How can AF technology be used to enhance Geographic Information System (GIS)?
GIS technology allows one to establish logical relationships among layers of information digitized and entered into a computer. For example, roads of a country might be overlaid onto soil maps in order to identify areas where produce can be transported easily. An essential part of a GIS system is the quality of the data entered. For example, some environmental parameters involve observing the invertebrates in the bottom of a stream. Such minute detail must be collected in a scientific manner before it is useful in a GIS. AAIC personnel are concerned with the quality of data going into the GIS. By using an AF, our data help GIS technology reflect more accurate relationships. Question: What data can the AF provide? The AF is designed to collect data from the fields and farmland and from the households that are located inside the segments. For agricultural data, the first survey of each growing season is conducted after planting. Interviewers go to the segments and collect data on the num
