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 A.Z. Barten
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Lomonosov Moscow State University 2015
Subjects:
greenland
geographic information system
digital 3d models
planned road
orthophoto
virtual map
geo
manag
Arctic
Greenland
Kangerlussuaq
Sisimiut
permafrost
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.24057/2071-9388-2015-8-1-109-112
https://doaj.org/article/0b2f6684d902430595a33a076a626e01
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Summary: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 along the entire route. The investigations included field geological and geophysical studies and survey using aerial photography.Based on the investigations a digital model of the area 2 km Ѕ 170 km was prepared. Using a Novapoint software a detailed geometric model was created which allowed for calculationsof the volume of earthworks and creation of transverse and longitudinal sections of the road. A virtual model of the entire road and a movie were made based on the results of all investigations.

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