التحليل الجغرافي لشبكة طرق النقل في محافظة الطفيلة-الأردن باستخدام نظم المعلومات الجغرافية

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Objective: A road network plays an important role in regional planning and development for any region, and its role in attracting investments and advancing the economy of the region cannot be overlooked; this study aims to shed light on the spatial characteristics of the road network in Al-Tafila Governorate in Jordan, and to identify the relationship between the road network, the number of residents and the area of the governorate.

Methods: The study relied on the descriptive and analytical approach to find out the extent of the network interconnections by using the spatial relationships between different phenomena within Al-Tafila Governorate.

Several quantitative methods were used as well as the ARC GIS 10.2.2 program which allows one to view and examine maps.

Results: The study results showed that the road network density indicator relative to the number of residents tends to be more accurate than the road network density indicator relative to the area.

In addition, the study found that the most connected areas were Al-Tafila, Sail Al-Raba and Al Ain ALbedia, while the most isolated areas were Dhana and Al-mamora.

The study recommends implementing modern technologies in preparing a development plan for the infrastructure in the province, by using the techniques of the geographic information system GIS.

Conclusion: Considerable progress in using the GIS technique has been achieved in our case study.

This technique is of particular importance and it is highly efficient in the analysis of the spatial area, transport networks, and the production of advanced digital maps for urban and rural development.