APLICAÇÃO DE UM SISTEMA WEBGIS NA AGRICULTURA DE PRECISÃO

Abstract

Precision farming commonly uses the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) because they present themselves like excellent space management tools. Recent developments in internet technologies have contributed to access, publication, distribution and exploitation of geographic information. The use of GIS distributed on the Internet (Web GIS) is a viable solution in the management of farming systems and in studies on various scales laying GIS functionality available to users through a simple browser, without the need for large investments in relation to software or even specialized technical training. In the present article, we present the features of a Web GIS prototype, developed using free software, which provides geographic information layers that are under the responsibility of Embrapa South Livestock, allowing users to view and conducting research and operations typical spatial analysis of a conventional SIG. As a result presents briefly the features of WebGIS and shows up two applications at different geographical scales in order to explain its multiscale capabilities and their potential use in areas that interact directly or indirectly with the precision agriculture and the management of agricultural space. (English) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]