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A new approach to landslide geomorphological mapping using the Open Source software in the Olvera area (Cadiz, Spain)

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This paper presents the preliminary results of a geomorphological survey of the Olvera area (Cadiz province, Betic Ranges, Spain) and the use of the Geographic Information System (GIS) Open Source (OS) software plus Database Management System (DBMS) for making available and distributing the landslide data over the Web. In the geomorphologic survey, different landforms have been identified in the area, including structural, anthropogenic, fluvial, karst, and slope forms. In particular, the majority of the slope forms are complex (from topple to rotational slides and falls), but there are also minor forms like debris flows and mudslides. To manage geomorphological data, an Open Source GIS was used, which contained the following components: QuantumGIS, System for Automated Geoscientific Analyses (SAGA), GIS and Geographic Resources Analysis Support System (GRASS), GIS for Digital Elevation Model (DEM) generation. A key aim was to make the project-derived data available over the Web. This was achieved using MapServer which allows for the representation of the derived geospatial data with pMapper providing the graphical Web interface. Our study highlights the process dynamics of run-off erosion in Olvera derived through the use of advanced computer-based mapping tools. The resulting map products and interpretations are available via the Internet. To date, derivative maps have been produced to improve maintenance of roads and transport and of the construction of new infrastructure.

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Special thanks to Prof. Mark Bulmer for his indispensable help for the realization of this paper.

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  1. Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

    Franco Mantovani, Pietro Domenico de Cosmo & Andrea Suma

  2. Dept. Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad de Cadiz, Puerto Real, Spain

    Francisco Javier Gracia

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Mantovani, F., Gracia, F.J., de Cosmo, P.D. et al. A new approach to landslide geomorphological mapping using the Open Source software in the Olvera area (Cadiz, Spain). Landslides 7, 69–74 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10346-009-0181-4

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