IDENTIFICATION OF LOWLAND CHARACTERISTICS AT TANJUNG API-API AREA USING BY LANDSAT 8

TanjungApi-Api area is part of lowlands located in South Sumatera. In order to develop the lowland area into built up area, it is necessary to know the physical characteristics of this region. This study aims to determine physical characteristics of lowland using landsat 8 data. The method used in this study were TCT (Tasseled Cap Transformation), NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index), NDBI (Normalized Difference Built up Index), NDWI (Normalized Difference Water Index). By using landsat 8 can be determined lowland characteristic i.e. land use/ land cover. (LULC). The results showed that using the approach of NDVI value, NDBI, NDWI can be determined land use/ land cover in the TanjungApi-Api area. The land use / land cover dominated by vegetated area that consists of secondary mangrove forests, plantations, agriculture, shrubs and rice fields. In this area there are still very few areas such as settlements, industrial buildings, ponds and others. TanjungApi-Api area has lot of vegetation (dense vegetation) areas which produce a lot of prespiration so that the moisturity at study area is higher compared to the low-vegetated areas/ built up area.