Universitas Indonesia Conferences, International Conference on Environmental Science and Sustainable Development 2019

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MANGROVE ECOTOURISM MANAGEMENT BASED ON GIS AND REMOTE SENSING IN SUKAKERTA COAST
Giok Pin Tjiong, Giok Pin Tjiong, Supriatna Jatna, Dian Takarina Noverita, Rudy Parluhutan Tambunan

Last modified: 2019-09-30

Abstract


Ecotourism is one of the fastest growing sectors in the tourism industry at present. The market for nature holidays especially located in coastal is certainly a growing one. However, the current management of ecotourism infrastucture is lacking the spatial platform and analysis. As a result, ecotourism located in coastal has experienced damages. Correspondingly, this study aims to employ the GIS and remote sensing to support mangrove ecotourism infrastucture management in Sukakerta coast, West Java. For this purpose, this study try to identify the appropriate areas for mangrove ecotourism development. The methodology used in this study including the land clasification and spatial analysis. The Landsat 8 OLI were used to obtain the latest land uses and infrastructures. Several Landsat Band combination were performed that include NDVI, NDBI, and NDWI in order to asess the mangrove cover land uses and infrastructures. A GIS was performed to classify the mangrove cover land uses and infrastructures derived from Landsat 8. In this study we confirm that remote sensing and GIS approach is an innovative discipline to manage the mangrove ecotourism by integrating spatial and non-spatial data. After identifying the potential sites, a demonstrative plan can be made for sustainable ecotourism development based on locally available mangrove resources.


Keywords


ecotourism; coastal; GIS; remote sensing; Landsat 8 OLI