# UAV's Remote Sensing for Observation of Microatolls in Shallow Waters of Small Islands, Spermode Archipelago, Indonesia > Nurdin N. URL kanonis: https://discover.unhas.ac.id/publications/uavs-remote-sensing-for-observation-of-microatolls-in-shallow-waters-of-small-is Jurnal / Konferensi: Proceedings of SPIE the International Society for Optical Engineering Tahun terbit: 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2634330 ISSN: 0277786X Citations: 1 ## Authors - Nurdin N. ## Abstract Microatolls are massive corals on flat reefs with the colony dying in the center or there is a hole in the middle due to erosion by algae or other micro-borers. This study aims to measure the ability of UAV RGB imagery to identify micro atolls located on reef flats and objects associated with them on small islands. High resolution satellite images were also used to compare their accuracy in estimating the size of micro atolls. Some of the important steps carried out are field surveys, aerial and google earth photo acquisitions as well as mosaics, classification with segmentation based on, shape and color, texture, and shape of object proximity. RGB UAV is used to collect data and it is processed by object-based image analysis (OBIA) classification algorithm and supervised classification. This paper represents the result of UAV data analysis is more accurate and precise than high resolution satellite image data analysis. The diameter of the micro atoll can be calculated and the associated community around it. This technology allows it to be used for monitoring shallow water ecosystems bordering community activities on the mainland of small islands and producing a higher scale. ## Keywords - Atoll - Remote sensing - Archipelago - RGB color model - Coral reef - Reef - Scale (ratio) - Geology - Computer science - Geography - Cartography - Artificial intelligence - Oceanography --- Sumber: Discover Unhas — RIMS Universitas Hasanuddin. Saat mengutip, gunakan DOI bila tersedia atau URL kanonis di atas.