GIS-based research on optimal railway network for mineral transport in North Korea
Abstract
It is known that North Korea has many mineral resources, and mining has been a very important part of North Korea's economy. Therefore, if mineral resources are developed under the cooperation or support of South Korea, it will have a positive effect on the economic development of the two countries. Although there are many mineral resources in North Korea, there are some difficulties in mineral production due to the lack of the technology and equipment, the deterioration of infrastructures such as electric facilities, roads, railways and harbors. In particular, the possibility of reconnecting railways between the two countries is being discussed, and it can be a key method for transporting mineral resources. In this study, we analyzed the optimal railway networks using GIS for the future transportation of minerals considering the location of the mines, the present railway network and the costs considering various conditions. Since it is difficult to obtain detailed data of North Korea, we used topography data and land cover maps extracted from satellite images and collected data from Open Street Map. As a result, this study proposed an optimal railway network and it can be used as basis data to make a future plan for mineral transport and environment.
This work was supported by a research fund in 2019 of the Institute for Peace and Unification Studies of Seoul National University, Republic of Korea- Publication:
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AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- December 2019
- Bibcode:
- 2019AGUFMPA41E1165S
- Keywords:
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