Geographical information system (GIS) based planning technique for forest road network access : case study in Ayer Hitam Forest Reserve

Forest road is an important infrastructure which is required in forest development timber harvesting activities. It also helps in forest research and environmental damage protection. The forest road specification (Garis Panduan Jalan Hutan, 2010) is used as guideline for forest road planning in...

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Main Author: Danney, Arnold
Format: Project Paper Report
Language:English
Published: 2016
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/79037/1/FH%202016%2041%20IR.pdf
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description Forest road is an important infrastructure which is required in forest development timber harvesting activities. It also helps in forest research and environmental damage protection. The forest road specification (Garis Panduan Jalan Hutan, 2010) is used as guideline for forest road planning in Peninsular Malaysia. In this study, a forest road with cost optimization was planned and designed using Geographic Information System (GIS) software, case study in Ayer Hitam Forest Reserve, Selangor. The current forest road was surveyed and tracked using Global Positioning System (GPS) device followed by data analysis in GIS software. For this study, Network Analysis method was used by using Cost Back Link Tool in GIS. This tool developed Network Algorithm which is used to determine the least costly route for forest road. The final output of this method is new forest road network plan of Ayer Hitam Forest Reserve which is generated from the Network Analysis. Results of the study showed the new generated forest road plan has better road network access with least cost construction compare to the current forest road network of AHFR. The road design approach could be applied for planning of forest road in other locations in Peninsular Malaysia.
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spelling upm.eprints-790372020-07-01T03:35:42Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/79037/ Geographical information system (GIS) based planning technique for forest road network access : case study in Ayer Hitam Forest Reserve Danney, Arnold Forest road is an important infrastructure which is required in forest development timber harvesting activities. It also helps in forest research and environmental damage protection. The forest road specification (Garis Panduan Jalan Hutan, 2010) is used as guideline for forest road planning in Peninsular Malaysia. In this study, a forest road with cost optimization was planned and designed using Geographic Information System (GIS) software, case study in Ayer Hitam Forest Reserve, Selangor. The current forest road was surveyed and tracked using Global Positioning System (GPS) device followed by data analysis in GIS software. For this study, Network Analysis method was used by using Cost Back Link Tool in GIS. This tool developed Network Algorithm which is used to determine the least costly route for forest road. The final output of this method is new forest road network plan of Ayer Hitam Forest Reserve which is generated from the Network Analysis. Results of the study showed the new generated forest road plan has better road network access with least cost construction compare to the current forest road network of AHFR. The road design approach could be applied for planning of forest road in other locations in Peninsular Malaysia. 2016-06-21 Project Paper Report NonPeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/79037/1/FH%202016%2041%20IR.pdf Danney, Arnold (2016) Geographical information system (GIS) based planning technique for forest road network access : case study in Ayer Hitam Forest Reserve. [Project Paper Report]
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Geographical information system (GIS) based planning technique for forest road network access : case study in Ayer Hitam Forest Reserve
title Geographical information system (GIS) based planning technique for forest road network access : case study in Ayer Hitam Forest Reserve
title_full Geographical information system (GIS) based planning technique for forest road network access : case study in Ayer Hitam Forest Reserve
title_fullStr Geographical information system (GIS) based planning technique for forest road network access : case study in Ayer Hitam Forest Reserve
title_full_unstemmed Geographical information system (GIS) based planning technique for forest road network access : case study in Ayer Hitam Forest Reserve
title_short Geographical information system (GIS) based planning technique for forest road network access : case study in Ayer Hitam Forest Reserve
title_sort geographical information system gis based planning technique for forest road network access case study in ayer hitam forest reserve
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