Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
News of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Series of Geology and Technical Sciences, cilt.2026, sa.1, ss.286-302, 2026 (Scopus)
In the context of the country's accelerated economic development and increasing use of natural resources, further improvement of environmental protection systems is becoming increasingly important. Therefore, the preservation of the biological diversity of ecosystems requires the appropriate application of new scientific and methodological approaches. One such approach is the combination of traditional ground-based methods with geoinformation system technologies. The purpose of this study was to investigate the vegetation cover in the ecosystems of the West Kazakhstan region using a combination of traditional ground-based methods and geoinformation system technologies. The theoretical and methodological basis of the study includes general scientific methods, including descriptive, comparative, statistical, and system analysis, as well as cartographic analysis. The research methodology is based on a system of general principles and approaches. The general scientific methods include comprehensive, integral, systemic, environmental, and geographical methods. The study resulted in the creation of thematic maps and GIS attribute databases for plants. As a result of the research, a digital map was developed, which is practically accessible to a wide audience of GIS users. The method of creating a soil map using the ArcGIS software product was also developed. The use of GIS technologies expands the possibilities of analyzing the current state of vegetation during mapping. The availability of a basic thematic inventory map significantly reduces the time required to obtain new layers, as well as to refine and edit computer maps and their legends. As a result, it becomes much more efficient than using paper maps to analyze the current state and dynamics of vegetation, assess biodiversity and the relationships between plant communities and landscape components, and obtain new information about the ecological potential of the territory. In addition, studying such an informative and physiognomic component of the landscape as vegetation allows us to assess the current ecological situation in the region.