Recently, the People's Committee of Lao Cai province has agreed to apply the remote sensing technology in monitoring and protection of the Hoang Lien National Park (Sa Pa) which was recognized as an ASEAN Heritage Garden.
This is the result of the project "Research and establishment of information system to manage and monitor natural resources in national parks and natural protected areas in the Northwest using remote sensing technology, GIS and VNREDSat-1 photos" and the project "Upgrading reflex spectrometer to be assembled and automatically operated on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to develop a spectrum database of natural objects". The activity was chaired by the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology.
The participated units performed the spectrum measurement for 15 most specific habitats of the Hoang Lien National Park, photo taking, and GPS recording on 6 survey routes. The experts also completed 11 UAV flights to measure spectrum and take photos at 4 survey sites in Hoang Lien National Park, including: Thac Bac - O Quy Ho, Hau Thao commune, a location at 2800 m and Fansipan at 3143 m above sea level.
The initial results show that the application of remote sensing technology into biodiversity conservation in Hoang Lien National Park is appropriate and useful