General: Application of remote sensing technology in marine vegetation research. Specific subjects of study in this task are seagrass and seaweed. The study area is the coastal waters of the islands of Phu Quy, Tho Chu and Nam Du.
Detail:
• Collect data on marine vegetation in Phu Quy, Tho Chu and Nam Du islands
• Research and establish scientific basis and method of remote sensing image interpretation to determine the distribution of marine vegetation. Strengthening international cooperation with Russian partners.

In term of Science
- Our research has demonstrated the possibility of using remote sensing in marine research in general and in seagrass in particular.
- We have succeeded in selecting a method, building and developing a water layer effect elimination algorithm to determine the bottom spectral reflectance of shallow and coastal areas by combination between remote sensing image data and in-situ data with spectrometer equipment.
- The study also identified a effective method to use remote sensing images to determine seagrass distribution in the study area.
In term of applicable products
- The coastal field survey data set in Phu Quy island can be used for other studies
- The software can eliminate the effect of the water on the bottom reflectance was developed to run on an open source platform that can be widely used in research in shallow and coastal areas.
- Seagrass distribution maps can be used for investigation, planning and territorial management of the study area, although further improvement is needed.
In term of publication
01 articles on the journal SCIE list-collection: Water, Volume 12, Issue 9, named as “A Simple Empirical Band-Ratio Algorithm to Assess Suspended Particulate Matter from Remote Sensing over Coastal and Inland Waters of Vietnam: Application to the VNREDSat-1/NAOMI Sensor”.

- Publications:
“A Simple Empirical Band-Ratio Algorithm to Assess Suspended Particulate Matter from Remote Sensing over Coastal and Inland Waters of Vietnam: Application to the VNREDSat-1/NAOMI Sensor”.
Dat Dinh Ngoc, Hubert Loisel, Vincent Vantrepotte, Huy Chu Xuan, Ngoc Nguyen Minh, Charles Verpoorter, Xavier Meriaux, Hanh Pham Thi Minh, Huong Le Thi, Hai Le Vu Hong and Thao Nguyen Van.