Journal
GEOCARTO INTERNATIONAL
Volume 33, Issue 7, Pages 699-712Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/10106049.2017.1289563
Keywords
Proper sink; Water harvesting pond; spatial multi-criteria analysis; analytic hierarchy process; error matrix
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- National University of Mongolia [P2016-1105]
- Government of Mongolia, Administration of Land Affairs, Geodesy Cartography
- InjGeoTech LLC
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The purpose of this research was to identify suitable sites for water harvesting ponds using spatial multi-criteria analysis (SMCA). In total, 12 spatial data-sets were used for this research, 14 criteria have been selected for defining a proper sink, and each of these criteria is converted into the common scale differently based on whether one is a constraint or a factor. The defined sinks were evaluated by nine constraints and five factors analysis, sequentially. At the end of the factor analysis, the proper sinks were divided into four classes, namely: unsuitable, marginally, moderately and highly suitable. Ground truth observation was carried at randomly selected 13 proper sinks. Overall accuracy of site selection for water harvesting ponds using SMCA was 92.3%. Due to the very different natural zones and fluctuating climate of Mongolia, spatial factors for SMCA were standardized instead of using interval divisions.
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