دراسة تصنيف الأراضي الساحلية العراقية باستخدام صور الاستشعار عن بعد و نظم المعلومات الجغرافية

Abstract EN

Basrah city is the capital of Basrah province that located on the Arab gulf of the southern coast of Iraq, it is considered as a multi natural resources city that supports the Iraqi government economy, besides it is considered as the southern gate of Iraq to the Gulf and world, in addition to potential capabilities such as tourism due to its beach and calm marine environment, and virgin lands for tourism projects.

To make a sketch for Basrah coast as it harmonizes with littoral resources, it was important to determine the delineation between sea water and adjacent lands, and land classification, that is included in urban planning and designs, and leads to lessen the changes in environment and negative effects if it, and all that is comported with the sustainable tourism.

To reveal such goals, thresholding procedure was applied to classify the natural features that relates to the tourism development.

Data collected using remotely sensed imagery and field information.