MAKHDZIR MARDAN

USING REMOTE SENSING AND GIS IN LOCATION PREDICTION TO ESTABLISH RAFTER BEEKEEPING

(Tingku) TECHNIQUE IN MARANG DISTRICT, MALAYSIA

Mohammad Mehdi SaberioonLaili NordinAlias Mohd Sood

Department of Agriculture Technology Faculty of Agriculture University Putra MalaysiaE-mail: makhdzir@gmail.comTel : +60122065177

Malaysia

Multiculturalism has not only made Malaysia a gastronomical paradise, it has also made Malaysia home to hundreds of colorful festivals. It's no wonder that we love celebrating and socializing. As a people, Malaysians are very laid back, warm and friendly.Geographically, Malaysia is as diverse as its culture. There are two parts to the country, 11 states in the peninsula of Malaysia and two states on the northern part of Borneo. Cool hideaways are found in the highlands that roll down to warm, sandy beaches and rich, humid mangroves.

Honey Hunters

Honey Hunting

From 6000 B.C. to Now

Rafter beekeeping (Tingku)

The tingku system or rafter support for A. dorsata is widely practised in south east Asia (Cambodia, Vietnam, Sumatra & Borneo of Indonesia) mostly in the submerged, lowland Melaleuca forests. The suspended rafter support is placed on two uneven poles with one side higher than the other which serve as nesting support for A. dorsata colonies.

Remote Sensing

Remote sensing is the small or large-scale acquisition of information of an object or phenomenon, by the use of either recording or real-time sensing device(s) that are wireless, or not in physical or intimate contact with the object (such as by way of aircraft, spacecraft, satellite, buoy, or ship).

This research was conducted in Marangdistrict of 270 Squire kilometers

The district's topography consists of the South China Sea coast, peat swamps, hills and plains.

The dominant trees/vegetation in this area are Melaleuca spp.,Acacia spp., Coconuts ,Mangrove and Rubber timber

Satellites

Satellite Pour l'Observation de la TerreSPOT-5

Radarsat-1

2007

Date of Acquisition 03-05-2007

Georefrenced Modified Everest-RSO (BY MACRES)

Pixel Depth Unsigned 8-bit

Pixel size 10*10 m

Resolution 10 m (visible, NIR)20m (MIR)

Number of Bands 4 BandVisible , Near Infrared

and mid infrared

Mode Multispectral

2007 2005

Data acquisition

2007-11-23

2005-08-29

orbit 62911-ASC 51249 ASC

Beam S7(20-49◦) S7(20-49◦)

Pixel size 12.5m

Data format

CEOS

Proc Level SGF

resolution 25m

SATELLITE DATA

Field Measurements

Field Truthing Biomass Calculation Field Survey

Land cover Map

Biomass Modeling

Distribution of Melaleuca Cajuputi

Flowering Map of Melaleuca Cajuputi

Honey hunting Map

Surveyed Data Ancillary DataLand cover MapFlower Map

Method Scheme

LAND COVER MAPPING

Optical Images( SPOT5)

Ancillary Data

Preprocessing Geometric correction

Classification (MLC Algorithm)

Accuracy assessment

Classified Image

Subset sense

TOPO Map1:25000

Image Enhancement (linear) Band combination (3,2,1)

[NIR, Red, Green]

Masking

Biomass Modelling

Accuracy assessment

Radar backscattering coefficient Biomass calculated in field

Statistical Analysis(Regression)

Biomass modeling

Unsupervised classification

Biomass MapFlowering and Non-flowering

Flowering Map

62%20%

8%2% 8%

Gelam Acacia Non-vegetation Water Cloud

Unsupervised Classification on Melaleuca CajuputiAbove Ground Biomass (AGB) in Flowering season (November) on Marang District

Classification on Above Ground Biomass (AGB)’s Melaleuca Cajuputi During Non-Flowering Season (August) on Marang District

flowering

flowering

Non-flow

ering

Non-flow

ering

Apis dorsataNesting Sites Distribution Map in Marang

District

Distribution of A. dorsata in Marang district

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