International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Vol XXXV, Part B7. Istanbul 2004 
  
Table 1: Classification System for Coastal Land Use Mapping 
  
Level Level II Level III 
  
Agricultural land 
  
  
Forest Natural 
  
Man-made 
  
  
Wetland Estuary 
  
Lagoon 
  
Creek 
  
Bay 
  
Tidal Flat/ Mudflat 
  
Sand/Beach/Spit/Bar 
  
Coral reef 
  
Rocky coast 
  
Mangroves Dense 
  
Sparse 
  
Salt marsh/ Marsh vegetation 
  
Other vegetation 
(Scrub/grass/algae/sea weeds) 
  
  
Barren Land Sandy area/dunes 
  
Mining area/dumps 
  
Rock 
outcrops/gullied/eroded/badlands 
  
  
Built-up Land Habitation 
  
Habitation with vegetation 
  
Open/vacant land 
  
Transportation Roads 
  
Railways 
  
Harbour/Jetty 
  
Airport 
  
Waterways 
  
  
Other features Reclaimed area 
  
Salt pans 
  
Aquaculture ponds 
  
Ponds/lakes 
  
Rivers/Streams 
  
Drains/Outfalls/Effluents 
  
Sea wall/embankments 
  
High Tide Line 
  
Low Tide Line 
  
District/State Boundary 
  
  
  
  
  
CRZ boundary 
  
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