Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
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Crop hazard mapping and yield loss estimation
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Agro-ecosystem characterization
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Determining potential area suitable for crops
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Extrapolation area delineation of agricultural technologies
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Agricultural extension
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Agricultural research planning
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Agricultural development planning
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Crop production planning
(b) Natural resources management
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Water resources management
• spatial map of soil hydraulic properties
• map of groundwater table depth
• estimation of crop water stress and developing water demand map
• irrigation scheduling
• estimating water logging condition
• spatially distributed data sets that can be utilized for better manage-
ment of large-scale irrigation systems and for supporting decision-making
processes
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Environmental impact assessment
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Forest resources management
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Flood and other natural disaster mitigation planning
(c) Urban and rural planning
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Planning and zoning
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Infrastructure planning
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Land information system
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Percale mapping
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Tax assessment based on present land use
(d) Others
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Business development/marketing
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Crime analysis
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Utilities mapping and management
GIS has a wide range of potential applications in agricultural research. One
aspect of agricultural research/planning for which the integration and analytical
capabilities of GIS can be effectively utilized is characterization of crop-growing
environments using agro-ecological approach. A GIS can convert existing digital
information, which may not be in map form, into forms it can recognize and use.
For example, digital satellite images generated through remote sensing can be ana-
lyzed to produce a map-like layer of digital information about vegetative covers.
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