Lotting out the minefields by means of Remote sensing sources and GIS techniques (case study: The common border region of Iraq with the cities of (Dehloran, Shush and Dasht-e-Azadegan)

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this article is lotting the mine hazardous and determining the dangerous zone next to the minefields by means of Remote Sensing and GIS techniques.Method: In this article four factors are considered such as; Altitude, gradient, The distance from waterway network and soil erosion factor (the result of RUSLE-mode) 7 location map for lotting mine hazardous for under study zone was created by means of fuzzy overlap of gamma operators type 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.625, 0.75 and 0.875.Findings: The results of the research showed a high correlation between the location map of lotting mine hazardous with different gamma powers (except gamma 1) and height and soil erosion factors in sequence.In the location map resulting from the fuzzy overlap with gamma 1, this high correlation relationship was created with erosion and gradient factors in sequence When the gamma power is equal to 1, most of the areas are introduced as high-risk class, which means that it has been negligent in introducing the lots as high-risk zones. On the contrary, as the value of gamma power decreases, the area of the high-risk class decreases and the area of the high-risk, medium-risk, low-risk, and very low-risk classes increases in sequence. and in fact in introducing the zones as high risk lots is act strictly.Conclusion: In all the location maps created, low altitude areas and waterways are placed in high-risk and very high-risk classes, which shows that these areas should be prioritized for demining.

Keywords

• lotting
• minefield
• remote sensing
• gis