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Ministry of Fisheries and Forests

Ministry of Fisheries and Forests. Vegetation Typing Using Altitude Information. “ Connecting the Pacific with Maps. Pacific GIS/RS Conference 18-21 November, 2013 Novotel Conference Centre, Suva. Overview. Objective Methodology Challenges Way Forward!. Objective.

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Ministry of Fisheries and Forests

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  1. Ministry of Fisheries and Forests Vegetation Typing Using Altitude Information “Connecting the Pacific with Maps Pacific GIS/RS Conference 18-21 November, 2013 Novotel Conference Centre, Suva

  2. Overview • Objective • Methodology • Challenges • Way Forward!

  3. Objective Typing to determine the different ecological composition relating to differentaltitudes.

  4. Methodology Input Data – Forest Cover

  5. Raster Input – DTM (utm60)

  6. Reclassify

  7. Shapefile!

  8. Combine Information

  9. Forest Cover with Vegetation Typing

  10. Challenges • Contour Map and DTM map for Vanua Levu – incomplete • No formal training for ArcGIS • Connectivity problems - internal

  11. Way Forward • Vegetation typing for Vanua Levu and other islands. • Dry and wet forest mapping using precipitation • Sub-category mapping from high resolution satellite images.

  12. Callophylluminnophyllum Vinakavakalevu

  13. Vinakavakalevu

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