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Determining Location of the Canal Closure in GunungLauser National Park: a study

based on Geographical Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS)

Rizcha Tasliya
r.tasliya@live.com

A. INTRODUCTION
Indonesia as a country who is located in tropical climates; thus, the peat will be dry
out and suspect able to fire, especially forest fires. The negative impact of forest fires can be
felt by neighboring countries and other countries. In addtion, Indonesia has the largest forest
in the world's oxygen supply, for example, Gunung Lauser National Park, Ujung Kulon
National Park, and Dragon National Park. Moreover, Indonesia and other countries are asked
to find the solution of the forest fire problems. Therefore, the Ministry of The Environment
and Forestry plan to make the canal blocking in each area potentially vulnerable to forest
fires. Indeed, canal blocking makes peat soils become moist in the dry season so decrease
forest fires. for these reasons, determination of blocking canal in the The National Park
GunungLauser can be planned with the spatial technologies, such as Geographical
Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS).

B. RESEARCH BACKGROUND
Gunung Lauser National Park located in Northern Sumatra, Indonesia. GunungLeuser
National Park has endangered biological diversity to be protected for the preservation of life.
UNESCO set the Gunung Lauser National Park as a world heritage (Biosphere Reserve) in
2004. The National Park Gunung Lauser has obvious degradation of peatlands are
experiencing as a result of human harvesting of forest products such as, clearing land by
cutting down trees and burning peatland. This will impact negatively due to peat fires that
quickly burned and threatened biota to survive.

Not only biota threatened, morphology peatlands will also change due to the
distribution channel manufacturing of wood that has been cut down. It is clear from the
literature that when these canals and ditches are dug, a great deal of soil (such as mud from
mineral soil, fresh litter, and peat) is intentionally or unintentionally discarded into river.
(Suryadiputra et al, 2005:13). It is point out that the opening of the canal would disrupt the
ecosystem of the river.
To reduce negative effect of illegal logging activity. So efficient way to handle it is to
be closed or canal channel known as canal blocking. It is underpinned by (Suryadiputra et al,
2005:55) that the presence of ditchesin (peatland) which have already been blocked, can
reduce or even eliminate the danger of ground fire in peat, because the peat is wet as a result
of water held in the peat. Operating canal closure can be planned for the determination of
making canal blocking by mapping the flow of the river leading to peatland satellite image
data obtained by remote sensing and GIS and RS managed.

3. RESEARCH FLOWCHART

Figure1. The Blocking Canal Map was made using GIS and RS

4. Research Method

This research will combine extensive literature study, technical experiments using
geospatial data(maps, satellite images, and field data), and Fieldwork.

REFERENCES

Chuvieco, E., & Salas, J. (1996).Mapping the spatial distribution of forest fire danger using
GIS. International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 10(3), 333-345.

Keane, R. E., Burgan, R., & van Wagtendonk, J. (2001). Mapping wildland fuels for fire
management across multiple scales: integrating remote sensing, GIS, and biophysical
modeling. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 10(4), 301-319.

Suryadiputra, I. Nyoman N., Dohong, Alue., Waspodo, Roh S.B., Muslihat, Lili., Lubis,
Irwansyah R., Hasudungan, Ferry., Wibisono, Iwan T.C. (2005). A Guide to the Blocking of
Canals and Ditches in Conjuction with the Comunnity. Wetland International-Indonesia
Program.

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