Title :
The application of GIS in the field of irrigation water management
Author :
Xi Liang ; Jianyu Wu
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput., Zhejiang Water Conservancy & Hydropower Coll., Hangzhou, China
Abstract :
The aim of this paper is to introduce the application of Geographical Information System (GIS) techniques in irrigation water management where GIS can be used as a powerful tool for the exploration of spatially distributed databases and the evaluation of scenarios under different local conditions. The successful integration of GIS techniques can be applied to the analysis of irrigation water requirement and the estimation of future demand. Moreover, the spatial analysis and management capabilities of GIS have rendered it a powerful tool for expanding the irrigation estimation from a farm scale to a regional level. In addition, such integrated irrigation systems are capable of increasing crop productivity and facilitating selection of the most suitable cropping pattern. Its applications in precision farming and groundwater assessment are also discussed.
Keywords :
crops; distributed databases; estimation theory; geographic information systems; groundwater; irrigation; visual databases; GIS techniques; crop productivity; cropping pattern; farm scale; geographical information system technique; groundwater assessment; integrated irrigation systems; irrigation estimation; irrigation water management; irrigation water requirement; management capability; precision farming; regional level; spatial analysis; spatially distributed databases; GIS; irrigation simulation; irrigation water management; precision farming; spatially distributed database;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Science and Network Technology (ICCSNT), 2012 2nd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Changchun
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2963-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICCSNT.2012.6526204
