Abstract
The need to manage the resource in a more sustainable way and the changing demands of society on its forest are confronting the modern forester. Rapid population growth and development activities has caused high growth and development of urban land use and this result in the decrease of urban environmental quality and traffic disturbances. The objective of this study is to assess the usefulness of LANDSAT TM data in "green" cover mapping of a new township Putrajaya. A LANDSAT TM image of 126/58 (path/row) in Computer Compatible Tape (CCT) form, taken on June 14, 1996, with less than 5% cloud, was acquired for image processing and analysis using the PCI Software System (Version 6.2). Results indicated that band combination of 4-5-3 (FCC) was the best combination for the purpose of the study since it can clearly differentiate the "green" cover. A supervised classification of the image results in 12 classes of "green" cover classification. The overall accuracy obtained for this study was 70%. A total of four classes were allocated as potential sites for the development of a forest landscape map. Urban forestry landscaping using satellite remote sensing has the potential in Putrajaya because the area is still mostly surrounded by a "green" cover.
