Component

Layers

Buffer

Hydrology

Water wells

2 km

Topography and climate

Moving sand

500 m

Slops

<2%

Basin

300 m

Wetland area

500 m

Wadies

300 m

Sabkha

500 m

Build up and developed areas

Military area

1 km

Current and proposed urban area

5 km

Industrial location

500 m

Power water station

500 m

Oil fields

5 km

Power station

500 m

Current and proposed airports

3 km

Ecology

Current and proposed protected areas

1 km

Agriculture areas

1 km

Birds communities

300 m

Intensive animal farms

1 km

Major lines for infrastructure

Current and proposed roads

500 m

Oil and gas pipelines

300 m

Power lines

500 m