Geology and forest cover mapping using satellite data in Kuala Betis, Gua Musang

Deforestation is the destruction of forest for other purposes such as agriculture and urbanization. Malaysia used to have a large area of forest, but the high demand for agriculture and urbanization resulted in a high rate of deforestation in Malaysia. The objectives of this research are to produce a geological map in a scale of 1:37,000 and evaluate forest cover changes using remote sensing in Kuala Betis, Gua Musang. The study includes the identifying of geological characteristics and forest cover mapping using satellite data to detect forest cover changes in the study area. In order to produce a geological map, data and information are obtained by on-site mapping activity while to produce a forest cover map, satellite data of two different years of 2010 and 2018 are processed using remote sensing software (ENVI 5.1). At the end of the study, a geological map including a topographic map, traverse map, and drainage map was produced. A list of geological structures and rock unit in the study area also was recognized. For forest cover mapping, the results of two the different years of 2010 and 2018 show the decreasing in the area of forest cover in the study area. Besides of forest area, the other types of parameters such as water body, agriculture, and bare soil area were also been identified. As the conclusion, all the objectives of the research were successfully achieved as the map that is required are produced and analyzed.