Overview of the current status of application of GIS and RS in soil and water management in Republic of Macedonia Dr. Dusko Mukaetov Institute of Agriculture Blvd. Aleksandar Makedonski b.b., 1000 Skopje, Republic of Macedonia 1 E-mail: d.mukaetov@zeminst.edu.mk http://www.zeminst.edu.mk 1
Contents Background informations Major projects in soil and water management Ongoing projects Main constraints Future activites 2 2
Background Current status with the main coverages regarding natural resources management Capacities of the main actors in application of GIS and RS in soil and water management Level of awareness of the main stakeholders Level of knowledge and expertise 3 3
Major projects Water master plan CORINE Land cover DRIMPOL Project Wine monitoring and management system - VMMS 4 4
Water master plan Objectives: The description of the water resources (surface and ground water plus alternative resources) in quantity and quality The description of the present and likely future development of water demands by different user sectors The presentation of the technical (physical) and operational water management measures to fulfil the demands 5 5
Water master plan Main outputs: Catchment and subcatchment delineation DTM with 10 m resolution Detail hydrography map in a scale 1:25000 6 6
CORINE Land cover Main goals: Establishment of a procedure of acquisition, standardization and exchange of environmental data Creation of a Geographic information System (GIS) with an aim for providing of environmental data essential for preparation and implementation of EU politics 7 7
8 CORINE Land Cover : 0 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 Kilometers 8
DRIMPOL Project Joint research project between Albania, Macedonia and Norway. Objectives: Compilation of water quality long term datasets, Establishment of geodatabase with the following GIS layers: digital elevation model (DEM), subcatchments delineation, river network, etc. Quantification of nutrient loads with employment of TEOTIL 2 pollution budget model (Tjomsland and Bratli 1996; Selvik et al. 2004). Compilation of nutrient loss risk maps (nitrates and phosphates) 9 9
10 DRIMPOL project 10
Vine monitoring and management system - VMMS Main objectives: Establishment of a vineyard cadastre based on a relational database linked to a Geographic Information System, Establishment of sustainable system of declarations for permanent updating of vineyard cadastre Development of tools and procedures for random check and verification of input data, data flow and statistical analysis of the data collected 11 11
12 Vine monitoring and management system - VMMS 12
Ongoing Projects Study on capacity development for soil contamination management related to mining in the Republic of Macedonia DRIMNET Agro-ecological zoning 13 13
Study on Capacity Development for Soil Contamination Management related to Mining in Macedonia The project is being carried out in co-operation with the Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Water Economy (MAFWE) and is funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The main objectives of the project are: - to carry out soil contamination survey of the pilot project in the Probistip area, - to develop a Master Plan for Soil contamination Management in Macedonia and - to develop the capacity in the relevant Ministries and institutions in Macedonia for implementation of the Master Plan. Master Plan: The Master Plan will take into account the results and methods of a pilotproject on soil contamination monitoring in Probistip. Period: January 2006 - October 2007. Pilot Project site 14 pilot project in Probistip 14
DRIMNET Main objectives: Provide necessary information on nutrient and sediment loads into the lakes from the upstream Drim river catchment areas Assess past and present Ohrid and Presp lakes pollution Provide information on lake trophic status, with emphasis on nutrient and phytoplankton levels. Establish nutrient budgets for the lakes Assess response relationships in the lakes 15 15
16 t in C 25 20 15 10 5 GIS modeling in preparation of detailed temperature map Meteorological stations Regresion t vs.altitude (61-90) 0 0,0 500,0 1000,0 1500,0 2000,0 2500,0 3000,0 y = -0,0066x + 21,205 altitude R 2 = 0,9689 W N S Macedonia borde Meteo_stations E 16
GIS modeling in preparation of detailed temperature map Temp. in C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 : 0 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 Kilometers 17 17
18 18 GIS modeling in preparation of detailed pluviometric map : Meteo_stations Macedonia borde N E W S Meteorological stations
GIS modeling in preparation of detailed pluviometric map 19 : Raifal in vegetation mm 180-200 200-220 220-240 240-260 260-280 280-300 320-340 340-360 360-380 380-400 400-420 420-440 440-460 460-480 480-500 500-520 520-540 540-560 560-580 19
Main constraints Low awareness of the decision makers and main stakeholders on the importance of application of GIS and RS in soil and water management Insufficient involvement of GIS and RS in the graduate and postgraduate stadium of the Universities Lack of appropriate capacities Lack of trained staff Low level of applications of GIS solutions in practice 20 20
Future activities Intensive development of capacities for application of GIS and RS in soil and water management Establishment of soil and water information systems Networking with similar institutions and information systems on a regional end EU level Improvement the level of knowledge of the scientist involved in the application of GIS and RS in soil and water management Increasing the awareness of the decision makers on a governmental and local level for importance of GIS solutions in protection of water pollution and land degradation 21 21