Background and Rationale
During recent years the importance of Remote sensing RS. Has increased greatly because of its manifold application possibilities. It become one of the most important techniques that provides detailed information about an area, phenomena or an object through analyzing and interpreting the spatial or spectral data gathered through these techniques.
In agriculture, it allows to follow the development of some problems or phenomena such as soil erosion, desertification processes, changes in land use, water resources, soil and water pollution…etc.
The sorting of ground information in a good (GIS) system can provide decision makers with essential , reliable and up-to-date information’s and imposes a uniformity of format as well as standard information concerning different agricultural themes. The experience of MOA in the field of GIS applications started in 1989 where Jordan Soil and Climate Information System is established through the execution of national soil map and land use project which becomes now aunit in the survey and GIS division of land and irrigation department. At present, efficient and adequate information services system concerning different agricultural issues is not fully available in Jordan , therefore developing a strategy for promoting efficient Agricultural Information System including conduct of potential water and soil pollution maps is essential.
Objectives
The main objectives to be achieved with the project are:
Promotion reliable, effective, and up-to-data . Agricultural Information System concerning forests, orchards, major field crops " wheat and barley" inventory, desertification and land use.
Producing soil and water potential pollution maps and soil salinity and fertility maps in the irrigated area in Jordan Valley.
Update land use maps through :
Upgrade the existing Jordan Soil and Climate Information System.
Replacement of hardware and software packages.
Transfer of data into newer software packages.
Training and capacity building-up on RS and GIS applications in the field of agriculture.
Project Management
The Project will be managed by MOA through the survey and Information System Division in the land and Irrigation Department.
Impacts
Promotion of Agricultural Information System
Availability of reliable and up-to-data informations essential for Agriculture.
Budget
The proposed budget is in order of (707850) U$ over three years.