GIS System as a Decision Support Tool for Agricultural Planning in Arid
Zones of Spain
R. Ayala, A. Becerra, L. Iribarne, A. Bosch and J.R. Díaz
The
CIGR Journal of Scientific Research and Development
(
International
Commision
of Agricultural Engineering), Vol I, pp. 69-80. ISSN 1682-1130.
Abstract
The main
objective of this work was to analyze the factors involved in rural
planning to enable the identification of the important agricultural
possibilities and risks related to the province of Almería,
Spain. The most relevant result of this project was the development of
a decision support system for agricultural planning. Main stages in the
creation of this system were: (a) Information preparation, (b) Data
integration, (c) Construction of GIS tool (ESTIARA*SIG), and (d)
Exploitation of information stored at the Ministry of Agriculture of
the Regional Government of Andalusia, Spain, and its updating at the
University of Almería.
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