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فيصل بن سليمان بن محمد المجلي

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العلوم اﻹنسانية واﻻجتماعية
مبنى 16 (كلية العلوم الإنسانية والاجتماعية) - مكتب أب 103
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Journal Article
2023

Adopting a new approach for finding missing people using GIS techniques: A case study in Saudi Arabia’s desert area

search and rescue WiSAR Geographic Information Systems mobility model

Every year, hundreds of people go missing in the wilderness of Saudi Arabia. There is an urgent need to examine modern geographic techniques for finding such people. Geographical information systems, for example, play a crucial role in wilderness search and rescue (WiSAR), not only in mapping probability areas but also in applying further analysis and modeling methods to reduce time and effort and to guide life-saving task forces in the right direction. In this study of a hypothetical missing-person case in Saudi Arabia, two standard WiSAR models are compared: ring and mobility. In the presented study situation, both models can be used. However, the new approach used in the mobility model drastically reduces the extent of the possible search area, from 101,787 km2 in the ring model to 335.34 km of likely trails and unpaved roads, and also provides exact directions to where the missing person may be found.

Publisher Name
De Gruyter
Magazine \ Newspaper
Open Geosciences
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Every year, hundreds of people go missing in the wilderness of Saudi Arabia. There is an urgent need to examine modern geographic techniques for finding such people.

by Faisal Sulaiman Almujalli, Hamad Ahmed Altuwaijri
2023
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De Gruyter
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الخصائص المكان

by أ. فيصل بن سليمان المجلي, د. فهد بن عبدالعزيز المطلق
2021
Published in:
الجمعية الجغرافية الكويتية
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يمكن تعريف المحاكاة البصرية في إطار الدراسات المناخية بأنها قدرة الباحث التقنية على تصوير التغيرات التي تطرأ على ظواهر المناخ مع مرور الوقت، وهي واحدة من أحدث الممارسات البحثية المرتبطة بأبحاث…

by أ. فيصل بن سليمان المجلي
2021