GIS package on mineral deposits database and thematic maps of Central Eurasia

Abstract

The GIS (Geographic Information System) Central Asia is composed of spatially referenced geographical, geological, geophysical, geochemical and mineral deposit thematic layers, and their respective attribute data. It is issued to establish insights in the regions mineral potential and its past and future mining activities. Subsequently, the information system is further exploited to derive new rules between the different attribute information in their relation to mineral deposit information and the special distribution of the deposits.