GIS-based fuzzy membership model for crop-land suitability analysis

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 75-95

  Nisar Ahamed, T R ^a   Gopal Rao, K ^a   Murthy, J S R ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Classification; Fuzzy membership; GIS; Land evaluation; Suitability criteria

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; GIS; LAND EVALUATION; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE;

EID: 0343183315     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(99)00036-0     Document Type: Article

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