BMB TECHNICAL BULLETIN

Guidelines on the Assessment of

Coastal and Marine Ecosystems

Survey and Mapping

 Data gathering and
consolidation
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1. Remote Sensing Images
2. Historical data of Coastal and Marine ecosystems
3. Shapefiles of Protected Area
4. Topographic Base Map
5. National Land Cover Map
6. Administrative Boundary
 Preliminary Map Preparation

Pre-processing

1. Vector File Correction/Projection to available satellite Projected Vector File

images, Google or Bing Maps

Scanning and rectification Rectified Vector File

2. Analog map Digitization of relevant feature

3. Technical Encoding and Plotting Vector File

Descriptions Digitization
Preliminary Map Generation

Integration and Geo-processing

Identification of predetermined
points/ corners

Preparation of Map Layout

Printing

Preliminary Map
Sample Preliminary Map for
Validation ( Mangrove)
 Sample Attribute Entry for
the Vector File
Field
Required Field Properties Description Sample Entry
REGION Text (50 Char) Region Number REGION IV-A
Name of
PROVINCE Text (50 Char) Province QUEZON
Type of Land
LANDCOVER Text (50 Char) Cover Mangrove forest
Island of Alibijaban /
Alibijaban Island
PA NAME Text (100 Char) Name of PA PLSS
Area of
Mangrove in
AREA Double (10,4) hectares 183.15
Terrestrial/Marin Terrestrial
PA_TYPE Text (50 Char) e Protected Area
Field Validation/ Ground Truthing

Initialization/Localization of Handheld GPS

Ground Validation of predetermined

points/corners

Recording of actual coordinates

Preparation of sketch and photograph- taking of
the corner and its vicinity
Preparation of Updated Map and
Field Report
Adjustments of the recorded
actual corners vis-à-vis
predetermined points/corners

Preparation of Map Layout

Updated Map and Field

Report
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