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MicroLEIS: A microcomputer‐based Mediterranean land evaluation information system
Author(s) -
Rosa D.,
Moreno J. A.,
Garcia L. V.,
Almorza J.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
soil use and management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.709
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1475-2743
pISSN - 0266-0032
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-2743.1992.tb00900.x
Subject(s) - microcomputer , computer science , software , ibm , agricultural land , land use , scale (ratio) , land information system , remote sensing , hydrology (agriculture) , land management , civil engineering , operating system , geology , engineering , telecommunications , cartography , geography , chip , materials science , nanotechnology , geotechnical engineering
. A computer‐based land evaluation information system (MicroLEIS) was developed for optimal use of agricultural and forestry land systems under Mediterranean conditions. Through an interactive procedure several land capability, suitability and yield prediction methods may be applied. The system addresses land evaluation at reconnaissance, semi‐detailed and detailed scales in an interrelated manner. Biophysical land evaluation methods are incorporated using empirical, scale‐appropriate models, which range from purely qualitative (reconnaissance) through semi‐quantitative (semi‐detailed) to quantitative (detailed). This software is helpful for teaching, research and development, predicting appropriate agroforestry land uses. Its use is illustrated by an example. MicroLEIS runs on IBM PC, XT, AT, or a compatible microcomputer with at least 128 kilobytes of RAM and a PC‐DOS or MS‐DOS version 2.0 or later operating system. The software package on double or high density diskettes can be obtained from the first author.