LiDAR Remote Sensing:

FELDA’s Experiences in

Developing Plantation

and Community

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Presented by:

Dato’ Faizoull Ahmad, Director GeneralFederal Land Development Authority (FELDA), Malaysia

Jakarta, Indonesia

FELDA as an Economic Powerhouse that generates High Income to Settlers and Rural Areas by Year 2020

VISION:

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INTRODUCTION OF FELDA

• Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA)

• Founded in 1956

• a statutory body that develops land into oil palm plantation in Malaysia

• 11 regions with 317 plantation schemes

• 854,353 hectares of oil palm Plantation

TYPICAL FELDA SCHEME

Field AreaVillage Area

FELDA

LEMBAGA KEMAJUAN TANAH PERSEKUTUAN (FELDA)

2015

THE JOURNEY OF

1956Establishment of FELDA

2012Listing of FGVHB

1980Establishment of KPF

1972First Corporatization – FELDA Trading Corporation

2013Establishment of FIC

2011Establishment of KPF 2

2010Focus on FELDA’s New Generation

1961Taib Antak Sceme (oil palm) - FELDA system of management

1959First group of FELDA settlers (28 )1958

Lurah Bilut scheme

1968Loans from World Bank – USD 42 million

1995Establishment of FHB & Subsidiaries of FELDA

2000Pre-paid loans to Federal Government and World Bank

1992Commercial Plantation under FPSB

1990Final intake of settlers : Sahabat 2

2014Strategic Investment and Alliance FELDA – Lulu,UAE

FELDA MODEL

FELDA NEW MODEL

FELDA ditubuhkan

Penubuhan KPF

Penubuhan Syarikat FELDA

Penubuhan KPF 2 dan tumpuan kepadaGenerasi Baharu FELDA

Penyenaraian MSM

Penyenaraian Felda Global Ventures (FGVH)

Penubuhan FELDA Investment Corporation (FIC)

1956

1990

20112012

20132014 2015

TRANSFORMATIONFELDA

TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVES1. Launch of Menara FELDA2. Launch “Sentuhan Kasih FELDA ”3. Innovation Project &

Transformation of FELDA Tenggaroh

4. Strategic Collaborative Program5. Agropolitan Project (ECER)6. Housing Scheme for Staff

TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVES1. Property Development & Investment2. Equity Investment in IRIS3. Hotels Investment (Local & International)4. Sturgeon Project (Caviar)5. FI2C in Korea (Sturgeon)6. SAVARO Chain of Restaurants7. Institut Semarak FELDA (ISEF)8. FELDA Alternative Education9. FELDA Wellness Corporation10.Construction of Jengka Sports Stadium11.Construction of Army Camp in Sabah (ESSCOM)12. New Generation Housing Scheme(PGBF)13.Entrepreneur International Business Unit (EIBU)14.FELDA Investment Corporation (FIC)15.Strategic Alliance of FELDA-Uralkali16.Strategic Alliance of FELDA-Lulu Group Int17.Equity Investment in Encorp

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WHY FELDA NEED LiDAR?• As a Planning Tool for the Initiative of creating

FELDA as an Economic Powerhouse

• Solid Land bank Database of 2mil acres

• To manage a better replanting blueprint

• To solve issues regarding Land Title

• To Prevent Dispute between FELDA and the owner of the land.

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Land Dispute between FELDA and the Owner

• After Settlers become the land owner, the dispute between FELDA and the settles regarding the planted area and tree stand has become a big issue.

• FELDA has to equipped more advance method in managing the plantation and administer the settlers.

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WHAT IS LiDAR?

• LiDAR - Light Detection and Ranging

• Imaging technology is being used to allow the scanning and data collection on land geography

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WHY WE CHOOSE LiDAR?

Aspect Description

Cost • Costly for small areas• Cheaper for larger areas

Speed • Time to collect 1 million points• Conventional surveying: 15.5 Years• Photogrammetry: 1.5 Years• LiDAR: 2.5 Seconds @ 320kHz

Flexibility • Accessible to all area regardless of terrain nature

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TRADITIONAL METHOD VS LiDAR METHOD

Conventional

Tender

Contractor do the job based on experiences

Agriculture Officer observe

LiDAR

Data acquisition & processing

Blueprint Produced

Tender

Contractor follow blueprint

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OUR EXPERIENCES ADOPTING LiDAR

• FELDA Oil Palm and Rubber Replanting Blueprint using LiDAR (5,000 Ha)

– Tree / Crown Counting (Stand Per Ha)

– Agricultural Road Network

– Terracing construction

• East Security Sabah Command Center (ESSCOM)

LiDAR Mapping (124,000 Ha)

– Assisting National

Security near FELDA Sahabat

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OUR EXPERIENCES ADOPTING LiDAR

• Sturgeon farm LiDAR mapping

– Location in Taman Negara, Pahang (125 Ha)

• New Generation Housing Development LiDARMapping (30,000 Ha)

• Pahang Water Supply Project

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OUR CHALLENGES IN PLANTATION

• There is no exact planning or Blue print on how our replanting need to look like.

• Especially in the area require terracing and agriculture road, which both works require a lot of works and time.

• After terracing, there is also problem in determination of replanting points.

• Traditional method requires more time and works. An alternative method is needed to reduce amount of works and time.

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• There are several important earthworks often conducted to develop a good oil palm replanting area.

• The works are:• Terracing,• Agriculture road design,• Trench and drainage design,• Trees to be planted.

• These works fill 60% of the total replanting cost.

• These works also require huge human resource and time.

• Remote Sensing and GIS provide alternative to reduce the cost and also efficient.

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OUR CHALLENGES IN PLANTATION (cont)

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Solution

• In 2012, FELDA oil palm plantation for the 1st time was mappedusing LiDAR and aerial photography, to provide plantationmanagers with new insight to help uncover the spatial details ofthe plantations that are part of the major economic contributorsfor Malaysian's economy.

• The 1st in Malaysia and the World.

(SPIE Asia Pacific Journal 8523-8529)

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FLY THROUGH : FELDA LASAH, PERAK, MALAYSIA

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3D SIMULATION: WATER LEVEL SIMULATION KOTA SAMARAHAN, SARAWAK, MALAYSIA

3D Model

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SAMPLES OF LiDAR APPLICATION

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SLOPE MAPPING

Application of LiDAR• Terrace Design

• Agriculture Road

• Planting Point

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SAMPLES OF LiDAR APPLICATION

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SLOPE MAPPINGAGRICULTURE ROAD

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Elevation and Contour Map

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NEW MODELFELDA

“SENTUHAN KASIH FELDA”

MAIN COMPONENTS OF

Housing

Integrated Farming

“Integrated Farming”AutoPot and Teknologi AquaculureIBS Koto Technology

(Industrialized Building System)Modern Infrastructure

“SENTUHAN KASIH FELDA”

FELDA

LEMBAGA KEMAJUAN TANAH PERSEKUTUAN (FELDA)

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