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. 2022 Aug 26;12(1):14567.
doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-18850-0.

Using of geographic information systems (GIS) to determine the suitable site for collecting agricultural residues

El-Sayed G Khater  1 , Samir A Ali  2 , Mohamed T Afify  2 , Magdy A Bayomy  3 , Rasha S Abbas  3
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Using of geographic information systems (GIS) to determine the suitable site for collecting agricultural residues

El-Sayed G Khater et al. Sci Rep. .

Abstract

The main aim of this study is to use the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) techniques to determine the optimum site to collect the residues in order to reduce cost and increase the benefits. To achieve these three scenarios were studied to reach the best collection sites for recycling rice straw in Sinbilawin center. The results indicate that the first scenario: The result was forty (40) collection sites in this status the cost of transfer will be very high because the collecting starts from inside village to the 40 sites and transfer to main sites to recycle operation. The second scenario: The total lengths of roads are not much then the cost of transfer is low and save time and efforts. The third scenario: The result was five collecting sites. It was shortest length and lowest cost. Transportation costs in the first scenario were difficult to calculate because of the difficulty to access a network of documented roads from satellite maps to use it with the GIS program. The total internal transport costs were 987,308.86 and 826,966.43 L.E (Egyptian pound, $ = 19.15 L.E) for second and third scenarios, respectively. The average transport costs per ton were 17 and 14 L.E/ton for the second and third scenarios, respectively. Also, the total lengths of roads were 817.62 and 615.65 km for the second and third scenarios, respectively.

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Figure 1
Map of the Sinbilawin city, 2015 (study area).
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Rice area map.
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Figure 3
Flowchart of rice straw collecting from Sinbilawin center.
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Figure 4
Short form for modeling to select suitable sites to assembly rice straw.
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Figure 5
(a) Euclidean Distance: (r) for roads (c) for canals. (b) Reclassify: (r) for roads (c) for canals. (c) Weighted overlay for layers.
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(a) The best sites at Sinbilawin center. (b) Flowchart of the model steps and sequences.
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Figure 7
Euclidean distance: (r) for main road (s) for all sites (c) for canal.
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Figure 8
Reclassify: (r) for main road (c) for canals (l) for new layer.
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Figure 9
Weighted overlay for layers.
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Figure 10
(a) The best sites at Sinbilawin center. (b) Flow chart of the model steps and sequences.
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Figure 11
Reclassify: (r) for main road (c) for main canals (l) for the best location in all villages.
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Figure 12
Reclassify: (l) for the best location in all villages (r) for main roads (c) for canals.
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Figure 13
Weighted overlay.
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Figure 14
(a) Sites for the management of agricultural waste. (b) Flow chart of the model steps and sequences.
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