Optimal use of Agricultural Land in an Arid Region from Using GIS and Linear Algorithm: Al-Hasaka-SYRIA

This research aims to evaluate the lands of Wadi Khirbet al-Malihah area in Al-Hasaka province (2016-2018) and determine the optimal land use. A geo-pedological soil survey was initiated, and 10 soil profiles representing the physiographic in the study area were collected for some chemical and phy...

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Main Authors: Rukea Al-Hasn, Younes Idriss, Othman Hammal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IJEGEO 2019-12-01
Series:International Journal of Environment and Geoinformatics
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/861652
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author Rukea Al-Hasn
Younes Idriss
Othman Hammal
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Othman Hammal
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description This research aims to evaluate the lands of Wadi Khirbet al-Malihah area in Al-Hasaka province (2016-2018) and determine the optimal land use. A geo-pedological soil survey was initiated, and 10 soil profiles representing the physiographic in the study area were collected for some chemical and physical properties analysis. The land evaluation was achieved using LAMIS (Land Management Information System) program under the GIS platform. The evaluation was done applying map-algebra on both crops' requirements with parametric conditions of lands and climate characteristics. The resulting evaluation showed according to the suggested scenario (limited irrigation water), crops with the lowest water requirements were selected: moderate suitable S2 by 41.52%, limit suitable S3 by 28.27% of the study area. Linear programming was used to produce the final optimal land use map according to three criteria: costs, gross margin and water requirements. The results show that there are diversity advantage and the land area of study that suit to be area cropping commodities are tested with an area of 41895 ha. Land use in the Wadi Khirbet alMalihah achieving profitability with the optimal combination of cropping wheat (29.579%), the lentils (22.257%) and Quinoa (9.283%).
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spelling doaj.art-898c21de71d74e16bbcb27020dcf82752023-02-15T16:18:05ZengIJEGEOInternational Journal of Environment and Geoinformatics2148-91732148-91732019-12-016326827610.30897/ijegeo.619478Optimal use of Agricultural Land in an Arid Region from Using GIS and Linear Algorithm: Al-Hasaka-SYRIARukea Al-Hasn0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5316-1631Younes Idriss1Othman Hammal2General Commission for Scientific Agricultural Research (GCSAR), PBox. 113, Damascus, SYRIAGeneral Organization for Remote Sensing, Damascus, SYRIAUniversity of Euphrates, Faculty of Agriculture Engineering, Department of Soil and Land Reclamation, Deir Ezzor, SYRIA This research aims to evaluate the lands of Wadi Khirbet al-Malihah area in Al-Hasaka province (2016-2018) and determine the optimal land use. A geo-pedological soil survey was initiated, and 10 soil profiles representing the physiographic in the study area were collected for some chemical and physical properties analysis. The land evaluation was achieved using LAMIS (Land Management Information System) program under the GIS platform. The evaluation was done applying map-algebra on both crops' requirements with parametric conditions of lands and climate characteristics. The resulting evaluation showed according to the suggested scenario (limited irrigation water), crops with the lowest water requirements were selected: moderate suitable S2 by 41.52%, limit suitable S3 by 28.27% of the study area. Linear programming was used to produce the final optimal land use map according to three criteria: costs, gross margin and water requirements. The results show that there are diversity advantage and the land area of study that suit to be area cropping commodities are tested with an area of 41895 ha. Land use in the Wadi Khirbet alMalihah achieving profitability with the optimal combination of cropping wheat (29.579%), the lentils (22.257%) and Quinoa (9.283%).https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/861652optimal land use/land evaluationgislinear programming
spellingShingle Rukea Al-Hasn
Younes Idriss
Othman Hammal
Optimal use of Agricultural Land in an Arid Region from Using GIS and Linear Algorithm: Al-Hasaka-SYRIA
International Journal of Environment and Geoinformatics
optimal land use/land evaluation
gis
linear programming
title Optimal use of Agricultural Land in an Arid Region from Using GIS and Linear Algorithm: Al-Hasaka-SYRIA
title_full Optimal use of Agricultural Land in an Arid Region from Using GIS and Linear Algorithm: Al-Hasaka-SYRIA
title_fullStr Optimal use of Agricultural Land in an Arid Region from Using GIS and Linear Algorithm: Al-Hasaka-SYRIA
title_full_unstemmed Optimal use of Agricultural Land in an Arid Region from Using GIS and Linear Algorithm: Al-Hasaka-SYRIA
title_short Optimal use of Agricultural Land in an Arid Region from Using GIS and Linear Algorithm: Al-Hasaka-SYRIA
title_sort optimal use of agricultural land in an arid region from using gis and linear algorithm al hasaka syria
topic optimal land use/land evaluation
gis
linear programming
url https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/861652
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