Monitoring Wetlands Using Satellite Image Processing Techniques

Abstract

Wetlands are one of the most important natural resources on Earth. They provide livelihoods for millions of people. Restoring wetlands is urgent, because wildlife will need more high-quality habitat if it is to adapt to climate change. Environment management is a significant challenge in developing Countries. The general objective of this study is to reveal water body’s changes using multi resolution data. The aim of this research is to calculate the area of water bodies( Marshes, lakes, reservoir) using ERDAS program Ver. 9.2 applied on ETM+ images at different dates for some selected regions in Iraq. Classification of satellite images was applied to extract water bodies’ layers.