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Evaluation of Agricultural Land Suitability: Application of Fuzzy Indicators

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Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2008 (ICCSA 2008)

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The problem of evaluation of agricultural land suitability is considered as a fuzzy modeling task. For assessment of land suitability, it is proposed to use fuzzy indicators. Application of individual fuzzy indicators gives opportunity for assessment of suitability of lands as degree or grade of performance when the lands are used for agricultural purposes. Using composite fuzzy indicator it is possible to obtain weighted average estimation of land suitability. This theoretical technique is illustrated with a simple example.

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    H. Allen Torbert

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    Elena Krueger

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Kurtener, D., Torbert, H.A., Krueger, E. (2008). Evaluation of Agricultural Land Suitability: Application of Fuzzy Indicators. In: Gervasi, O., Murgante, B., Laganà, A., Taniar, D., Mun, Y., Gavrilova, M.L. (eds) Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2008. ICCSA 2008. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5072. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-69839-5_35

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