The Application of Forest Cover Density (FCD) Model for Structural Composition of Vegetation Changes in Part of Lore Lindu National Park, Central Sulawesi Province

One method that is considered to be more accurate for the identification of forest density related to the structural composition of vegetation is using a FCD model. However, the FCD model needs to use terrain correction in the identification of structural compositions. The aims of this study are to analyse the ability of Landsat image in FCD model to map structural composition of vegetation and to study the rate of changes. Remote sensing imagery used in this study is the Landsat 7 ETM + in September 2002 and Landsat 8 OLI in September 2015. Based on the results of this study concluded that the FCD model and multitemporal Landsat imagery can be utilized for the identification of structural composition without and with terrain correction. Result of identification structural composition of vegetation in 2002 and 2015 have accuracy respectively equal to 67,2% and 78,3%. Changes in the structural composition of vegetation without terrain correction consisted of decrease is 66,255.5 ha. In addition, the result of the structural composition of vegetation with terrain correction in 2002 and 2015 has an accuracy of 75.3% and 79.4%. Changes in the structural composition of vegetation with terrain correction consisted of a decrease is 45,456.8 ha.