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GIS for the analysis of agrarian systems

GIS for the analysis of agrarian systems

This educational resource details the procedure for determining suitable areas for planning a given crop using a hierarchical analytical process (AHP) combined with the geographic information system (GIS). For this, a case study of apple cultivation is used, in which the assessment of suitability consists of analyzing nine variables organized into four groups (soil, topography, hydro-climate, and socioeconomic). Based on key informant...

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