01420naa a2200241 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000190006024500560007926000090013530000160014452006360016065300200079665300410081665300280085765300320088565300420091765300440095970000170100370000190102070000190103977301200105810049142010-03-24       1994    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d1 aPAPAJORGII, P.  aExploring concepts for linking GIS and crop models.  c1994  ap. 598-602.  aBecause of the need to expend the application of the crop models to large areas in which soils, weather, and management vary, DSSAT models were combined with Geographic Information System (GIS) provides capabilities for storing spatial characteristics of a landscape using relational databases, as well as capabilities to aggregate results over space, and to display thematic maps of the characteristics of the area. Various approaches were used to combine crop growth models and GIS. In this paper we describe the general features of the system that have been developed and discuss the conceptual strengths and weaknesses of each.  aAgroinformatics  aComputadores aplicados a agricultura  aComputer in agriculture  aInformatica na agropecuaria  aInformation technology in agriculture  aTecnologia de informacao na agricultura1 aJONES, J. W.1 aHOOGENBOOM, G.1 aCALIXTE, J. P.  tIn: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, 5., 1994, Orlando. Computers in agriculture: proceedings. St. Joseph, MI: ASAE, 1994.