This book presents an up-to-date review of advances in the mathematical modeling of agricultural systems. It covers a broad spectrum of problems and applications based on internet and communications technology, as well as methodological approaches based on the integration of different simulation and data management tools. Using real-world cases, each chapter presents a detailed solutionof a problem in a particular field. This book demonstrates that regardless ofthe nature of the problem and the application domain, modeling is a central and important activity in the process of developing agricultural systems. Researchers and graduate students in the fields of agriculture and environmental studies will benefit from this book. It will also serve as an excellent reference for managers, team leaders, developers and modelers of agricultural and environmental systems and researchers in the applied computation field. Presents an up-to-date review of advances in the mathematical modeling of agricultural systems Covers a broad spectrum of problems and applications based on internet and communications technology Uses methodological approaches based on the integration of different simulation and data management tools Provides detailed solutions of real-world problems INDICE: From the contents ntroduction.- Business Modelling of Networked Supply Chain Systems in Agriculture.- Modelling External Information Needs of Agri-Food Business Networks.- Rural Development Through Input-Output Modelling.-Web Services, a Renewal of Decision Support Systems in Agricultural?- Modelling Traceability Information and Data in the Agri-Food Chain.- The Model DrivenArchitecture (MDA) Approach: A Framework for Developing Complex Agricultural Systems.- An MDA Approach to Crop Simulation Models.- Mechanistic Virtual Modelling: Coupling a Plant Simulation Model with a Three-Dimensional Simulation Engine.- Spatial Constraint Modelling with a GIS Extension of UML and OCL: Application to Agricultural Information Systems.- Describing Spatio-Temporal Phenomena for System Development: An Overview of Today's Needs and Solutions.- A New Methodology to Automate the Transformation of GIS Models in an Iterative Development Process.
- ISBN: 978-0-387-75180-1
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 305
- Fecha Publicación: 01/09/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés