Determining suitable locations for pitting and furrowing projects using SDSS (Case Study: Kermanshah Province)

Water deficiency and low soil moisture، are considered as limiting factors in rehabilitation and improvement of semi-arid rangelands. Considering the problem of water deficiency and low soil moisture in pastures discussed، rainfall storage projects can be one of suitable strategies to compensate for water shortages in such areas. On the other hand، considering several criteria that must be considered in this selection، makes it difficult to choose the appropriate locations to execute projects such as pitting and furrowing. These factors include technical and social-economical criteria. Meykhoran region in Kermanshah Province was considered in this research. In this study، in order to locate suitable areas for pitting and furrowing projects، spatial decision support system were used in three stages. The first stage involves determining hierarchical levels consisting of object، criteria، sub-criteria، and factors. During the second stage، the standardization of criteria based on fuzzy logic، weighting criteria and sub-criteria based on analytical hierarchy process، and paired comparisons of criteria and sub-criteria، with preference values of one ​​to nine and an inconsistency rate of less than one-tenth، were done in ARC-GIS software by using AHP subprogram. In the final step، after integration of these layers، the final maps of optimal sites for pitting and furrowing were prepared. Using this template to locate other natural resources projects will help to optimize use of spatial data، save time and costs.