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Development Of An Integrated Range Management Decision Support System
Document Type
Article
Keywords
Decision support system, Forest, GIS, Knowledge based systems
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture
Volume
37
Issue
1-3
First Page
199
Last Page
205
Abstract
Planning and management decisions concerning forest resources require the integration of large volumes of disparate information from numerous sources, which in turn, need different techniques and tools. The present work attempts to develop an integrated range management decision support system (IRMDSS) to provide an interactive decision support tool for forest planners in the Western Ghats of India, which is one of the ecologically important areas of the Earth. The IRMDSS interface combines individual technologies such as remote sensing, a geographic information system (GIS) and a knowledge based system. The prototype IRMDSS was developed by customizing ARCVIEW GIS software and coupling it other software using dynamic link libraries. The IRMDSS prototype provides forest planners and managers a better means of organizing, accessing, and evaluating a wide range of information and alternative strategies for effective forest planning and management in the study area. © 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
Department
Department of Geography
Original Publication Date
12-1-2003
DOI of published version
10.1016/S0168-1699(02)00109-6
Recommended Citation
Sugumaran, Ramanathan, "Development Of An Integrated Range Management Decision Support System" (2003). Faculty Publications. 3225.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/facpub/3225