“Use of a GIS-Based Multicriteria Decision-Making Approach, to Increase Accuracy in Determining Soil Suitability”, Iran

Mapping soil suitability using phenological information derived from MODIS time series data in a semi-arid region: A case study of Khouribga, Morocco

“…The integration of multi-criteria methods within GIS further enhances its capabilities by incorporating multiple factors and criteria into the decision-making process [ 21 ]. By incorporating multi-criteria methods into GIS, researchers can effectively analyze spatial data while considering multiple factors simultaneously [ 19 , 64 ].The integration of GIS and multi-criteria methods has led to significant improvements in a wide range of applications. Numerous studies have explored and validated the effectiveness of this integrated approach.…”

Some Geospatial Insights on Orange Grove Site Selection in a Portion of the Northern Citrus Belt of Mexico

“…Multi-criteria decision analyses are commonly employed to determine land suitability for crop cultivation, guided by several distinct rationales, including (1) the assessment of a single date or situation [81,82], (2) sensitivity analysis that considers some environmental criteria, e.g., freezing [24], soil salinity [83], and climate indexes [84], (3) consideration of planning scenarios devised by experts in relevant fields or stakeholders [85], (4) assessment of the impacts of climatic or land use potential scenarios [86], and (5) analysis of the effects of interannual NDVI on the variable of response, such as land suitability [18]. According to a study conducted in our research area, water availability, which is greatly influenced by climate variability, emerges as the most critical factor, after soil, affecting crop production [5].…”