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Remote Sensing in Geography Education, illustrated by a vegetation dynamics study (Kikwit region, Democratic Republic of the Congo) Lieselot Vandenhoute, Lector Aardrijkskunde, Katho departement RENO Sint-Jozefstraat 1, B-8820 Torhout, Belgium Tel.: ++32 (0)50 23 10 30 Fax.: ++32 (0)50 23 10 40 Email: [email protected] Step 1: Situation of the study area CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC SUDAN . Gbadolite CAMEROON Congo REP. OF THE GABON CONGO . Mbandaka . Bumba . Kisangani Goma . Bukavu . RWA Kindu . BUR . Ilebo . KINSHASA Lake Tanganyika Kikwit . Matadi . Kananga Kalemie . . ANGOLA Kolwezi . Atlantic Ocean . Lubmbashi 0 200 400 km N ZAMBIA Geographical situation of the study area in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Evolution of the population of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 60000 population ev olution population (x 10³) 50000 40000 30000 20000 10000 19 00 19 05 19 10 19 15 19 20 19 25 19 30 19 35 19 40 19 45 19 50 19 55 19 60 19 65 19 70 19 75 19 80 19 85 19 90 19 95 20 00 0 y ear Source: to Lahmeyer, J., 2002. Congo (Kinshasa). Historical demographical data of the whole country. Population Statistics, http://www.library.uu.nl/wesp/populstat/Africa/congokic.htm. 06/09/2002. The increasing population growth shown in this graph is thought to have an enormous impact on the natural vegetation. Savannah plateau Dense forest in river valley Foto from Prof. Dr. Rudi Goossens. Universiteit Gent, Faculteit Wetenschappen, Opleiding Geografie. 1988. This area was chosen because of its dense population in comparison with other parts of the country. The increase of a dense rural population should have a clear impact on the natural vegetation. Step 2: Collecting Satellite Imagery 0 N 12500 meter False Colour Composite of a SPOT scene taken on the 2nd of July 1987. Spatial resolution: ± 20x20 m. Geometric accuracy: RMSE 59,500 m. N 0 12500 meter False Colour Composite of an ASTER scene of the 21nd of July 2001 Western part of the study area. Resampled spatial resolution: ± 20x20 m. Geometric accuracy: RMSE 88,530 m. N 0 12500 meter Step 3: Image Classification Digitised vegetation categories on the Corona mosaic. Palmerais Forêt claire Forêt galerie 0 N 12500 meter NDVI-classification of the SPOT scene. NDVI from –1 up to –0,60 NDVI from –0,59 up to –0,20 NDVI from –0,19 up to 0,00 NDVI from 0,01 up to 0,20 NDVI from 0,21 up to 0,40 NDVI from 0,41 up to 0,60 NDVI from 0,61 up to 0,80 NDVI from 0,81 up to 1,00 N 0 12500 meter NDVI-classification of the ASTER scene. NDVI from –1 up to –0,60 NDVI from –0,59 up to –0,20 NDVI from –0,19 up to 0,00 NDVI from 0,01 up to 0,20 NDVI from 0,21 up to 0,40 NDVI from 0,41 up to 0,60 NDVI from 0,61 up to 0,80 NDVI from 0,81 up to 1,00 N 0 12500 meter Multitemporal Colour Composite N 0 12500 meter Exercise 1: Create a Satellite Images mosaic. Exercise 2: Digitize all tree vegetation on the Corona image. Exercise 3: Create a (false) colour composite selecting the correct the spectral bands. Students learn how to: -Work with digital images -Interpret digital images -Work with photo editing software -Reduce the inaccuracies EXTRA - Georeference Students learn how to: -Interpret a Corona image -Work with Remote Sensing software or GIS such as ILWIS or ArcView, … -Label the digitised objects and work with attributes Students learn how to: - Create a (false) colour composite - Select the correct spectral bands - Stretch the spectral bands to become a clear and readable image - Interpret a (false) colour composite - Work with Remote Sensing software or GIS such as ILWIS or ArcView, … EXTRA: - Remove noise Exercise 4: Create a NDVI image. Exercise 5: Create a multi temporal colour composite. Students learn how to: - Create an NDVI image - Combine different spectral bands - Visualise an NDVI image - Interpret an NDVI image - Work with Remote Sensing software or GIS such as ILWIS or ArcView, … Students learn how to: -Work with the colour cube - Interpret satellite images - Interpret combined satellite images - Create binary images - Work with Remote Sensing software or GIS such as ILWIS or ArcView, …