Water physical factor analysis using aqua-modis image data to determine the tour ship route in Karimunjawa

Abstract

Tourism development is closely related to the sustainable development that has been declared by the Government. The development of the tourism sector is in line with national development goals. The tourism development must be based on sustainability criteria, which means that development which was environmentally supported in the long-term as well as economically feasible, ethically fair, and socially fair to society. The condition of sea transportation (accessibility) of the Karimunjawa Islands people toward mainland (Java Island) was very limited, that was an average of 10 trips / week in and out of the Karimunjawa port, until the end of 2012. The Inter-island transportation was using fishing boats. This become an obstacle for economic activity, fulfilled the needs of coastal communities and the limited number of tourist visits. The purpose of this research was to identify the average range of water parameters for the route of the tour ship using aqua-modis and to analyze the average range of the waters suitability for determining the port of tour ship. The results of the study used aqua-modis image data, the range of average water temperature in Karimunjawa was ranged from 27 - 320C, the average depth measurement was ranged from 2 - 3 meters at high and low tide, while the average current was ranged from 0.8 - 1.0 m / s. The results of this study proved that the physical parameters of Karimunjawa water were very suitable for tour routes with the category of long vessel capacity with 12 m dimensions, 10 m width, 2.1 m and with an engine size of 5 GT.