Systematic Conservation Planning approach based on viewshed analysis for the definition of strategic points on a visitor trail
The article presents geospatial analysis supporting Systematic Conservation Planning approach based on viewshed assessment, aiming to identify strategic observation points with a lower degree of redundancy along a visitor trail. By means of the viewshed technique in a Geography Information System (G...
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| author | Romero Gomes Pereira da Silva Carlos Henke-Oliveira Everaldo Skalinski Ferreira Raquel Fetter Ronaldo Gomes Barbosa Carlos Hiroo Saito |
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| description | The article presents geospatial analysis supporting Systematic Conservation Planning approach based on viewshed assessment, aiming to identify strategic observation points with a lower degree of redundancy along a visitor trail. By means of the viewshed technique in a Geography Information System (GIS), the observer's fields of view were mapped (viewshed) to 17 points along a trail located in Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park - Brazil. Panoramic photographs were obtained for the same points, representing the field of view of a tourist. Through field of view analysis of the 17 areas, the technique of overlapping viewshed models identified four strategic points to contemplate the landscape, due to the lower degree of redundancy. As a result, it was noticed that although covering only 57% of the visible area of the trail, the visible regions of the four points are the most representative (higher regions, distant from each other). Also, their areas of visibility are little redundant and complementary, which ratified the efficiency described in the Systematic Conservation Planning (SCP). The results of this research can provide guidance for the visual landscape interpretation of the whole trail, and not just the waterfalls, located at the end of the course. In addition, this locational analysis can collaborate in the tourism management by addressing the demand points destined to be the targets of future installation of information panels or observation towers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e21591e58d3642bb8559484a93f82fbc2022-12-21T19:39:42ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks2577-44412020-09-0183153165Systematic Conservation Planning approach based on viewshed analysis for the definition of strategic points on a visitor trailRomero Gomes Pereira da Silva0Carlos Henke-Oliveira1Everaldo Skalinski Ferreira2Raquel Fetter3Ronaldo Gomes Barbosa4Carlos Hiroo Saito5University of Brasília, Center for Sustainable Development, Brasília, Federal District, Brazil; Corresponding author.University of Brasília, Ecology Department, Brasília, Federal District, BrazilUniversity of Brasília, Geography Department, Brasília, Federal District, BrazilUniversity of Brasília, Geography Department, Brasília, Federal District, BrazilUniversity of Brasília, Ecology Department, Brasília, Federal District, BrazilUniversity of Brasília, Center for Sustainable Development, Brasília, Federal District, Brazil; University of Brasília, Ecology Department, Brasília, Federal District, BrazilThe article presents geospatial analysis supporting Systematic Conservation Planning approach based on viewshed assessment, aiming to identify strategic observation points with a lower degree of redundancy along a visitor trail. By means of the viewshed technique in a Geography Information System (GIS), the observer's fields of view were mapped (viewshed) to 17 points along a trail located in Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park - Brazil. Panoramic photographs were obtained for the same points, representing the field of view of a tourist. Through field of view analysis of the 17 areas, the technique of overlapping viewshed models identified four strategic points to contemplate the landscape, due to the lower degree of redundancy. As a result, it was noticed that although covering only 57% of the visible area of the trail, the visible regions of the four points are the most representative (higher regions, distant from each other). Also, their areas of visibility are little redundant and complementary, which ratified the efficiency described in the Systematic Conservation Planning (SCP). The results of this research can provide guidance for the visual landscape interpretation of the whole trail, and not just the waterfalls, located at the end of the course. In addition, this locational analysis can collaborate in the tourism management by addressing the demand points destined to be the targets of future installation of information panels or observation towers.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2577444120300332GeospatialLocational analysisLandscapeScenery |
| spellingShingle | Romero Gomes Pereira da Silva Carlos Henke-Oliveira Everaldo Skalinski Ferreira Raquel Fetter Ronaldo Gomes Barbosa Carlos Hiroo Saito Systematic Conservation Planning approach based on viewshed analysis for the definition of strategic points on a visitor trail International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks Geospatial Locational analysis Landscape Scenery |
| title | Systematic Conservation Planning approach based on viewshed analysis for the definition of strategic points on a visitor trail |
| title_full | Systematic Conservation Planning approach based on viewshed analysis for the definition of strategic points on a visitor trail |
| title_fullStr | Systematic Conservation Planning approach based on viewshed analysis for the definition of strategic points on a visitor trail |
| title_full_unstemmed | Systematic Conservation Planning approach based on viewshed analysis for the definition of strategic points on a visitor trail |
| title_short | Systematic Conservation Planning approach based on viewshed analysis for the definition of strategic points on a visitor trail |
| title_sort | systematic conservation planning approach based on viewshed analysis for the definition of strategic points on a visitor trail |
| topic | Geospatial Locational analysis Landscape Scenery |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2577444120300332 |
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