Geospatial (GIS) of Potential Soil Erosions Hazard Mapping in Hulu Langat, Malaysia

Omar Al-Kouri

The main goal of this study is to mapping potential soil erosion hazard map. The mapped and prioritized of Soil erosion hazard areas has been done by integrating GIS-grid analysis to provide valuable information about the most likely areas to be eroded using Arc GIS 9.1. The potential soil erosion factors such as erosive rainfall, soil type and slope steepness map was utilized in systematically method using ArcGIS Model Builder; where, the Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) for potential erosion map was adapted as GIS function. The results showed that the high potential area of soil erosion is found in North-East areas. Hula Langat residential area which is about 70% of high potential risk; whereas, Hulu Semenyih area has about 60% of high potential risk. Each of Semenyih, Cheras, Baranang has low of high potential risk about 30%, 25% in 10% respectively. Slope is the greater influence factor

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Year:

2018

Type of Publication:

Article

Keywords:

Soil Erosion; Hazard Map; GIS Function; Potential Risk; Residential Area; Slope Steepness

Journal:

IJECCE

Volume:

9

Number:

3

Pages:

97-102

Month:

May

ISSN:

2249-071X