COSTECH Integrated Repository

Mapping Small Wetlands of Kenya and Tanzania Using Remote Sensing Techniques

Show simple item record

dc.creator Mwita, Emiliana J.
dc.creator Menz, Gunter
dc.creator Misana, Salome B.
dc.creator Becker, M.
dc.creator Kisanga, Danielson
dc.creator Boehme, Beate
dc.date 2016-06-02T13:43:38Z
dc.date 2016-06-02T13:43:38Z
dc.date 2013
dc.date.accessioned 2018-03-27T09:09:37Z
dc.date.available 2018-03-27T09:09:37Z
dc.identifier Mwita, E., Menz, G., Misana, S., Becker, M., Kisanga, D. and Boehme, B., 2013. Mapping small wetlands of Kenya and Tanzania using remote sensing techniques. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 21, pp.173-183.
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/2352
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/2352
dc.description Although wetlands in Tanzania and Kenya have great potentials for agricultural production and a mul-titude of uses, many of them are not even documented on official maps. Lack of official recognition has done little in preventing there over utilization. As the wetlands continue to play remarkable roles in the movement of people and terrestrial species in the region, it is important that they are monitored and properly managed. This study was undertaken in Usambara highlands and the Pangani floodplain in Tanzania, the Mount Kenya highlands and Laikipia floodplain in Kenya to map the different types of wetlands in terms of their size, density, spatial distribution and use patterns. Remote sensing techniques and field surveys were adopted, and 51 wetlands were identified in flood plains within the semi-arid and sub-humid lowlands, and inland valleys in the region. The detailed maps generated showed the intensity of wetland use, inland valleys being the most intensively used, and are useful in monitoring changes in wetlands for their effective management. The use of multispatial resolution imagery, combined with field survey and GIS produced satisfactory results for the delineation and mapping of small wetlands and their uses.
dc.language en
dc.publisher Elsevier
dc.subject Aerial photography
dc.subject Flood plain
dc.subject Inland valleys
dc.subject Laikipia
dc.subject Pangani
dc.title Mapping Small Wetlands of Kenya and Tanzania Using Remote Sensing Techniques
dc.type Dataset


Files in this item

Files Size Format View

There are no files associated with this item.

This item appears in the following Collection(s)

Show simple item record

Search COSTECH


Advanced Search

Browse

My Account