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Technical essays and research notes on geographic science, GIS analytics, geomorphological fieldwork, and spatial engineering.

FEATURED SPATIAL RESEARCHFurkan Davut DEMİR · 2026
Remote Sensing & GIS Analysis

Spatial Change in Akgöl Wetland: The Role of Climatic Factors and Anthropogenic Pressures

Multi-temporal satellite observation (1984–2025) of the wetland desiccation in the Konya Closed Basin. Processing Landsat & Sentinel-2 archives on Google Earth Engine using MNDWI and dynamic Otsu thresholding.

-99.47% Water Loss (11,667 ha → 61.35 ha)Google Earth EngineArcGIS ProMNDWI & Otsu
IN EDITORIAL PREPARATION

New Articles Coming Soon

In-depth technical analyses, case studies, and research notes spanning physical and human geography, GIS methodologies, satellite remote sensing, and spatial software engineering will be published here soon.

UPCOMING RELEASES // DRAFT PIPELINE

Topics in Preparation

Topics with compiled field notes and data analyses currently being prepared for publication:

DATABASE & ENGINEERING
COMING SOON

PostGIS in Spatial Databases: Modeling Geographic Vector Data at Scale

Engineering guide on R-Tree spatial indexing, ST_DWithin performance, and topological integrity rules to query millions of point and polygon features in milliseconds.

#PostGIS#SQL#PostgreSQL#Vector Geometry
Draft in Progress
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY & FIELDWORK
COMING SOON

Speleological Fieldwork Techniques for Cave Systems in Karst Geomorphology

Geomorphological mapping principles during field investigations of lithological limestone discontinuities, tectonic fracture lines, and speleothem formations.

#Geomorphology#Karst#Lithology#Field Research
Draft in Progress
MOBILE SOFTWARE
COMING SOON

Architecture of Geographica: How a 1,000+ Term Offline Dictionary Was Built

The development story behind Geographica on Google Play: offline-first data architecture, Android UI/UX principles, and compiling a bilingual geographical terminology database.

#Android#Flutter#Mobile Development#Geographica
Draft in Progress
GEOFURKAN // SCIENCE & CODE

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