Use of digital terrain modelling for farm planning for mechanical harvest of sugar cane in Mauritius

Code (CO)	MSI99P2421
Author (AU)	Seeruttun, S. Crossley, C. P.
Title - English (ET)	Use of digital terrain modelling for farm planning for mechanical harvest of sugar cane in Mauritius
Document Type(DT)	Periodical article
Date of publication (DP)	1997
Series (SE)	Computers and electronics in agriculture
ISSN (SN)	0168-1699
Source (SO)	18 (1), 29-42
Language of text (LT)	En
Language of summaries (LS)	En
Abstract (AB)	The use of digital terrain modelling (DTM), to relate machine requirements for efficient mechanical harvest of sugar cane to existing field conditions and to identify soil conservation measures and required land improvement, has been assessed in a case study. It was possible, using DTM together with computer aided design (CAD) facilities, to categorise slopes, identify drainage lines (waterway site) and catchment areas, estimate areas of subcatchments for the design of waterways, decide on soil conservation measures, calculate soil work (cut and fill) required to modify land forms and field slopes and draw new plans or field layouts. DTM and related computer-based technologies are flexible (e.g. to changes in field or machine characteristics), more precise and faster than conventional methods of farm planning.
Descriptors - English (DE)	SUGARCANE MECHANICAL HARVESTING DIGITAL TERRAIN MODELLING FARM PLANNING
Descriptors - Geographic (DG)	MAURITIUS
Sort Key 1(K1)	Farm planning
Date record entered (DA)	1997-07-01
Language of analysis (LA)	En
Location (LO)	BIOM/LIB
Processing status (PS)	CAT
Number of copies (NC)	1
MSIRI Staff (MS)	COWA