用低空间分辨率的新近卫星图像对东南亚岛屿的森林覆被进行制图

本研究提供了东南亚岛屿亚区用空间低分辨率(1km)SPOT植被卫星图像对热带森林覆被进行制图的一个实例.卫星镶嵌图像源自1998～2000年卫星图像.通过非监督数字分类对森林覆被进行制图.然后将制图结果与一些亚区挑选的森林图进行对比,表明该图不仅具有提供森林面积范围和分布等基础资料的潜力,而且还可以提供亚区中森林大面积变化的信息.我们发现,从该亚区森林图所得到的森林面积估计与FAO搜集的数据相似.结果表明,如果毁林以目前或以前的速度继续进行,那么在不远的将来,东南亚现存的木材资源丰富、生物多样性高的许多热带森林可能消失.     

Forest cover of insular Southeast Asia mapped from recent satellite images of coarse spatial resolution

The study provides an example of mapping tropical forest cover from SPOT-Vegetation satellite images of coarse spatial resolution (1 km) for the subregion of insular Southeast Asia. A satellite image mosaic has been generated from satellite images acquired for the period 1998 to 2000. Forest cover has been mapped by unsupervised digital classification. The mapping result has then been compared to selected forest maps from the subregion, demonstrating the potential to provide basic information on forest area extent and distribution, but also on massive forest cover change in the subregional context. Forest area estimates derived from the map for the subregion have been found comparable to those compiled by FAO. The results indicate that many of the remaining tropical forests in Southeast Asia, rich in timber resources and biodiversity, may be lost in the near future if deforestation continues at present or previous rates.