Drought Vulnerability Characterization and Nature-Based Adaptation, Eerer Sub-Basin, Eastern Ethiopia by Asfaw Kebede Kassa, Dejene W. Sintayehu, Negash Tessema, Bekele Girma, Jemal Yousuf

“…The Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), Geographic Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) were employed to evaluate drought vulnerability in the study area. …”
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A Campus Landscape Visual Evaluation Method Integrating PixScape and UAV Remote Sensing Images by Lili Song, Moyu Wu

“…Unlike evaluating landscape visual quality through on-site observation or using digital photos, the landscape visualization modeling method supported by unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) aerial photography, geographic information System (GIS), and PixScape has the advantage of systematically scanning landscape geographic space. …”
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Rapid Visual Screening for Seismic Assessment of Hospital Buildings: A Case Study of Kabul City by Abdul Ali Raoufy, Ali Kheyroddin, Hosein Naderpour

“…In the current applied research, the seismic vulnerability of 26 hospitals that had 79 existing buildings were assessed with the Rapid Visual Screening (RVS) technique of FEMA P-154 method in two levels for the first time, and their location was determined by Geographic Information System (GIS). The existing hospital buildings evaluated at level 1 and level 2 were estimated to be seismically vulnerable in the event of a possible destructive earthquake; the seismic vulnerability of these buildings was obtained to be different. …”
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GIS-based multi-criteria decision making for identifying rainwater harvesting sites by Waqed H. Hassan, Karrar Mahdi, Zahraa K. Kadhim

“…To address the severe issue of water scarcity in the western region of Iraq, this study identifies optimal potential rainwater harvesting (RWH) locations. Geographic Information System (GIS) and multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) techniques were employed to generate themed layers for RWH. …”
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Natural Disaster Risk Assessments for Pine Honey Apiaries in Muğla, Turkey by Fatih Sarı

“…For this purpose, Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) technique supported by Geographic Information System (GIS) was used in the creation of sensitivity maps. …”
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Identification and investigation of the area under cultivation in Lenjanat using Landsat 8 satellite images by Vahid Riahi, Parviz Zeaiean Firouzabadi, Farhad Azizpour, Parastoo Darouei

“…The cognition of cropping pattern is important for planning and resource management .Remote sensing as a science and technology of spatial information and geographic information system due to having the analytical facilities can play a key role in determining the distribution of crops and their lands under cultivation. …”
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Test of the RUSLE and Key Influencing Factors Using GIS and Probability Methods: A Case Study in Nanling National Nature Reserve, South China by Jun Wang, Qian He, Ping Zhou, Qinghua Gong

“…By combining the RUSLE and geographic information system (GIS) data, we first produced a map of soil erosion risk at 30 m-resolution pixel level with predicted factors. …”
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Estimating Subcanopy Solar Radiation Using Point Clouds and GIS-Based Solar Radiation Models by Daniela Buchalová, Jaroslav Hofierka, Jozef Šupinský, Ján Kaňuk

“…This study explores advanced methodologies for estimating subcanopy solar radiation using LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging)-derived point clouds and GIS (Geographic Information System)-based models, with a focus on evaluating the impact of different LiDAR data types on model performance. …”
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Effect of Pandemic COVID-19 on Tropical Forest Cover in Small Island: Case Mansinam Island Papua using Google Earth Imagery by Francine Hematang, Denisa Taran, Mutakim, Semuel Erari, Alfando Luas, Descarlo Worabai, Matheus Beljai

“…Using remote sensing and geographic information system technology based on high-resolution satellite imagery from google earth imagery, land cover was observed in 2018, 2020, and 2023. …”
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Desigualdades na mortalidade infantil no Município de São Paulo: em busca do melhor indicador by Ligia Vizeu Barrozo

“…For this I outlined an ecological, transversal study with spatial expression through the implementation of a project in Geographic Information System, from the geographic unit of the sample area of the 2010 Demographic Census. …”
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Analyzing precipitation trends in the Cholistan Desert, Pakistan: A statistical and GIS-based study by Haider Shamsheir, Haq Fazlul, Mark Bryan G.

“…Using data from five meteorological stations, we applied a combination of Geographic Information System (GIS) techniques and statistical analyses to assess both seasonal fluctuations and annual trends in precipitation. …”
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Production Thematic Maps of Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundation for Al-Basrah Soil Using Standard Penetration Data and GIS by Majeed Sabaa, Alaa Salman, Ammar Dakhil, Saba Jawad, Mahdi Karkush, Ahmed Athab

“…The Geographic Information System (GIS) is one of the modern database software which is used to collect, analyze, display, processing and produce geographic information maps for a specific objective. …”
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Spatial Planning of Electric Vehicle Infrastructure for Belo Horizonte, Brazil by Evaldo Costa, Arthur Paiva, Julia Seixas, Gustavo Costa, Patrícia Baptista, Brian Ó. Gallachóir

“…Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM), the Weighted Linear Combination (WLC) method, and the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) technique based on the inputs from a group of Brazilian electrical mobility specialists, coupled with a Geographic Information System (GIS) modeling tool, were used for this study. …”
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Assessment of Heavy Metal Contamination in Paddy Field Soils: A Case Study in Ranau Valley, Sabah, Malaysia by Ahmad Damanhuri Nadrah, Harun Siti Norliyana, Abd Rahim Sahibin

“…This study aims to: (a) determine the concentrations of heavy metals in the paddy field soils of Ranau Valley and (b) map their spatial distribution using Geographic Information System (GIS) technology. The results revealed that Mn was the most abundant metal, with concentrations reaching 13,855.67 mg/kg, followed by Iron (Fe), Ni, Zinc (Zn), and Cr. …”
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SPATIAL PLANNING FOR RUBBER AND COFFEE DEVELOPMENT IN KONTUM PROVINCE by Nguyễn Duy Liêm, Trần Thị Mỹ Duyên

“…The study aimed to assess the physical and economic land suitability for perennial agricultural crops (rubber and coffee) in Kontum province using the maximum limitation method of the FAO, cost-benefit analysis and Geographic Information System (GIS). Based on the ecological requirements of each crop and the natural conditions in the study area, the selected land factors were soil type, soil depth, soil texture, elevation, slope, irrigation, rainfall, air humidity, air temperature, the number of dry months, and sunshine hours. …”
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Analysis of potential landslides and local wisdom approaches in dealing with them in the Naga Traditional Village Area, Tasikmalaya Regency by Marlyono Setio Galih, Mustofa Romy Faisal, Wahyu Firdaus Dede, Arini Chaerunnisa, Danawijaya Indra

“…The method used is a scoring and weighting method using a Geographic Information System (GIS), which involves several thematic data, namely data on land use, rainfall, soil type, geology and slope in the research area, which is adjusted to the estimation model from Puslittanak. …”
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Cropland Suitability Prediction Method Based on Biophysical Variables from Copernicus Data and Machine Learning by Dorijan Radočaj, Mateo Gašparović, Mladen Jurišić

“…The goal of this study was to propose and validate a method for predicting cropland suitability based on biophysical variables and machine learning according to an FAO land suitability standard using soybean (<i>Glycine max</i> L.) as a representative crop, aiming to provide an alternative to geographic information system (GIS)-based multicriteria analysis. …”
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Uncertainties in Earthquake Risk Assessment for Disaster Planning by Yasin Fahjan, Ferhat Pakdamar, Yaşasın Eryılmaz, Fatma Kara

“…The earthquake hazard estimation and risk assessment computation were performed utilizing geographic information system based software AFAD-RED. The software combines the scenario based seismic hazard procedure with the existing building inventories and soil data for the risk estimations. …”
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Nitrate Relationships between Stream Baseflow, Well Water, and Land Use in the Tomorrow-Waupaca Watershed by Henry Lin, Rebecca Cook, Byron Shaw

“…In addition, over 3500 test results from private wells in the watershed were compiled and mapped using a Geographic Information System (GIS). Nitrate concentrations in stream baseflow and well waters were found to have strong positive correlation in the sub-basins of second order or higher. …”
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Enhanced understanding of hydrological connectivity among lakes on the Qiangtang Plateau by Yunmei Li, Chang Huang, Ninglian Wang, Yun Chen, Shiqiang Zhang, Hongtao Duan

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