An Expert System Application for Desertification Risk Monitoring

This study includes an expert system design for desertification risk field data collection and monitoring. It describes the structure of used expert system, knowledge base and rule base. Expert system was developed using MEDALUS (Mediterranean Desertification and Land Use) method with Esri’s Survey123 for ArcGIS geographic information systems application. In this study, a mobile application has been developed to collect field data and assess desertification risk. With this expert system, many people will be able to collect field data and assess the risk of desertification in the region with only using their cell phones.