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THE USE OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
SYSTEMS AND REMOTE SENSING

TECHNOLOGIES IN COMBATING

DESERTIFICATION AND EROSION

Mustafa SERT - Abdullah Emin AKAY - Ayhan ATEŞOĞLU

ABSTRACT
The rapidly developing industry, improper land use, and disproportionate urban growth lead to the
excessive depletion of natural resources and various environmental problems. The loss of land cover
significantly impacts desertification and erosion, affects ecosystem service provision, causes ecological
migrations, loses biodiversity, and impacts food security. Every year, 20 million hectares of arable
land are degraded globally, 24 billion tons are affected by erosion, and 70% of arid areas are at risk of
desertification. In Turkey, 642 million tons of soil have been displaced due to water erosion, and 22.5%
of this area is highly sensitive to desertification. Identifying the sources and severity of these problems
is crucial for future actions and planning. With advancements in technology, high-resolution satellite
imagery and various software like ArcGIS, Netcad, QGIS, etc., that aid in their analysis have emerged
and developed. Alongside these developments, methods and indices that facilitate surface and land cover
analysis, such as (Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation) (RUSLE), (Normalized Difference Vegetation
Index) (NDVI, (Bare SoilIndex)(BSI), (Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index) (SAVI), (Topsoil Grain Size
Index) (TGSI), have been developed. In recent years, artificial intelligence algorithms have begun to be
integrated into these methods. This study examines the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
and remote sensing technologies in combating desertification and erosion from the past to the present.
Keywords: Soil, Erosion, Desertification, Gis, Remote Sensing

Çölleşme ve Erozyonla Mücadele Genel Müdürlüğü
Mail: sert.mustafa@csb.gov.tr
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3130-4499
Bursa Teknik Üniversitesi
Mail: abdullah.akay@btu.edu.tr
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6558-9029
Bartın Üniversitesi
Mail: aatesoglu@bartin.edu.tr
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4030-7782
Makale Atıf Bilgisi: Sert, M. – Akay, A. E. – Ateşoğlu, A. (2024). “Çölleşme
ve Erozyonla Mücadele Çalışmalarında Coğrafi Bilgi
Sistemleri ve Uzaktan Algılama Teknolojilerinin Kul-
lanımı” Çevre, Şehir ve İklim Dergisi, Yıl: 3, Çölleşme,
Erozyon ve İklim Değişikliği Özel Sayısı, s. (82-100)

Makale Türü: Araştırma
Geliş Tarihi: 01.10.2024
Kabul Tarihi: 28.10.2024
Yayın Tarihi: 08.11.2024
Yayın Sezonu: Kasım 2024

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