geographic information systems

The problem of solid municipal waste (SMW) management in Russia is becoming increasingly relevant, requiring the implementation of effective territorially-oriented solutions. The article analyzes the issues of optimizing the placement of SMW collection and processing facilities using the example of Balashovsky district of the Saratov region. The main focus is on using linear programming methods and geoinformation modeling to select optimal locations for waste processing plants.

The article discusses the concept and methodology of creating specialized environmental GIS example, ?NP Khvalynsky?, and the main principles of its successful implementation. Provides the structure, content and describes the key features of individual modules specialized GIS –?Science?, calculated on the academic staff. Describes and uses a large number of sub-modules of specialized research – ?Availability?, ?load?, ?Snow cover?, ?Forester? and ?interface?