DESIGNING ROADS IN GRENLAND USING GIS TECHNOLOGY

Designing a road in the Arctic (Greenland) which stretches 157 km between the towns of Sisimiut and Kangerlussuaq was very challenging. Difficult climatic and geotechnical conditions and presence of permafrost required some in-depth analysis and research. Geotechnical investigations were conducted a...

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Published in:GEOGRAPHY, ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY
Main Author: Abdel Barten A.Z.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Russian Geographical Society 2015
Subjects:
Greenland;geographic information system;digital 3D models;planned road;orthophoto;virtual map
Arctic
Greenland
Kangerlussuaq
Sisimiut
permafrost
Online Access:https://ges.rgo.ru/jour/article/view/77
https://doi.org/10.24057/2071-9388-2015-8-1-109-112

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