FOREST LAND-USE STUDY USING LANDSAT FALSE COLOR COMPOSITE A CASE STUDY AT PING AND NAN CATCHMENT AREA

Abstract

The forest land-use classification of Ping and Nan river basins was carried out using the so-called false color composite prints (FCC) of LANDSAT data. These color composite prints were composed from LANDSAT MSS taken make the excellent classification and mapping possible. Not only the forest type can be interpreted from the images, but also the coverage area of each type can be calculated from 1 : 500,000 scale images, Furthermore, the degree of disturbance of each forest type can be detected as well The accuracy of the forest classification map was increased by means of ground truth surveying technique.