MCDM: A new Quantum GIS Plug-In for multi criteria decision making analysis

Abstract

Today, open-source software is free and reliable, and its use has increased. The fact that closed-source software is designed for commercial purposes and its reliability is debatable has encouraged free software developers worldwide to develop alternative software. The number and users of GIS (Geographic Information System) software written in open-source code worldwide and our country is increasing daily. QGIS software is a GIS software developed by free software developers, which is growing in popularity with its new versions and allows plug-in development with the python programming language. The fact that the plug-ins developed with QGIS software can be shared with other users brings together users of open-source geospatial software worldwide for common goals. This study aims to create a plug-in design in which multi-criteria decision-making methods (MCDM) can be used directly and shared with other world users with a plug-in to be developed with QGIS software. For this purpose, a plugin named MCDA has been created.