). The live coral had a mean shape index (MSI) between 1.23 to 1.25 and the average size of patches (MPS) between 0.0029 - 0.0082. This approach could be applied to reef ecosystems and becomes a baseline data to anticipate future damage.

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Spatial Structure Analysis of Benthic Ecosystem Based on Geospatial Approach at Parang Islands, Karimunjawa National Park, Central Java, Indonesia

Helmi

Aysira

Munasik

et al. 2020

Indonesian Journal of Oceanography

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“…Sea always attracts people with its beauty and for its coral reefs, beaches, warm climate, unique topography, and warm clear waters (Keivan Kabiri et al, 2014).…”

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Assessment of Recreational Resources for the Development of Parasailing in Large Lakes of Mongolia

Ulaankhuu¹,

Nyandag²

2023

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One of the basic concepts of tourism is the issue of natural conditions and resources. In the case of developing tourism based on any natural resource, it is important to evaluate the possibilities and potential of that resource. On the other hand, Mongolia's tourism products are built on the same model, and have no differences from each other, and are not competitive. Therefore, there is a necessity to develop new types of adventure travel and special interest travel based on natural resources. In accordance with this need, this research work was carried out in order to determine whether there are natural conditions and resources for the development of parasailing based on the large lakes of Mongolia. Methodologically, a new recreational resource evaluation system was developed based on 7 criterias: the basic natural factors required for the development of parasailing, such as the area of lake, attractiveness, natural rapids, lake water temperature, air temperature, number of clear days, and the level of lake water pollution. By selecting and evaluating the 5 largest lakes in Mongolia with this system, it was found that Buir, Uvs, Khyargas, and Khar-Us lakes have the potential to develop parasailing. It is hoped that the research results will be valuable information for future studies related to the development of parasailing in Mongolia. Those include developing parasailing itinerary and programs, conducting research on competitor, attracting markets, and ensuring safety, etc.

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“…Kites have therefore continued to be used as a platform for detailed mapping, for example, to collect images for mapping vegetation cover and the reef systems around Durai Island of the Anambas Archipelago in Indonesia (Currier, 2015). Similarly, aerial photographs have been collected using parasailing photography around Kish Island (Persian Gulf) and used to map Acropora and Porites corals through visual interpretation (Kabiri et al, 2014).…”

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Mapping coral reef environments

Hamylton

2017

Progress in Physical Geography: Earth and Environment

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Coral reef environments support high levels of marine biodiversity, they are important sites for coastal habitation and they provide a range of goods and ecosystem services such as nearshore fisheries, economic revenue from tourism and breeding sites for seabirds and turtles. Mapping is a fundamental activity that underpins our understanding of coral reef environments and helps to shape policies in resource management and conservation. This is particularly the case for quantifying the area of landcover types associated with reef environments, including coral patches, seagrasses and mangroves, but also for monitoring how these change over time and modelling how spatial patterns apparent on reefs are related to environmental drivers. Field techniques and aerial photography have historically played a crucial role in mapping coral reef environments, which has recently seen a transition toward the processing of satellite remote sensing images. This paper examines a series of maps produced of Low Isles, the most mapped island on the Great Barrier Reef, to review historical methods for mapping coral reefs because of the critical importance of understanding how past maps were made, which determines appropriate uses to which they can be put. Recent advances and future opportunities for the application of mapping technologies to coral reefs are also evaluated, including the use of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) platforms for airborne surveys, delivery of information through web-based platforms and improvements in the quality of information for making and presenting maps. Maps have transformed the way we have responded to both historic and contemporary coral reef problems. This timely review communicates how maps, and the fast growing technologies that are employed to produce them, are central to our understanding of coral reef environments. Recent advances that may drive exciting new environmental management tools are identified.

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Coral reefs mapping using parasailing aerial photography- feasibility study: Kish Island, Persian Gulf

Cited by 20 publications

References 26 publications

Spatial Structure Analysis of Benthic Ecosystem Based on Geospatial Approach at Parang Islands, Karimunjawa National Park, Central Java, Indonesia

Spatial Structure Analysis of Benthic Ecosystem Based on Geospatial Approach at Parang Islands, Karimunjawa National Park, Central Java, Indonesia

Assessment of Recreational Resources for the Development of Parasailing in Large Lakes of Mongolia

Mapping coral reef environments

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