Document Type : Original Article
Author
Geography, Humanities Education, University of Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region-Iraq
Abstract
The main goal of the research is to evaluate of suitability landforms in the Zamaqi valley basin for Human uses, dependence on satellite images which have been received from (Landsat8 OLI) (NASA) on https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov (USGS) site, by using Geographical information system, depending on the function of(overlay-weighted overlay) in a tool (Special Analyst tools).rather than used (Geology information, Topography, slope, soil, plant cover, gully erosion), these layers which can be considered as the result of intrusive processes. After the processes weighted overlay, the research produced the map of landform suitability, which divided into three level suitability, the level of high suitability with the area of (54km2), the level of mid suitability with the area of (63km2), and the level that no suitability with the area of (12km2).
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