MapSwipe users swipe through satellite images of remote areas and tap the screen when they see features such as settlements, roads and rivers.
Contrary to widespread perceptions of stalemate, the situation on the ground is far from static: more than 40% of the West Bank has already been taken for settlements, roads and military use, as have the majority of water and other natural resources.
This has resulted in neglected livestock near major settlements, roads, rivers and the Lake, including lots of stray animals.
In contrast, the mothers who lost their cubs avoided areas with human settlements, roads, and clear-cuts, and instead stayed in areas with tree-rich bogs and forest.
Base layers, like settlements, roads, contours etc. in Geographic Information System (GIS) format (i.e. shapefiles) were used both as baseline information for the maps and for LC extraction.
Additionally, topographic data was collected on the areas surrounding livestock grazing sites such as distance to human settlements, roads, vegetation, and steep cliffs, and in-field verification of killings.
On the other hand, it has been shown that in Colombia deforestation is predicted to be greater in areas with fertile soils, gentle slope, near to settlements, roads and rivers [44].
The construction of settlement, road system, terraced fields from the pre-historical time has redirected the runoff and resulted in gully erosion which has the loess tableland dissected.
Near the center of the reforestation area, the highway intersected with Skinner Settlement Road (CR 85).
NY 3 was realigned to follow Saunders Settlement Road between Shawnee Road (NY 425) and Upper Mountain Road.
