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icrisatcreators_name: Pande, S
icrisatcreators_name: Johansen, C
icrisatcreators_name: Bantilan, F T
affiliation: ICRISAT(Patancheru)
country: India
title: GIS analysis of cropping systems: proceedings of an International Workshop on Harmonization of Databases for GIS Analysis of Cropping Systems in the Asia Region,18-19 Aug 1997, ICRISAT-Patancheru, India
ispublished: pub
subjects: s2.11
full_text_status: public
abstract: Geographic information systems (GIS) have come a long way from obscurity in the
1980s to now become commonplace in universities, international research
institutions, government departments, and private businesses where the technology
is used for a wide range of applications. In the last few years, its application has been
increasing in agricultural research and development. The International Workshop on
Harmonization of Databases for GI S Analysis of Cropping Systems in the Asia
Region, held 18-19 Aug 1997 at ICRISAT, Patancheru, India examined the current
status of available software options, database requirements, availability of data,
database storage and exchange procedures, options for GI S outputs and optimization
of regional interactions in the use of GI S for cropping system analysis wi t h respect to
Asia. GI S specialists from international agricultural research centers (IARCs) and
national agricultural research systems (NARS) of Asia reviewed state-of-the-art
know-how in using GI S as a research tool for the characterization of target
environments, soil, water and nutrient management, integrated pest and disease
management, and sustainable land-use systems. The workshop focussed on three basic
questions: "what information is available?", "in what form is the information
available?", and "in what form should the GI S output be?"
Recommendations were made on the effective use of GI S and on the possibility of
harmonizing datasets for common use by IARCs and NARS. The workshop was
followed by a hands-on training program on the use of GI S in analysis of cropping
systems of Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. The country case
studies prepared during this training program wi l l be published as a separate volume.
The present publication includes status papers describing GI S as a research tool, types
of GI S software available and its use in different institutions.
date: 1999
date_type: published
publisher: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
place_of_pub: Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India
refereed: TRUE
isbn: 9290664037
editors_name: Pande, S
editors_name: Johansen, C
editors_name: Lauren, J
editors_name: Bantilan, F T
citation:   Pande, S and Johansen, C and Lauren, J and Bantilan, F T, eds.  (1999) GIS analysis of cropping systems: proceedings of an International Workshop on Harmonization of Databases for GIS Analysis of Cropping Systems in the Asia Region,18-19 Aug 1997, ICRISAT-Patancheru, India.    International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India.  ISBN 9290664037     
document_url: http://oar.icrisat.org/444/1/CPE-127.pdf