Geographia Technica,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
19(2/2024), С. 13 - 32
Опубликована: Май 15, 2024
Population
growth,
urbanization
and
rapid
industrial
development
increase
the
demand
for
water
resources.Groundwater
is
an
important
resource
in
sustainable
socio-economic
development.The
identification
of
regions
with
probability
existence
groundwater
necessary
helping
decision
makers
to
propose
effective
strategies
management
this
resource.The
objective
study
construct
maps
potential
groundwater,
based
on
machine
learning
algorithms,
namely
deep
neural
networks
(DNNs),
XGBoost
(XGB),
CatBoost
(CB),
Gia
Lai
province
Vietnam.In
study,
12
conditioning
factors,
elevation,
aspect,
curvature,
slope,
soil
type,
river
density,
distance
road,
land
use/land
cover
(LULC),
Normalized
Difference
Vegetation
Index
(NDVI),
Normal
Built-up
(NDBI),
Water
(NDWI),
rainfall
were
used,
along
181
inventory
points,
models.The
proposed
models
evaluated
using
receiver
operating
characteristic
(ROC)
curve,
area
under
curve
(AUC),
root-mean-square
error
(RMSE),
mean
absolute
(MAE).The
results
showed
that
predictions
most
accurate
XGB
model;
CB
came
second,
DNN
was
performed
least
well.About
4,990
km²
found
be
category
very
low
potential;
3,045
category;
2,426
classified
as
moderate,
2,665
high,
2,007
high.The
methodology
used
creating
maps.This
approach,
can
provide
valuable
information
factors
influencing
assist
decisionmakers
or
developers
managing
resources
sustainably.It
also
supports
territory,
including
tourism.This
other
geographic
a
small
change
input
data.
Scientific Reports,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
15(1)
Опубликована: Март 22, 2025
Abstract
Groundwater
is
a
critical
resource
for
sustaining
human
activities,
particularly
in
urban
areas,
where
its
importance
exaggerated
by
growing
water
demands,
expansion,
and
industrial
activities.
Ensuring
future
security
necessitates
an
in-depth
understanding
of
groundwater
recharge
dynamics,
which
are
often
complex
influenced
rapid
urbanization.
The
alarming
decline
resources
both
rural
regions
underscore
the
urgency
advanced
management
strategies.
However,
identifying
evaluating
potential
zones
(GWPZs)
remains
challenge
due
to
dynamic
interplay
hydrogeological
development
factors.
This
study
employs
integrated
approach
combining
geographic
information
system
(GIS),
remote
sensing,
multi-criteria
decision
analysis
using
analytical
hierarchy
process
(MCDA-AHP)
delineate
GWPZs
Sulaymaniyah
Basin
(SB).
methodology
further
supported
data
validated
through
geophysical
investigation
electrical
resistivity
tomography
(ERT)
data.
For
MCDA-AHP,
six
thematic
layers
including
rainfall,
geology,
lineament
density,
slope,
drainage
land
use/land
cover
were
derived
from
satellite
imagery,
geological
surveys,
well
These
ranked
based
on
their
relative
influence
GIS-based
weighted
overlay
generate
maps.
results
identified
three
recharge:
low
(11.26%),
moderate
(45.51%),
high
(43.23%).
Validation
ERT
receiver
operating
characteristics
(ROC)
revealed
strong
agreement,
with
area
under
curve
(AUC)
accuracy
86%.
findings
demonstrate
robustness
approach,
providing
reliable
tool
minimizing
hydrogeophysical
exploration
costs
reducing
number
unsuccessful
boreholes.