MONITORING OF COASTAL CULTURAL GROUNDS USING TERRASAR-X AND OPTICAL IMAGES

Abstract

This study attempts to establish a system extracting and monitoring cultural grounds of seaweeds (lavers, brownseaweeds and seaweed fulvescens) and abalone on the basis of both KOMPSAT-2 and Terrasar-X data. The study areasare located in the northwest and southwest coast of South Korea, famous for coastal cultural grounds. The northwestsite is in a high tidal range area (on the average, 6.1 m in Asan Bay) and has laver cultural grounds for the most. Ansemi-automatic detection system of laver facilities is described and assessed for spaceborne optic images.