SCENIC BEAUTY ESTIMATION ANALYSIS OF SARA BESAR ISLAND FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF COASTAL ECOTOURISM IN TALAUD ISLANDS DISTRICT

This study aims to determine the potential of coastal areas in ecotourism development through a spatial approach using Scenic Beauty Estimation (SBE) analysis. The benefits related to the use of geographic information technology will conceptually provide the right solution for planning and regional development in ecotourism development. Activities carried out include collecting data in the field related to physical and non-physical factors in coastal areas through surveys and mapping, then analyzing data in a Scenic Beauty Estimation (SBE) and designing geographic information systems in the form of mapping on 1) physical, artistic potential, and tourist activities, 2) accessibility (transportation), 3) information and accommodation services. The contribution of this research is to provide information and input for the government to facilitate and determine the planning and development of ecotourism in the coastal area of Talaud Regency on the island of Sara. It can increase regional or regional income, participation, and support in managing and utilizing coastal regions.


A. INTRODUCTION
Indonesia is the biggest archipelago country globally (Patrianti, Bajari, Agustin, & Bakti, 2020). It consists of 17,508 islands with a coastline of 81,000 km, about 3.1 million km2 (0.3 million km of territorial waters and 2.8 million km2 of Indonesian waters), or 62% of its territorial area (BIG, 2015;Muhamad, 2014). Some of these resources have not been utilized optimally (Kumaat & Wullur, 2017); for example, the sustainable potential of marine fishery resources of 6.7 tone's/year has only been utilized as much as 48% (CEA, 2018;DLPF -The David and Lucile Packard Foundation., 2015;IDA, 2020). Humans can enjoy a landscape's beauty by observing the view through the five senses, namely sight (Morin, 2009;Zhang et al., 2018). Landscape can provide different psychological perceptions and feelings and present symbolic values (Fadlin & Marfai, 2016;Khakhim, Soedharma, Mardiastuti, Siregar, & Boer, 2008). he need for natural landscape aesthetics to fulfill emotional sensations becomes an impetus for finding natural objects with high aesthetic qualities (Fadlin & Marfai, 2016). The aesthetic quality of a landscape or landscape is an method was to assess a landscape for forestry tourism development visually. Based on the SBE method used to visually determine the landscape, where the coastal area also has a potential landscape to be developed and managed as a coastal tourism area, the SBE method is used by adjusting the conditions and types of landscape in the coastal zone. • The SBE method used is to assess the coastal landscape.
The steps taken in determining the SBE value are: 1. Determining the point of observation and taking photos, the end of compliance in taking pictures determines the coastal landscape characteristics in each coastal typology as a unit of analysis. 2. Photo selection, the photos presented to respondents, result from all the images taken and consider the most representative of the diversity of scenery along Sara Island. 3. Assessment by respondents, Respondents selected in this study were the people of Bitunuris village, Salibabu sub-district, Talaud district, who had seen and visited the island of Sara Besar. Each photo was distributed in the form of a questionnaire and immediately assessed by the respondent. Respondents rated each photo shared by giving a score of 1 to 10, where a score of 1 indicates a very bad or least liked to score, and a value of 10 is a very good or most appreciated value. 4. Calculation of the SBE value, the stages of calculating visual values using the SBE method begin with data tabulation, analysis of the frequency of each score (F), calculation of the cumulative frequency (CF), and cumulative probabilities (CP). Then the z value is determined. The average z value obtained from each photo included in the SBE formula (Daniel & Boster, 1976;Khakhim et al., 2008):   Description The morphology of the beach shows the physical condition of the beach. The landscape is sloping, white sand, and the size of the sediment grains is fine.

Point 2
Morphologically, the beach shows a sloping landscape, white and fine sand, and there are an island icon and a beach volleyball court.

Point 3
Description Morphologically, the beach shows a sloping landscape, white sand, and smooth, there are huts for relaxing or shelter when it rains. Description The beach's morphology shows the landscape is sloping, white sand, and smooth; there is a church.

Point 5
Description Morphologically, the beach shows a sloping landscape, white sand, and delicate; the atmosphere is natural.
Source: Data Analysis 2020