Factors of formation of steppe landscapes of Aktobe region

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of regional features of the steppe landscape structure of the Aktobe region. For a comprehensive analysis of the studied territory, a specialized landscape geoinformation system of the regional level was formed using GIS technology. The spatial data base was based on the characteristics of the components of the natural environment of the studied territory, exposed to annual anthropogenic impact. For the purposes of landscape analysis of the territory, we have formed a specialized landscape geoinformation system at the regional level of GIS generalization, based on the ArcGIS10.4.1 software. By such a GIS system, we mean an interactive system capable of collecting, systematizing, storing, processing, evaluating, displaying and distributing data and acting as a means of obtaining on its basis new information and knowledge about space-time phenomena. The study consists of several stages: generalization of analytical data, creation of a landscape map using the tools of overlay layers of ArcGIS, where the layers characterize the landscape structure component-by-component, as well as SRTM satellite images were used to create a digital relief model of the Aktobe region. The obtained research results mapping the steppe landscapes of the Aktobe region serve as a basis for studying the ecological situation of the territory, as well as assessing the structure of the studied territory.