草原和植树工具-PT (1.0):美国爱荷华州的一个保护决策支持工具
1Iowa State University, Ames, IA United States.
概括
草原和树木种植工具 (PT2 1.0) 是一个基于GIS的在线资源,帮助土地所有者评估在农田上种植草原或树木. 它分析了成本,收益和政府计划,以支持保护决策.
科学领域:
- 农业科学 农业科学
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 地理信息系统 (GIS) 是指地理信息系统.
背景情况:
- 土地所有者寻求工具来评估将草原和树木种植等保护实践整合到农业景观中的可行性.
- 决策支持系统对于评估与农场土地使用变化相关的经济和环境权衡至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 介绍和描述草原和植树工具 (PT2 1.0),一个基于GIS的在线决策支持工具.
- 为土地所有者提供一个资源,以探索种植草原或树木的机会,以保护或生产目的在他们的农场.
主要方法:
- 使用在线GIS接口,让土地所有者在农场上划分有趣的区域.
- 集成了各种数据层,包括土壤地图,地形,LiDAR山和土地价值.
- 允许选择合适的草原种子混合物或树种和基本管理选项.
主要成果:
- 估计了建立和管理的年度成本,包括基于土地租金的机会成本.
- 政府成本共享计划 (如EQIP和CRP) 的潜在收益因素.
- 为爱荷华州提供目前功能性的数据和分析,为其他州提供开源潜力.
结论:
- PT2 1.0为土地所有者提供了一个宝贵的资源,帮助他们做出有关草原和树木种植的明智决策.
- 该工具的基于GIS的方法和成本效益分析支持保护和生产目标.
- 由于PT2 1.0的开源性质,使其在不同地区更容易适应和更广泛地应用.
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