Approach for suitable site selection and analysis for reforestation CDM using satellite image and spatial data in North Korea.

Yoo, Seong Jin · Lee, Woo Kyun · Lee, Seung Ho · Kim, Eun Sook · Lee, Jong Yeol

 

Abstract: The objective of th is study was to select appropriate sites for reforestation COM using satell ite image and spatial data in North Korea. A suitable site for reforestation COM can be defined as non-forest area since 1990. To detect land cover change between two di fferent years and to delineate potential reforestation COM site(unstocked forest, converted crop land, denuded bare land), Landsat TM satell ite image which was scanned in 1988 and SPOT
Pan-sharpened image which was scanned in 2007 were used. As a res ult of classifica tion, 1,214 ha of forest area
in 1989 had been converted to other land cover types in 2007. and 2,245 ha of the total study area was detected
to be suitable fo r reforestation COM. 79.2% of total potential COM sites was converted crop land. Through topography and access ibility analys is for potential reforestation COM sites detected by satell ite image, suitability
index was calculated and the potential reforestation area was reclassified into sui tab ility grades.

 

Keywords : Reforestation COM, Image Class ification, Change Detection, Site Suitabil ity Analysis