Evaluation of the Aggregate Potential of the Northern Kocaeli Province with the Help of a Geographical Information System (GIS)

Abstract

In this study, existing and potential aggregate areas in the north of the province of Kocaeli in Turkey were determined by using a geographic information system (GIS). In order to perform the analysis, the status of the existing quarries and geological units where quarries were operated, and identification of areas that are suitable to be operated in the future were considered in the process as five basic criteria. These criteria were classified as the geology, land use, altitude, roads and settlement factors. Each criterion in the study represented a layer within the geographic information system. Overlaying these layers in the system, a map showing potential areas was created. According to this map, areas that could be considered as crushed rock aggregate potential areas in the North of the Province of Kocaeli were classified as low, medium, good and high zones.

Keywords

• Aggregate,potantial,GIS

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