Botany Department, College of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, 31512, Egypt.
BMC Res Notes. 2023 Oct 9;16(1):264. doi: 10.1186/s13104-023-06528-3.
To our knowledge, this is the first attempt for digitizing the Egyptian phytogeographical regions through incorporation of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) techniques including geo-referencing ground data of old-history paper maps. The main objective for the current study was digitizing and creating the first open-source geospatial data for the Egyptian phytogeographical regions and to make them readily available for usage by researchers - making this study novel.
Geospatial data were created for the Egyptian phytogeographical regions based on ground data paper map showing the boundaries of each region in the country, Egypt. Digitization of the boundaries of each region was executed using ArcMap 10.4 followed by quality checks executions for ensuring the quality and accuracy of the created geospatial data. The data created in this study are available as file geodatabase (.gdb) and shapefile. Having the Egyptian phytogeographical regions available for GIS analysts and cartographers as geospatial data is a powerful tool for further research applications including phytoremediation, biodiversity, conservation, GIS, and remote sensing studies.
据我们所知，这是首次尝试通过结合地理信息系统 (GIS) 技术（包括对旧历史纸质地图的地面数据进行地理参考）对埃及植物区系区域进行数字化处理。本研究的主要目的是对埃及植物区系区域进行数字化处理并创建首个开源地理空间数据，供研究人员使用——使本研究具有创新性。
根据显示该国埃及每个区域边界的地面数据纸质地图，为埃及植物区系区域创建了地理空间数据。使用 ArcMap 10.4 对每个区域的边界进行数字化处理，然后执行质量检查以确保创建的地理空间数据的质量和准确性。本研究创建的数据可用作文件地理数据库 (.gdb) 和 shapefile。将埃及植物区系区域作为地理空间数据提供给 GIS 分析师和制图师，这是进一步研究应用（包括植物修复、生物多样性保护、GIS 和遥感研究）的有力工具。
