GIS for Agriculture & Land Management

Geographic Information System (GIS) software empowers those working in agriculture and land management to gain a clear view of the environment, surroundings, and the factors that influence them.

Use eSpatial OnDemand GIS™ to:

• Discover trends and identify elements that affect agricultural productivity.
• Understand geographical features of land to plot and place assets to suit.
• Reduce costs, while improving processes and operational efficiencies.

Increase agricultural productivity

Use GIS software to forecast elements that may affect your agricultural productivity. Identifying and understanding the changeable elements in your land empowers you to create accurate forecasts, and plan for maximum productivity.

Use GIS software to:

• Identify where flood plains, preservation areas, and waterways are located.
• Discover the best places to place your livestock or crops.
• Define where irrigation systems are/should be located.
• Forecast and plan for crop rotation.
• View historical data showing crop locations by type.
• Optimise nutritional and pest control management.
• Track where nutritional management sources come from, and the areas where they are used.
• See where pest control protocols are/ should be in place.
• Understand trends in precipitation and temperature.
• Map areas with high levels of precipitation and sunshine.
• Add layers of information showing areas less likely to be affected by frost and flooding, as well as those with the highest production rates.

Specialised uses for data mapping

Growing crops

• Map suitable land for crop planting.
• Track crop rotation.
• Map areas of companion planting.
• Track areas where fertilisers and pesticides are used.
• Map irrigation systems.

Food production

• Map food production facilities on-site or nearby.
• Plan and implement effective timelines from livestock/ crop gathering through to production.
• Use this timeline to determine commercial delivery.
• Track product distribution channels.

Forestry

• Track tree plantation and growth.
• Create maps illustrating trees by area and type.
• Plot areas of tree farming, woodlands, and deforestation.
• Map conservation efforts.
• Track and map process from growth to timber production to market.

Improve land management practices

GIS provides you with a clear map of all of your geographical data, enabling you to discover efficiencies for effective land management.

Use eSpatial OnDemand GIS to map and track data for:

• Building online topologies.
• Plotting boundaries and ownership data.
• Monitoring areas of land by use.
• Creating maps and charts for timelines of land activity.
• Tracking areas of deforestation/ desertification/ soil erosion.
• Designing and planning around environmentally protected areas.
• Effortlessly plotting and visualising alternative options for land uses.
• Integrating different data layers to analyse in real time.

Optimise administration procedures

GIS software enables accurate organisation, tracking and visualisation of data. Use the maps you generate to discover insights and optimise your administrative efforts.

Use GIS software to:

• Monitor application/ grant submissions and where they come from.
• Process payments.
• Reduce costs caused by inaccuracies or delays.
• Manage and map land ownership data.
• Make results/ information available to the public through web-based portals.

Use eSpatial OnDemand GIS™ to map and track data like:

• Plot boundaries and ownership data.
• Land use and rotation.
• Precipitation levels.
• Geographical features like hills, flood plains and waterways.

Case studies

Customers in Agriculture & Land Management using eSpatial OnDemand GIS include:

• Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food (DAFF), Ireland
  Using eSpatial OnDemand GIS to track, process, and pay applications while optimising administration efficiency, reducing costs, and providing flexibility through a web-based solution.
  Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food (DAFF), Ireland [PDF, 174KB]

• Ministry of Agriculture, Greece
  Using eSpatial OnDemand GIS to provide a fast, efficient solution to time-consuming, inaccurate data analysis of olive and wine crops; delivering accurate, immediate results while reducing cost and speeding up administration procedures.
  Ministry of Agriculture, Greece [PDF, 1.44MB]

• Ministry of Agriculture, Portugal
  Using eSpatial OnDemand GIS for EU regulation compliance, through a fully integrated system that captures, maintains and analyses spatial and business data.
  Ministry of Agriculture, Portugal [PDF, 700KB]

• The Forest Service, Ireland
  Using eSpatial OnDemand GIS to leverage an existing spatial dataset through an interactive, web-based interface, making information and facilities available to public applicants.
  The Forest Service, Ireland [PDF, 467KB]

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