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Application of GIS and Its Prospect in Land Suitability Assessment

Bingwen Qiu, Tianhe Chi

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The paper clarifies the concept and connotation of land suitability assessment,discusses the methods of land suitability assessment based on GIS,including overlaying method,multi-criteria method and artificial intelligence method,and analyzes their advantages and disadvantages.A case study is also presented to illustrate the inducting process for the public to participate in the land suitability assessment based on GIS.It is emphasized that the two aspects of land suitability assessment,the technology side and the policy side,are indispensable in the assessment.

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Key concepts: Connotation, Process (computing), Computer science, Suitability analysis, Land use, Environmental resource management, Environmental science, Engineering