The study of geomagnetic fields is one of the earliest
studies in the field of geosciences. At present,
measurement of the geomagnetic field is concerned
with answering the fundamental questions about the
Earth’s deep interior, mantel conductivity, structure
and the thermo-mechanical properties of its crust,
its lithosphere and the near-Earth environment. This
paper presents a method that addresses the problem of
site selection for a new geomagnetic field observatory
in the Republic of Slovenia. The method relies on
a multi-stage multi-criteria decision model. The
Geographic Information System (GIS) was used as
a platform enabling the management of the criteria
data, spatial analysis, cartographic modelling and
production of map layers. Feasible areas were produced
using a Boolean overlay, followed by the application
of the multi-criteria evaluation (MCE) method on
feasible areas to select the best one. Furthermore,
preliminary measurements of geomagnetic fields
were observed, including the measurement of the
total-intensity gradient of the magnetic field vector,
the measurement of the geomagnetic field at a basepoint,
as well as the absolute and the three component
measurements of the geomagnetic field.
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