Least-Cost Pipeline using Geographic Information System: The Limit to Technicalities

Int. J. Appl. Geospat. Res. Pub Date : 2017-07-01 DOI:10.4018/ijagr.2017070101

Matthew Biniyam Kursah

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IncreasingdemandforwaterinWapulianditsenvironledtoaproposaltoconstructapipelinetolink thetowntoanexistingwaterplant.Thispaperdevelopedageospatialmodelincorporatingmulticriteriaanalysisinvolvingtechnicalfactorssuchasslope,landcover,watercourses,distancetoroads andsoiltypestodeterminealeast-costpathforthepipeline.However,thefirstleast-costpathpasses throughatinysacredgrovenearMoadanidam,necessitatingthegenerationofasecondleast-cost pathbyconsideringsacredgrovesasconstraint.Theresultshowedthattheleast-costpathavoided steepslopes,andrunsthroughrelativelylevelledgrounds.Thisanalysisshowedtheimportanceof culturalfactorsinrouteplanning.It isrecommendedthat inrouteplanningattentionbegivento culturalfactorsmuchinthesamewayasthetechnicalfactors. KeywoRdS Cost Distance, GIS Application, Least-Cost Path, Multi-Criteria Analysis, Saboba

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IncreasingdemandforwaterinWapulianditsenvironledtoaproposaltoconstructapipelinetolink thetowntoanexistingwaterplant。Thispaperdevelopedageospatialmodelincorporatingmulticriteriaanalysisinvolvingtechnicalfactorssuchasslope，landcover，watercourses，distancetoroads andsoiltypestodeterminealeast-costpathforthepipeline。However，thefirstleast-costpathpasses throughatinysacredgrovenearMoadanidam，necessitatingthegenerationofasecondleast-cost pathbyconsideringsacredgrovesasconstraint。Theresultshowedthattheleast-costpathavoided steepslopes，andrunsthroughrelativelylevelledgrounds。Thisanalysisshowedtheimportanceof culturalfactorsinrouteplanning。It isrecommendedthat inrouteplanningattentionbegivento culturalfactorsmuchinthesamewayasthetechnicalfactors。关键词成本距离，GIS应用，最小成本路径，多准则分析，Saboba

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