Shallow-water benthic habitat mapping using drone with object based image analyses

• Main Authors: Nababan, Bisman, Mastu, La Ode Khairum, Idris, Nurul Hazrina, Panjaitan, James P.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2021
• Subjects: G Geography (General); VM Naval architecture. Shipbuilding. Marine engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/94811/1/NurulHazrina2021_ShallowWaterBenthicHabitat.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/94811/; http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs13214452

Spatial information on benthic habitats in Wangiwangi island waters, Wakatobi District, Indonesia was very limited in recent years. However, this area is one of the marine tourism destinations and one of the Indonesia’s triangle coral reef regions with a very complex coral reef ecosystem. The drone...