Integration of remote sensing data and geographic information systems for effective environmental monitoring in solid waste landfill areas

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Study of the Earth from Space
1Azimov, OT, 1Tomchenko, OV, 2Trofymchuk, OM, 2Trysniuk, VM, 3Shevchuk, OV, 2Klymenkov, OA
1State institution «Scientific Centre for Aerospace Research of the Earth of the Institute of Geological Sciences of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine», Kyiv, Ukraine
2Institute of Telecommunications and Global Information Space of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
3Ministry for Development of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
Spase Sci.&Tecnol. 2026, 32 ;(1):27-45
https://doi.org/10.15407/knit2026.01.027
Publication Language: English
Abstract: 
The article provides an analytical summary of statistical data on municipal solid waste (MSW) management. The tendency towards an increase in the amount of both municipal waste generation and its disposal in landfills in Ukraine, in general, and within Rivne Oblast in particular, is characterized. Using the example of the territory of the Zdovbytske solid waste dump (Zdolbuniv Raion, Rivne Oblast), the effectiveness of geomonitoring of the condition of its individual sites and land cover of adjacent areas by means of remote sensing of the Earth (RSE) tools, the data of which are integrated into geographic information systems (GIS), is demonstrated. The dynamics of changes in geometric parameters (general configuration, perimeter, area) of the dump and localization for the waste cells within its boundaries have been determined. Spatiotemporal changes in land cover types within the dump (open MSW accumulation grounds and those covered with an insulating layer of soil and diverse vegetation, access roads, outbuildings), functional changes in ecosystem components surrounding the dump area, etc., were identified.
          According to results of processing multispectral satellite imaging data by means of RSE/GIS technologies (analysis of structural-textural and spectrometric characteristics of images, their problem-oriented identification, interpretation and adequate recognition of land covers), an increase in the number of sites of the Zdovbytske dump from one in August 2003 to three in May 2019 was determined, mainly due to adjacent areas of forest stands. The three sectors of dump began to merge into a single outline, at least starting in June 2018. GIS analysis of the distinguished the contours of spatial objects of the territory allowed determining experimentally that the total area of the dump increased by 7.23 times (from 6550 to 47367 m2) for the period from August 2003 to September 2025, and the total perimeter along the cell contours increased by more than 3.35 times (from 438 m of a single dump site in 2003 to about 1466 m for already combined three sites in 2025).
         Based on a thorough analysis of RSE data acquired in the summer months of 2008 and 2017, facts of MSW flaming within the dump were identified. Along with demonstrating the effectiveness and rationale for remote assessment of the fire hazard status of the territory, prospects for further monitoring studies of the ecological direction of the territory of the Zdovbytske municipal waste dump, using precision multispectral ultra-high-resolution space imagery integrated with ground geochemical sampling data, are outlined.
Keywords: municipal solid waste; landfills; dumps; monitoring of the environment; remote sensing data; geoinformation systems
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