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Evaluation of Agricultural Land Suitability: Application of Fuzzy Indicators

Dmitry KurtenerContact Information, H. Allen TorbertContact Information and Elena KruegerContact Information

(1)  Agrophysical Research Institute, Grazhdansky pr. 14, 195220 St. Petersburg, Russia
(2)  USDA-ARS National Soil Dynamics Laboratory, 411 South Donahue Drive, Auburn, Alabama, 36832, USA
(3)  Independent researcher, 11706 Perry St., Westminster, CO 80031, USA
Abstract
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.

Keywords  land suitability evaluation - fuzzy set theory - fuzzy indicator


Contact Information Dmitry Kurtener
Email: dmitrykurtener@hotmail.com

Contact Information H. Allen Torbert
Email: allen.torbert@ars.usda.gov

Contact Information Elena Krueger
Email: e280473@hotmail.com
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