Creation of digital maps of natural landscapes of the National Park “Narochanskiy”

DOI: 10.35595/2414-9179-2020-4-26-90-103

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About the Authors

Natallia V. Hahina

Belarusian State University, The Faculty of Geography and Geoinformatics,
Nezavisimost’ Ave, 4, 220030, Minsk, Republic of Belarus,
E-mail: hahina@bsu.by

Dzmitry M. Kurlovich

Belarusian State University, The Faculty of Geography and Geoinformatics,
Nezavisimost’ Ave, 4, 220030, Minsk, Republic of Belarus,
E-mail: kurlovich@bsu.by

Olga M. Kovalevskaya

Belarusian State University, The Faculty of Geography and Geoinformatics,
Nezavisimost’ Ave, 4, 220030, Minsk, Republic of Belarus,
E-mail: kavaleusk@bsu.by

Abstract

The accession of the Republic of Belarus to international agreements on the protection of biological and landscape diversity has increased attention to the study of the structure, functioning and preservation of landscapes of protected natural areas. The purpose of the national park “Narochanskiy” is to preserve unique natural complexes as a standard of landscapes, a repository of genetic fund of plant and animal life of Belarusian Poozerye, as well as to increase efficiency of use of the territory of the park, the area of which is 87.1 thousand hectares, in environmental, scientific, educational, tourist, recreational activities.

At present, Belarus is developing automated and referral system of protected natural areas using GIS-technologies. As part of the creation of a block of natural structural components of this system, the methodology of digital mapping of landscapes of the national park was developed. The method of digital maps creation with the use of GIS-technology includes inventory and analytical stage of materials collection, mapping of natural landscapes, their assessment for compliance with criteria of rarity and typicality, visualization of information in ArcGIS 10.

In the research landscape, geographical, cartographic methods, methods of the geoinformation analysis of data were applied. The information was organized into a geodatabase. Feature datasets contain basic cartographic information (boundaries of the national park, hydrographic network, settlements, roads), as well as thematic layers of quaternary deposits, geomorphometry, soils, vegetation, landscapes. In ArcGIS 10, legends of landscape map and maps of rare and typical natural landscapes of the park have been created.

The methodology and results of digital mapping of landscapes can be used to improve the management of the national park “Narochanskiy”.

Keywords

geographic information systems, landscapes, geographic components, national park, digital map

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For citation: Hahina N.V., Kurlovich D.M., Kovalevskaya O.M. Creation of digital maps of natural landscapes of the National Park “Narochanskiy”. InterCarto. InterGIS. GI support of sustainable development of territories: Proceedings of the International conference. Moscow: Moscow University Press, 2020. V. 26. Part 4. P. 90–103. DOI: 10.35595/2414-9179-2020-4-26-90-103 (in Russian)