The focus of this study is a spatial analysis of the industry distribution
and concentration, on the example of municipality of Tesanj (Bosnia and
Herzegovina), based on the application of GIS methods. Municipality of
Tesanj is one of the most developed municipalities in Bosnia and
Herzegovina, while Tesanj?s industry significantly contributes to the
economic development of this country. GIS analysis of industry was based on
the field work, locating and georeferencing industrial companies,
acquisition, adaptation, adjustment and validation of digital surface models
and google satellite imagery, mapping of relief, hydrography and transport
network. With the aim of geovisualization of spatial distribution of
industry, spatial descriptive statistics and non-parametric density
estimation analysis (Kernel Density Estimation) were performed. In order to
determine the distribution of industry in relation to relief (elevation,
slope, and aspect), hydrography and transport network, GIS techniques of
reclassification, vectorization, count point in polygons, buffer and clip
geoprocessing tools were used. Conducted research provided a new insight
into the data mining and visualization based on principles of QGIS, the
effects of geographic factors on industry distribution, and confirmed the
importance of relief, hydrographic and transport network on the
concentration of industry in municipality Tesanj.
Application of GIS in spatial analysis of industry concentration: the case study of Tesanj municipality (Bosnia and Herzegovina)