Use of SIG geographic information systems for the development of agricultural plans

Abstract

The following article deals with the Geographic Information System (GIS). This, encompasses the integration of very diverse areas. So, there is no single definition of GIS that is fully consensual. In this sense, a Geographic Information System (GIS) is a system of hardware, software and procedures developed to facilitate the obtaining, management, manipulation, analysis, modeling, representation and output of spatially referenced data, to solve complex planning and management. Therefore, it works as a database with geographic information, alphanumeric data, which is associated by an identifier common to the graphic objects of a digital map. On this basis, when pointing to an object its attributes are known and inversely. On the other hand, when asking for a record of the database you can know its location in the cartography. In line with this, this article aims to study the technologies related to Geographic Information Systems that allow the preparation of plans of agricultural farms. For this, it was necessary to review the literature on the subject to deepen the main characteristics and concepts related to the Geographic Information Systems.