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Sinkhole risk modeling in residential area using GIS technique

This study presents the development of an Integrated Geographical Information System (GIS), Geophysical Method and Global Positioning Systems (GPS) survey for sinkhole risk modeling in selected residential area. The sinkhole phenomena in residential area have been known to be related to geological f...

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Main Authors: Mohd. Saat, Sa’adiah, Setan, Halim, Matori, Abd. Nasir
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2005
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TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/1333/1/Paper061saadiah.pdf
http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/1333/
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spelling my.utm.13332017-08-28T04:13:50Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/1333/ Sinkhole risk modeling in residential area using GIS technique Mohd. Saat, Sa’adiah Setan, Halim Matori, Abd. Nasir TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) This study presents the development of an Integrated Geographical Information System (GIS), Geophysical Method and Global Positioning Systems (GPS) survey for sinkhole risk modeling in selected residential area. The sinkhole phenomena in residential area have been known to be related to geological factor, environmental and local activities. To determine the subsurface structure and also the location of sinkholes of the study area, the geophysical survey which is resistivity survey was carried out by using ABEM SAS 4000. From the resistivity survey, the area that was identified to have sinkhole was tagged using GPS coordinates through GPS survey using GPS Topcon HiPER. The above data were integrated as a GIS database. Spatial Analysis were carried out using the User Interface developed in this study from the components of ArcGIS Software which are ArcMap and ArcObjects in order to model the sinkhole occurrence risk for the selected residential area. The user interface developed in this study would be useful for those involved in planning and development of housing area and also the other land use activities so that the adverse effect of sinkhole collapse to them could be avoided. 2005-09 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/1333/1/Paper061saadiah.pdf Mohd. Saat, Sa’adiah and Setan, Halim and Matori, Abd. Nasir (2005) Sinkhole risk modeling in residential area using GIS technique. In: International Symposium & Exhibition on Geoinformation 2005 Geospatial Solutions for Managing the Borderless World,, 27 - 29 September 2005, Pulau Pinang. http://www.civil.eng.usm.my/isg2005/home.shtml
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topic TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
spellingShingle TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Mohd. Saat, Sa’adiah
Setan, Halim
Matori, Abd. Nasir
Sinkhole risk modeling in residential area using GIS technique
description This study presents the development of an Integrated Geographical Information System (GIS), Geophysical Method and Global Positioning Systems (GPS) survey for sinkhole risk modeling in selected residential area. The sinkhole phenomena in residential area have been known to be related to geological factor, environmental and local activities. To determine the subsurface structure and also the location of sinkholes of the study area, the geophysical survey which is resistivity survey was carried out by using ABEM SAS 4000. From the resistivity survey, the area that was identified to have sinkhole was tagged using GPS coordinates through GPS survey using GPS Topcon HiPER. The above data were integrated as a GIS database. Spatial Analysis were carried out using the User Interface developed in this study from the components of ArcGIS Software which are ArcMap and ArcObjects in order to model the sinkhole occurrence risk for the selected residential area. The user interface developed in this study would be useful for those involved in planning and development of housing area and also the other land use activities so that the adverse effect of sinkhole collapse to them could be avoided.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Mohd. Saat, Sa’adiah
Setan, Halim
Matori, Abd. Nasir
author_facet Mohd. Saat, Sa’adiah
Setan, Halim
Matori, Abd. Nasir
author_sort Mohd. Saat, Sa’adiah
title Sinkhole risk modeling in residential area using GIS technique
title_short Sinkhole risk modeling in residential area using GIS technique
title_full Sinkhole risk modeling in residential area using GIS technique
title_fullStr Sinkhole risk modeling in residential area using GIS technique
title_full_unstemmed Sinkhole risk modeling in residential area using GIS technique
title_sort sinkhole risk modeling in residential area using gis technique
publishDate 2005
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/1333/1/Paper061saadiah.pdf
http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/1333/
http://www.civil.eng.usm.my/isg2005/home.shtml
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