This paper is part of a GIS-based approach aiming to develop the map of ecological suitability for grape growing in Huşi wine-growing centre, Huşi vineyard (Romania). The database underlying this study includes ten climatic factors and indicators that are considered to be defining for the climatic suitability of a geographic area.

Urban green areas are important sites established for recreational, ecological, and aesthetical purposes. Urban green areas are different form the other green space usage, can be used by the all parts of the community. Public green space standards, construction law No. 3194 of the plan to be built on the basis of 10 m² per person in the regulations "active green space" is defined as. About the amount of green space in the regulation applies to active green space. Active green space are defined parks, children's playground and play areas.

This study aimed to determine monthly and seasonal ground water level variations of agricultural soils of the right-land irrigated area in Bafra Plain using Geographical Information systems (GIS). To achieve this purpose, ground water levels were monitored at 62 different points. The maps of problematic areas for drainage were developed using the highest and lowest ground water levels to determine the problems caused by high ground water level.

Recently, studies on land consolidation and valuation in farm lands have became more important due to a new soil conservation law (2005, 5403 numbered) and European Union Integration processes in our country. However, each soil group determined by morphometric system in agricultural lands have its own land use and management practices. Description and determination of soil properties are not sufficiently made by considering old soil classification system. Nowadays, Soil Taxonomy preferred by many countries in the world has been used for soil classification.

Today, GIS is used in many areas. One of the most important using area is agriculture and it provides great advantages in this area.

CBS günümüzde birçok alanda kullanılmaktadır. En önemli kullanım alanlarından biri de tarımdır ve bu alanda büyük kolaylıklar sağlamaktadır. CBS ile tarımsal taşınmazların değerlemesinde ortaya çıkan problemler önemli ölçüde çözülebilmektedir.

Significant cocoa production in the municipality of Waslala, Nicaragua, began in 1961. Since the 1980s, its economic importance to rural smallholders increased, and the region now contributes more than 50% of national cocoa bean production. This research aimed to assist local farmers to develop production of high-value cocoa based on optimal use of cacao biodiversity. Using microsatellite markers, the allelic composition and genetic structure of cacao was assessed from 44 representative plantings and two unmanaged trees.

La deforestación tropical contribuye al cambio climático por ser la segunda fuente neta deemisión a la atmósfera de gases con efecto de invernadero. El objetivo del artículo fue laidentificación de la importancia relativa de los determinantes de la deforestación observadaen Urabá, 1980-2000. Para ello se usaron modelos conceptuales basados en teoría económicadel uso de la tierra rural, junto con modelos estadísticos discretos dicotómicos en los que seempleó información espacialmente explícita.

One special characteristic of spatial data is that they can be shared to be used for many purposes other than the one for which they were initially produced. To facilitate their efficient sharing and reuse, they need to be properly managed in the form of a Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI). This study