Using CLUES to find suitable areas for perennial crops

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dc.contributor.authorVan Niekerk, Adriaan
dc.date.accessioned2011-09-09T06:51:47Z
dc.date.issued2009-09
dc.descriptionThere is no original publicationen_ZA
dc.description.abstractA web-based spatial decision support system (SDSS), called the Cape Land Use Expert System (CLUES), was developed to demonstrate how the Internet can be used to perform land suitability analysis in the Western Cape. CLUES consists of five components: a land unit database (LUD), knowledge base, inference engine, web map service (WMS) and graphical user interface (GUI). The LUD consists of polygons (land units) and attributes (land properties), while the knowledge base stores each user’s land use requirement rules. These rules are used by the inference engine to rate the suitability of each land unit in the LUD. The result is then mapped by the WMS and presented to the users as suitability maps. Users can direct the entire analysis through a userfriendly GUI. The capabilities CLUES is demonstrated in this paper by applying it to perennial crops. Several factors relating to topography, climate, soil and existing land use is combined by the system to produce a map showing areas of various levels of suitability for producing perennial crops. Similarly, the system can be used to map suitable areas for other crops. It can also be used to support decisions about conservation management and urban planning. Although CLUES was specifically developed to perform land suitability analysis in the Western Cape, the technology can also be applied to other regions and modified for other applications.en_ZA
dc.description.versionPublishers' Versionen_ZA
dc.embargo.lift2050-12-31
dc.embargo.terms2050-12-31en_ZA
dc.format.extent12 p. : ill., maps
dc.identifier.citationVan Niekerk, A . 2009. Using CLUES to find suitable areas for perennial crops in Map Africa Conference, 16-18 September 2009, Johannesburg, South Africa, http://mapafrica.gisdevelopment.neten_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/16370
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherCape Land Use Expert System (CLUES)en_ZA
dc.rights.holderWeb-based spatial decision support system (SDSSen_ZA
dc.subjectLand suitability analysis -- South Africa -- Western Capeen_ZA
dc.subjectPerennial crops -- Suitability -- South Africa -- Western capeen_ZA
dc.subjectGeographical information systemsen_ZA
dc.subjectLand use management -- South Africa -- Western Capeen_ZA
dc.titleUsing CLUES to find suitable areas for perennial cropsen_ZA
dc.typePresentationen_ZA
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