Geoinformation Mapping Research Articles

Geoinformation support of national safety of aviation transport

Air transport security is an integral part of national security. The lack of eff ective aviation’s safety management system, as well as eff ective supervision of the relevant state structures on these issues has led to a low level of safety in this type of transport. Therefore, there is a need to create a GIS for aviation transport with subsequent integration of the national security state GIS of Ukraine. The purpose of this article is to study a model for the implementation of national security strategies by means of GIS and a database model for the national security of air transport; fi guring out some of the factors, aff ecting the safety and transportation of passengers and transport, for example, the growth of passenger traffi c at the airports of Ukraine. Main material. The article investigates the object of geoinformation mapping of aviation security as a structural part of the national security of Ukraine. GIS ability to integrate data coming in real time from various sources allows maintaining the overall level of security in the society, presented in the form of a graphical model for the implementation of national security strategies using GIS. The article considers the database designing stages of national security of air transport, including the conceptual, logical and physical ones. The authors developed corresponding data models for each of them. A graphical model shows structural connection of the national security data of air transport, which takes into account the available forms of presentation of the initial data in their structure. To analyze the aviation security of the airport, the database includes the data of operational reports on takeoff s and landings of aircrafts, monitoring of the aircrafts during fl ights, parking and basing of air and service transport and other information in separate fi les of various formats. the authors analyze some factors aff ecting the safety and transportation of passengers and transport, for example, the growth of passenger traffi c at the airports of Ukraine. Conclusions and further research. Safe operation of the airports in our country should be based on the activities of the optimal organization of databases, implementing all the necessary relationships between data elements and integrating separate GIS of aviation security into the GIS of national security of the country. Based on the above, the article highlights the role of database integration and organization of sharing with a clear restriction / provision of access to them.

Geoinformation mapping of modern gully erosion in the steppe region of the Russian Plain

Considering the linear erosion processes in the river basins slopes it can be noticed that the gully erosion is most intensively changing the relief, leading to the complete soil cover destruction, and is making the land not suitable for agricultural use. The latest maps of the gullies’development in Russia were compiled more than 50 years ago and can be seen as very outdated. Since that time no comprehensive gullies network mapping has been carried out. Due to the gullies’ network shape and their large size, the satellite images allow noticing their representation. The study of the modern gully network was carried out in the steppe east of the Russian Plain on an area of more than 38000 km2. The gullies were mapped using high-resolution satellite images (1.65 – 0.4 m). It allowed compiling an electronic map of the modern gullies’ density in river basins. The areal and linear dynamics of morphologically active gullies for the period 2003-2014 were determined using satellite images. The data obtained indicate a very weak territory dissection by the gullies. It can be asserted that for the majority of the gullies their peak of activity has already passed, and currently they are either in a state of dynamic equilibrium or are being transformed into balkas. These results correlate with the data obtained during the earlier study of the forest and forest-steppe zones in the same Russian region.

Геосистемы юга Средней Сибири: методика и результаты картографирования

The сlassification of geosystem used in mapping is based on a system-hierarchic approach to detecting the co-involvement of landscape taxons. At the same time, we took into account the positioning of individual territories in the system of physical- geographical regionalization. The complexity of the landscape structure of the studied territory is due to its location at the junction of high- and lowland regions belonging to four physical-geographical areas. In the area under study, we identified and described more than 200 groups of fairies, which were then typed into classes of facies, geomes, and groups of geomes. Geoinformation mapping is performed using vector topographic basis and Earth remote sensing data. The decryption of synthesized space images was carried out manually and was based on field landscape surveys data. Digitization and indexing of landscape contours, creation, design and layout of the map were carried out in GIS MapInfo Professional. The cartographical analysis revealed regional differences in the complexity of landscape horizontal structures of high- and lowland regions, as well as the composition and structure of typological spectra of regional geosystems. Lowland geosystems mostly have a fairly uniform horizontal structure and large areas of landscape patterns. At the same time, mountain areas are characterized by considerable complexity and contrast of landscape structure.

Геоинформационное картографирование для анализа пространственно-временных данных сельскохозяйственного производства регионов Сибири

The study deals with opportunities of assessing geoinformation mapping to identify prospective areas of interregional specialization for a macroregion as a new political and economic unit of Russia. The spatial assessment method for such Siberian regions’ agricultural specialization is proposed and tested. The study covers 392 rural municipal districts, united in sixteen entities of the Russian Federation and located in four macro-regions. The analysis of the rural muni- cipalities’ productivity indicators for 2007–2018 was carried out for 26 types of crop products and 5 types of livestock ones using methods of mathematical and cartographic modeling, which enabled identifying 16 perspective food interregional clusters in South Siberian, 12 ones – in the Angara-Yenisei and 1 – in the Ural-Siberian macroregion. A Web-cartographic product “Geoportal of agricultural specialization of Siberian macroregions” was developed for solving application tasks of spatial analysis and determining the state policy measures for the development of interregional agricultural cooperation in Siberia.

Цифровые карты гидробионтов и качества поверхностных вод Байкальской природной территории

The author provides information on a developed method of geoinformation mapping hydrobionts in order to automatize digital cartographic images formation with spatial-andtemporal distribution of species and long-term trends of freezing surface waters’quality changes at studying relationships in the functioning of hydrobiological communities. The features of technique with the description of technical stages for creating databases and constituent elements of geoinformation software by the example of designing a regional geoservice with interactive plankton-and-benthos-aquatic-organisms’ maps in the Baikal natural territory are presented. Signs mapping the classes of water pollution by hydrobiological indicators on points available for recognition by colour-blind people are offered to be applied in cartographic material. They are easily reproduced on objects near surface streams in cases of water pollution for warning the population.

Geoinformation mapping in urban ecology. Review of: “Assessment and geoinformation mapping of the medical and environmental situation in the city of Voronezh: Collection of scientific articles” / Under general editorship of S.A. Kurolap and O.V. Klepikov. Voronezh: Digital printing, 2019. 219 p. and of “Environmental risks of regions of intensive technogenic development” / S.A. Kurolap, O.V. Klepikov, T.I. Prozhorina et

Review of the collection of scientific articles "Assessment and geoinformation mapping of the medical and environmental situation in the city of Voronezh" (under the general editorship of S. A. Kurolap and O. Klepikov. Voronezh: Digital Printing, 2019, 219 p.) and of the monograph "Environmental risks of territories of intensive technogenic development" (S.A. Kurolap, O.V. Klepikov, T.I. Prozhorina et al / Under the general editorship of S.A. Kurolap and O.V. Klepikov). Voronezh: Digital printing, 2019. 191 p. The review was written during the period of self-isolation and remote access to the authors' work associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

ГЕОІНФОРМАЦІЙНИЙ АНАЛІЗ АНТРОПОГЕННИХ ЗМІН ЛАНДШАФТІВ ЛІСОСТЕПОВОЇ ЗОНИ УКРАЇНИ

The purpose of the publication is to present the results of the study of anthropogenic changes in the landscapes of the Forest-Steppe zone of Ukraine, implemented by assessing the indicators of landscapes anthropogenic transformation, their diversity and fragmentation. The basic research methods are methods of geospatial GIS analysis and decoding of remote sensing data of the Earth, geoinformation mapping. According to the indicators of anthropogenic transformation of landscapes at the level of physical-geographical regions and districts of the Forest-Steppe zone, the features of changes for the period 1992-2018 are determined. The results of assessment of anthropogenic changes in forest-steppe landscapes of Ukraine show that in 1992 as well as in 2018 the vast majority of the landscapes of the territory are strongly and excessively transformed by anthropogenic activity. Such patterns persist, despite the fact that during the analyzed period in part of the investigated area there is a certain decrease in anthropogenic pressure on landscapes. The regular relations between the indicators of anthropic landscape diversity and fragmentation of landscapes are determined, which corroborates to their certain conditionality by the degree and nature of anthropogenic transformation of the territory. The novelty of the study are the proposed methods of spatial and temporal changes in landscapes estimating and identifying such changes in landscapes at the level of physical and geographical regions for the period 1992-2018 and revealing trends in the structure of land use, especially agricultural lands, forests, built-up territories as the leading types of land use in the Forest-Steppe zone of Ukraine.

Geo-information analysis of zones with special conditions for territory use for sustainable development: a case of Nizhnevartovsk

According the Town Planning Code and the Land Code of the Russian Federation, zones with special conditions for territory use must be shown in the documents of territorial planning and town development zoning. This issue is significant due to the absence of information on the boundaries of such zones in the Unified State Register of Real Estate. Currently, the city of Nizhnevartovsk does not have fully delineated the boundaries of zones with special conditions for territory use for the natural objects and the objects of engineering and transport infrastructure. The aim of research was to make a spatial analysis of the zones with special conditions for territory use in Nizhnevartovsk by means of geo-information mapping in order to study the territorial planning and urban development. The spatial analysis by geo-information mapping revealed that the zones with special conditions for territory use in Nizhnevartovsk do not comply with the current regulatory acts in some aspects or remain partially undelineated. For the purposes of the study, the coastal protection zone, the water protection (fish protection) zone, the railway sanitary protection zone and the aerodrome environs inside the boundary of the city of Nizhnevartovsk were identified. The result of the study was the cartographic materials showing the spatial analysis of zones with special conditions for territory use in the city of Nizhnevartovsk. The widths of the sanitary protection zones around industrial facilities were established taking into account the sanitary classification, the calculated air pollution and the levels of physical impacts.

КРАПИВИНСКИЙ ГИДРОУЗЕЛ: ТЕКУЩЕЕ СОСТОЯНИЕ ВОПРОСА И ВОЗМОЖНЫЕ РИСКИ РЕАЛИЗАЦИИ

Rational nature management is a priority in the development of science and technology based on environ-mental monitoring. Natural ecosystems located in industrial areas are under significant anthropogenic pres-sure, as a result of which the negative impact on the environment and biodiversity has increased. Various archival documents and other sources of scientific and technical information on the construction and current state of the Krapivsky reservoir were analyzed. The study results allowed to justify theoretically the need for a comprehensive ecological monitoring of the reservoir’s zone of influence and its current condition. The importance of its practical implementation on a systematic methodological basis using the earth remote sensing and geoinformation mapping was detected.

ИССЛЕДОВАНИЕ ВЛИЯНИЯ ЗОН РАЗЛОМОВ ТЕРРИТОРИИ ЗАКАЗНИКА «ДОЛИНСКИЙ» (о. САХАЛИН) НА СОСТОЯНИЕ ЕГО РАСТИТЕЛЬНОГО ПОКРОВА С ИСПОЛЬЗОВАНИЕМ МАТЕРИАЛОВ ДИСТАНЦИОННОГО ЗОНДИРОВАНИЯ ЗЕМЛИ

Fault zones on the territory of Nature Sanctuary “Dolinsky” (Sakhalin Island), which are characterized by high geodynamic activity, are generally well distinguished when analyzing satellite imagery materials. In any territory, it is not difficult to identify the various plant communities that occupy it, as well as to determine their state by the content of phytomass determined by the vegetation index NDVI. The aim of the study is to test the validity of the hypothesis about the formation of abundant vegetation cover within the fault zones by analyzing the state of various plant communities by the volume of phytomass. Methods: decryption and analysis of Earth remote sensing data from Sentinel, Landsat and SRTM generation, geoinformation mapping on the ArcGIS platform. Results. In the course of the study, the state of the Nature Sanctuary “Dolinsky” analyzed by Landsat-8, Sentinel-2A satellite sur-veys, as well as SRTM data. Fault zones identified using the software systems ArcGIS, QGIS, and PyLEFA by lineament analysis, vegetation was classified by the maximum likelihood method, and its condition was determined by the values of the NDVI index, which reflects the content of phytomass in the study area. As result of the work carried out, an increase in phytomass revealed, and, consequently, good conditions for the growth of plant communities confined to the zones of distribution of faults of the earth's crust, and the reliability of the working hypothesis confirmed.

ГИС-анализ региональных особенностей воспроизводства населения Калужской области

Since the 1990s with the increase in the role of migration in the formation of the population in the post-Soviet space in the Kaluga region, as in other regions of Russia, the tendencies of population reproduction and its regional features have changed somewhat. There are many ways to analyze demographic processes. The advantage of the cartographic method is in the visual display of the characteristics of the objects of the territory in terms of space and time. With the use of geoinformation technologies, geographic information systems (GIS), in particular, it is worth talking about the improvement of the cartographic method and the formation of the geoinformation method in geography, new or previous methods and methods of cartography have appeared or have been updated, the study of demographic processes for the user of geoinformation systems proceeds more efficiently and quickly. In research were used descriptive-analytical, comparative, cartographic, geoinformation, centrographic methods. GIS analysis was carried out on the basis of the free cross-platform geographic information system QGIS (Quantum GIS). A unified technique for GIS analysis of the region’s demographic processes is being developed on the basis of methods and techniques of geoinformation modeling and mapping. For visualization and subsequent creation of maps, a number of methods and methods are used, including: typological, method of cartographic anamorphic images, method of qualitative and quantitative background, methods of areas, cartodiagrams, ranges of values, method of movement of arrows, etc. For geomodeling of the population reproduction in the Kaluga region, we have chosen 1989–2020. as covering the main trends of population reproduction in the post-Soviet period. As a result, we examined the demographic processes of the Kaluga region, namely, the regional features of the process of population reproduction in the region in the post-Soviet period and the role of migration as a factor in the formation of the population at this stage, the change in the settlement system within the region. The geodatabase “Demographic indicators of population reproduction in the Kaluga region” created for the analysis of regional features of the transformation of population reproduction, formed on the basis of custom sets of layers of spatial and semantic data of the districts of the Kaluga region, and built cartographic models.

Структурно-морфометрический анализ малого речного бассейна реки Ихе-Ухгунь (бассейн реки Иркут)

The article is devoted to the structural and morphometric analysis of a small rivers using the example of the Ihe-Ukhgun river basin (left tributary of the Irkut river), which is based on a complex processing of a digital elevation model (DEM). The author has prepared a hydrologically correct DEM based on the ALOS Digital Surface Model (DSM) satellite data, carried out an automated calculation and mapping of the basin erosion network based on the DEM data, calculated the structural indicators of the third-order basins for analyzing the basin organization of the small rivers network. Structural and morphometric analysis using GIS was practically not used for the Ihe-Ukhgun river basin which is placed in different landscapes, geological and geomorphological conditions. The work is based on geomorphometric and structural morphometric methods as well as the method of geoinformation mapping and relief modeling for analyzing lower-order basins. Thalweg erosion network modeling up to the fourth order of the river basin Ihe-Uhgun was carried out with using of DEM analysis in the ArcGIS 10 program. The map of the erosional network of the basin was constructed, morphometric indicators of rivers (length, area of basins, sum of slopes, coefficient of basin asymmetry, etc.) were obtained, and then the indices of the basin structure (structure of bifurcation, lengths, areas and slopes) were calculated. As a result, an asymmetric erosion network was revealed, which indicates a great work in the transfer of matter of first-order streams. First-order streams exceed those of the second and third orders streams in terms of catchment area, length and steepness of adjacent slopes. The interrelation of morphometric characteristics of different-order streams within third order sub-basins are most fully traced with the using of structural indices and their comparison with modal indicators. In general, the Ihe-Ukhgun river basin is characterized by a heterogeneous structure of the streams ratio of the first, second and third orders. The basins of the Khurguta, Khubyty and Ulan-Gol rivers have the highest degree of homogeneity. At the same time, for the Ihe-Ukhgun river basin, there is no direct relationship with the area of the third order drainage basins.

ГЕОИНФОРМАЦИОННАЯ ОЦЕНКА РИСКОВ ЛЕСНЫХ ПОЖАРОВ В БАССЕЙНЕ ОЗЕРА БАЙКАЛ ПО МАТЕРИАЛАМ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОЙ СТАТИСТИКИ

The article presents the results of geoinformation mapping of the risks of natural forest fires in the territory of the transboundary basin of lake Baikal based on the materials of the state statistics of Rus-sia and Mongolia for the period 1998-2018. A comparative spatio-temporal analysis of the frequency and area of fires, their scale is performed, the main factors of fire hazard and the causes of fires are considered. A method of geoinformation mapping of forest fires based on statistical materials has been developed. As a technological solution for storing, processing and calculating operations with statistical data, the creation of a vector storage of statistical data of the ArcGIS software environment is proposed. The repository is compiled by means of overlay operations with layers of territorial divi-sions of statistical accounting of forest fires, a fragment of the repository is presented. The integral risk was assessed in the context of forest areas based on the calculation of specific indicators of physical, economic and social risks. A map of the integral risk of forest fires in the lake basin within the bound-aries of forestries has been compiled.

ПОЗНАВАТЕЛЬНЫЙ АСПЕКТ В КАРТОГРАФИИ: ОСОБЕННОСТИ РАЦИОНАЛЬНОГО И ЧУВСТВЕННОГО ПОЗНАНИЯ ПРИ СОЗДАНИИ И ИСПОЛЬЗОВАНИИ КАРТ

The article discusses the basic terms and concepts of human cognitive ability in terms of carto-graphic research method and use of cartographic products to gain new knowledge about the environ-ment. The definition of the main forms of cognition (rational and sensual) is given. The main forms of rational cognition are listed. Differences between rational and sensual cognition are formulated. The definitions of the basic operations of rational cognition are given. The role of each of the operations in the process of making and using maps is characterized. The importance of sensual cognition in cartog-raphy is noted. The influence of the peculiarities of sensual cognition on perception of the world and cartographic products are given. Conclusions about the increasing role of sensual cognition in the per-ception of maps, due to the development of geoinformation mapping and computer design are made.

Геоинформационный анализ пространственной структуры Ставропольской агломерации

The article presents the results of the study of the formation and development of the functional and planning structure of the Stavropol agglomeration, as an integral part of the settlement system of the Stavropol Territory. Theoretically, the authors rely on the concept of a single settlement system and a supporting framework as a combination of nodal and linear elements that express the main features of the territorial organization of the region. The paper uses various sources of quantitative and qualitative information both in the context of the region and individual municipalities: the results of sociological surveys, census data, information about the current socio-economic and demographic situation of the territory, materials of state and departmental statistics, documents of territorial planning and urban planning design, the results of “field” studies of the territory. On the basis of these data, the general characteristics of the Stavropol agglomeration are given, the spatial organization of settlement is analyzed, and the current trends of its development are determined. One of the results of the study is a geoinformation model of the agglomeration, in which its boundaries and composition are established, the coefficient of development is calculated, and a demographic forecast is made for the agglomeration as a whole and for individual municipalities. Using the methods of geoinformation mapping, maps of the boundaries of the agglomeration and the transport accessibility of its cores, a promising structural and planning model of the Stavropol agglomeration were created. The authors conclude that population concentration does not necessarily create agglomeration effects due to the lack of internal connectivity of agglomerations and the use of the potential of inter-municipal cooperation.

МЕТОДИ ТА ІНСТРУМЕНТИ ОЦІНКИ ПОТЕНЦІАЛУ ГАСТРОНОМІЧНОГО ТУРИЗМУ

The article is devoted to the development of the author's methodology for assessing the potential of gastronomic tourism in the region. But the past 2021 has changed the gastronomic preferences and views on fashion food around the world. After all, now a lot is being prepared in the home kitchen, a trip to a restaurant can be called an unusual adventure, and people are increasingly thinking about healthy eating and use products to maintain immunity. The global hospitality industry during the pandemic period supports the tourism sector in every possible way, unites to help overcome this global state of emergency and supports recovery efforts. One of the effective measures is the new companies from the UNWTO, one of which is dedicated to the unique opportunity to share the main dish of their country, showing how the culinary heritage reflects a sense of community and culture. Goal. In the age of the coronavirus, people began to think more and more about healthy eating. Every year the planet makes its changes in the culture of nutrition. Some of them are global gastronomic trends, others depend on the region and the mentality of the population, which affects gastronomic tourism and tourist preferences, the resumption of gastronomic tours and the economy as a whole. Method. In order to systematize the existing methodological developments in the field of assessing the gastronomic potential of the research area through the prism of the implementation of cluster initiatives, the basic concepts to be operated are identified. The methods and techniques of estimation which are necessary at an estimation of potential of gastronomic tourism of territory are studied. The author proposed his own approach to assessing the potential of gastronomic tourism on the example of the Right Bank Polesie of Ukraine, which is unique not only in geographical location, landscape diversity, but also in the number of unique natural and cultural-historical sites. Results. The author's method of estimating the potential of gastronomic tourism on the example of the Right-Bank Polesie of Ukraine is developed. A cartographic model of gastronomic tourism potential has been created, the theme and main object of which is an integrated indicator of gastronomic potential within physical-geographical areas, created by means and on the basis of the author's algorithm that fits into the general methodological scheme of geoinformation mapping. Scientific novelty. For the first time the author's approach to an estimation of potential of gastronomic tourism of the Right-bank Polesie of Ukraine is offered, the cartographic model of potential of gastronomic tourism is created. Practical significance. Gastronomic tourism is one of the key tools to attract tourists and increase the tourist attractiveness of the territory. The potential of gastronomic tourism will be the driver of the development of unattractive areas and unpresentable destinations, which will reveal their own authentic gastronomic magnets.

«Географический атлас Белгородской области: природа, общество, хозяйство» как информационная основа реализации политики устойчивого развития региона

The article discusses the issue of creating an updated regional atlas of the Belgorod region—“Geographic atlas: nature, society, economy”. The cartographic work is an integral result of a deep analysis of modern natural conditions and resources, the economy and the population of the Belgorod region. The Atlas provides relevant geographic information, which made it possible to make the regional atlas one of the main tools of the information and educational environment, as well as a tool in the implementation of the sustainable development policy of the region. The Geographic Atlas: Nature, Society, Economy was created by a team of scientists from the Institute of Earth Sciences of the Belgorod State National Research University with the involvement of specialized specialists with the financial support of the Russian Geographical Society. The article describes in detail the stages of creating an atlas: information-analytical accumulative; preparatory cartographic; cartographic; design; publishing. The structure of the regional atlas is given. All maps in the atlas are combined into 4 sections: “Introductory Section”, “Nature”, “Population”, “Economy”, they are consistent and complement each other. A number of thematic maps, placed in the Atlas, were built for the Belgorod Region for the first time. The atlas contains 76 thematic maps built in the ArcGIS 10.4.1 environment. When creating atlas maps, modern techniques and methods of geoinformation mapping were applied. The published “Geographic Atlas of the Belgorod Region: Nature, Society, Economy” is both a scientific work and an educational reference manual, and is intended for a wide range of users: from school and university students to highly specialized specialists of various levels.

СОЗДАНИЕ И ИСПОЛЬЗОВАНИЕ ГЕОИНФОРМАЦИОННЫХ РЕСУРСОВ ДЛЯ ФИЗИКО-ГЕОГРАФИЧЕСКОГО РАЙОНИРОВАНИЯ ТРАНСГРАНИЧНОЙ РОССИЙСКО-МОНГОЛЬСКОЙ ТЕРРИТОРИИ

The article is aimed at the development of methodological foundations for the creation of geoin-formation resources of transboundary territories based on cartographic materials and remote sensing data, as well as physical and geographical zoning of the transboundary Russian-Mongolian territory. The methodological basis of the study is cartographic and statistical research methods, geoinformation technology, as well as processing and analysis of remote sensing data. As a result, the study deter-mines the features of geoinformation resources, presents their characteristics, develops a classification and substantiates their integrating value in making interstate territorial decisions. The article gives the physical and geographical characteristics of the territory, determines the scale of mapping, establishes the basic units of geoinformation mapping and modeling, creates the coverage of the basin division, and proposes a scheme for creating basic geoinformation resources for the physical and geographical zoning of the territory. Based on the analysis of the digital elevation model, the territory was zoned according to the morphometric parameters of the relief. As a result of processing and analysis of Landsat images at different times, the territory was zoned in terms of the amount of photosynthetically active biomass (NDVI). As a result of zoning, 6 physical-geographical regions and 33 physical-geographical areas were identified.

ГЕОИНФОРМАЦИОННОЕ КАРТОГРАФИРОВАНИЕ ТУРИСТИЧЕСКИХ КЛАСТЕРОВ СЕВЕРО-ЗАПАДНОГО ПРИКАСПИЯ

Currently, recreational tourism is one of the most exciting and affordable types of recreation in Russia. It is popular in all regions of our country, including the Astrakhan region. The Astrakhan region has a huge natural and socio-economic potential for the development of this type of tourism. The peculiarities of the geographical location, the abundance of reservoirs with a variety of fish stocks, the duration of favorable climatic conditions contribute to the formation of sports and amateur tourism in the region. The tourist market today offers a wide variety of recreation centers. Currently, a significant part of the recreation centers is focused primarily on customers arriving for the purpose of recreation and fishing. In addition to recreation centers, there are excursion programs and special fishing or hunting tours. The presence of specialized recreation centers allows you to effectively influence the demand for relevant services and contribute to the development of the tourism industry. To get information about the territorial location of recreation centers in the study area, tourists need a resource that displays the presence of existing objects, with which they can easily navigate in the choice of vacation spots. In this regard, the question arose about the creation of such a cartographic product. The purpose of this work: geoinformation mapping of tourist clusters of the Northwestern Caspian Sea (on the example of the Astrakhan region). As a result of the conducted research, based on the obtained scientific and aerospace data of the GoogleEarth program, a map of collective tourist accommodation facilities using the Quantum GIS (QGIS) program was compiled for the first time). The created electronic map is of great importance for obtaining information about the territorial location of recreation centers.

Атласное онкологическое картографирование России

The problem of cancer remains a priority for modern society. One of the methods of scientific analysis of the causes of the appearance and spread of cancer has become mapping with extensive use of geospatial statistics. In a relatively short time, traditional cancer mapping has evolved to geoinformation mapping with unique opportunities for implementing different models of epidemiological analysis based on an integrative (integrated) approach. In practice, this made it possible to timely analyze, inform users and monitor epidemiological situations at different spatial levels (world, countries, regions). The greatest interest in terms of revealing the role of mapping in cancer research is represented by specialized atlas works that seek not only to cover the most complete epidemiology of morbidity, but also to create recommendations for its reduction. The article provides a review of domestic and foreign world atlases on oncology. The obvious successes in the domestic oncological mapping, the development of large atlas works in the XX century, unfortunately, have not yet been properly continued in the XXI century. One of the priority tasks of mapping the problems of oncology is to develop epidemiological risk models for the main socially significant forms of malignant neoplasms, the creation of which is possible on the basis of standardized epidemiological studies and accumulated materials of cancer registers. For its implementation, the Geographical Faculty of the Lomonosov Moscow State University, with the support of the Russian Geographical Society, has begun to prepare a Medico-geographical Atlas “Cancer Risk Factors”. The creation of the Atlas should serve as a start to provide the public with a reliable and visual knowledge base for successfully solving the problems of malignant neoplasms in the country and in the world.