Geospatial Surface Area Mapping of Bokkos Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau State of Nigeria Authors Joshua Yohanna Gwanshak Plateau State University Bokkos, Plateau State, Nigeria Emmanuel Samuel Danbauchi University of Abuja, Nigeria DOI: https://doi.org/10.47505/IJRSS.2021.9168 Keywords: Bokkos, Geospatial, GIS, Mapping Abstract The study is a geospatial surface area mapping of Bokkos LGA physical features through the aid of geographic information system (GIS) application that was used to analyze surface conditions plotted from reported data which dwell the contour, slope, aspect, curvature and hill shade maps as well as a land-use map. The morphometric parameters were derived from the Digital Elevation Model (DEM) using ArcGIS. The result revealed 433 contours with 100m intervals with less around Kwatas, Bokkos, and Butura and very high around Mushere west and central. The slope was very high around Mushere west/ central, Mangar/Damwai, Dafffo, Sha and Mangunahave moderate slope. In areas of Mushere, Mangar and Damwai runoff was high, soil erosion indicated sign of very high adverse effects on the environment. Aspect revealed red colour, North, orange Northeast and yellow colour tilt to the east while the green southeast. Hillshade was observed lesser in Mushere west/central, Damwai with a curvature map for soil erosion patterns and Vegetation covers were predominant certain areas of Bokkos and the study gave appropriate recommendation to agency concerned References Ajeagbu, H. I., Adeptu, A. A. and Ajakpo J. E. (1992). Jos Plateau Environmental Excursion Guide. Department of Geography and Planning, University of Jos and Department of Geography, University of Durham, Uk Bartellett c, Giannecchin R., Avanzi D, Galanti Y,. and Mazzali A., (2017).The influence of geological–morphological and land-use settings on shallow landslides in the Pogliaschina T.basin (northern Apennines, Italy). JOURNAL OF MAPS,. VOL. 13, NO. 2, 142–152 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2017.1279082 Hossan, M. T, et al (1986). Half-Day Excursion on the Geology of the Jos Plateau including visits to: Jurassic Younger Granite Ring Complexes, Tertiary-Quaternary Volcanoes. Association of Geophysicists in Exploration and Research in Africa (AGERA), 3RD International Conference on Current Research in Geophysics and Geophysical Exploration in Africa, Jos Nigeria Kristin S and Han G (2016)The Open Geospatial Data Environment School of Engineering and Advanced Technology, Massey University, New Zealand (Albany, Auckland campus) Mangut, J. (2006) Aspects of Historical Archaeology of the Ron People on the Plateau, Nigeria, Unpublished PhD Thesis, University of Ibadan. Maram, M. M. (2008). A study of Archaeological Formations in Manguna District, Bokkos LGA, Plateau State. Unpublished BA Thesis, ABU, Zaria. Roder, W. (2008). "Jos." Microsoft® Encarta® 2009 [DVD], Redmond, WA: Microsoft. Roselyne N, 2014 Schoeneich, K. and Mbonu, W. C. (1991). Excursion Guide Book on Geology of The Jos Plateau and Yankari Game Reserve. The Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society; 27 Annual Conference and 30TH Anniversary Celebration, Jos. Shaw, T. (1978). Nigeria, its Archaeology and Early History, Thames and Hudson, London Van Westen, C. J. (2000). The modeling of landslide hazards using GIS. Surveys in Geophysics, 21, 241–255. Van Westen, C. J., Castellanos, E., & Kuriakose, S. L. (2008). Spatial data for landslide susceptibility, hazard, and vulnerability assessment: An overview. Engineering Geology, 102 (3), 112–131. Downloads Pdf How to Cite Joshua Yohanna Gwanshak, & Emmanuel Samuel Danbauchi. (2021). Geospatial Surface Area Mapping of Bokkos Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau State of Nigeria. International Journal of Research in Social Science and Humanities (IJRSS) ISSN:2582-6220, DOI: 10.47505/IJRSS, 2(2), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.47505/IJRSS.2021.9168 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 2 No. 2: Mar-Apr-2021 Section Articles License Copyright (c) 2021 Joshua Yohanna Gwanshak, Emmanuel Samuel Danbauchi This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.