GIS analysis of landscape topography transformation of the open pit "Grivice" (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

  • Sabahudin Smajić University of Tuzla, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Department of Geography, https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6059-3616
  • Alma Kadušić University of Tuzla, Faculty of Science, Department of Geography https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8363-6172
  • Almedin Omerović University of Tuzla, Faculty of Science, Department of Geography
  • Merima Kovačević University of Tuzla, Faculty of Science, Department of Geography.
Keywords: GIS analysis, landscape topography, transformation, DEM, geo-visualizations, open pit Grivice, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Abstract

The authors analyze transformations of landscape topography of the open pit "Grivice" in Banovići basin (Northeastern Bosnia). This complex research is based on field screening and GIS analysis of Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) of researches terrain. Specifically, two DEMs of the Grivice area were prepared, a natural model based on a topographic map, scale 1:25000, issued in 1976 by the Military Geographical Institute (MGI) from Belgrade, while the Google satellite image from 2018 and the Digital Surface Model (DSM) were used for the anthropogenic model,issued in 2018 by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Using methods and algorithms integrated in QGIS, raster and vector values of treated transformation parameters(hypsometry, slope and aspect, hydrographic network, etc.) were obtained, and their analytical-synthetic interpretation and geovisualization were also performed. Finally, ten thematic maps,which illustrate the anthropogenic transformation of the landscape topography of the researched area, were created.

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Author Biographies

Sabahudin Smajić, University of Tuzla, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Department of Geography,

E-naslov: sabahudin.smajic@untz.ba

Alma Kadušić, University of Tuzla, Faculty of Science, Department of Geography

E-mail: alma.kadusic@untz.ba

Almedin Omerović, University of Tuzla, Faculty of Science, Department of Geography

E-mail: almedin.untz@gmail.com

Merima Kovačević, University of Tuzla, Faculty of Science, Department of Geography.

E-mail: merima.kovacevic@untz.ba

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Published
2020-12-31
How to Cite
Smajić S., Kadušić A., Omerović A., & Kovačević M. (2020). GIS analysis of landscape topography transformation of the open pit "Grivice" (Bosnia and Herzegovina). Journal for Geography, 15(2), 33-50. https://doi.org/10.18690/rg.15.2.3633
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