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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