TY - JOUR
T1 - An open source GIS-based Planning Support System
T2 - Application to the land use plan of La Troncal, Ecuador
AU - Santé, Inés
AU - Pacurucu, Natalia
AU - Boullón, Marcos
AU - García, Andrés Manuel
AU - Miranda, David
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 John Wiley & Sons Ltd
PY - 2016/12/1
Y1 - 2016/12/1
N2 - Planning Support Systems (PSS) comprise a wide variety of geo-technological tools related to GIS and spatial modeling aimed at addressing land planning processes. This article describes the OpenRules system, a PSS based on a previous system called RULES. Among OpenRules new features are its architecture, based exclusively on free and open source software, and its applicability to all land use types, including rural and urban uses. In addition, OpenRules incorporates an unlimited number of land evaluation factors and a new objective in land use spatial allocation. OpenRules has been programmed in Java and implemented as a module of the free GIS software gvSIG, with full integration between the GIS and the decision support tools. Decision support tools include multicriteria evaluation, multiobjective linear programming and heuristic techniques, which support three basic stages of land use planning processes, namely land suitability evaluation, land use area optimization and land use spatial allocation. The application of OpenRules to the region of La Troncal, Ecuador, demonstrates its capability to generate alternative and coherent solutions through a scientific and justified procedure at low cost in terms of time and resources.
AB - Planning Support Systems (PSS) comprise a wide variety of geo-technological tools related to GIS and spatial modeling aimed at addressing land planning processes. This article describes the OpenRules system, a PSS based on a previous system called RULES. Among OpenRules new features are its architecture, based exclusively on free and open source software, and its applicability to all land use types, including rural and urban uses. In addition, OpenRules incorporates an unlimited number of land evaluation factors and a new objective in land use spatial allocation. OpenRules has been programmed in Java and implemented as a module of the free GIS software gvSIG, with full integration between the GIS and the decision support tools. Decision support tools include multicriteria evaluation, multiobjective linear programming and heuristic techniques, which support three basic stages of land use planning processes, namely land suitability evaluation, land use area optimization and land use spatial allocation. The application of OpenRules to the region of La Troncal, Ecuador, demonstrates its capability to generate alternative and coherent solutions through a scientific and justified procedure at low cost in terms of time and resources.
KW - decision-making support
KW - land evaluation
KW - land use planning
KW - spatial allocation
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84981525065
U2 - 10.1111/tgis.12223
DO - 10.1111/tgis.12223
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:84981525065
SN - 1361-1682
VL - 20
SP - 976
EP - 990
JO - Transactions in GIS
JF - Transactions in GIS
IS - 6
ER -
