Comments on: can geospatial technologies benefit the poor? https://rose.geog.mcgill.ca/wordpress/?p=1462 Thu, 28 Oct 2010 13:22:20 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.10 By: Collins https://rose.geog.mcgill.ca/wordpress/?p=1462&cpage=1#comment-67036 Thu, 28 Oct 2010 13:22:20 +0000 http://rose.geog.mcgill.ca/wordpress/?p=1462#comment-67036 One of the most significant usage of GIS in agriculture is the GEO_HAZARD map. By identifying the natural hazards on the map, farmers and disaster managers will be able to identify which areas requires mitigating structures, or seasonal cropping even identifying areas which should be required for crop insurance and other precautionary measures to ensure a more sustainable farming.

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By: sieber https://rose.geog.mcgill.ca/wordpress/?p=1462&cpage=1#comment-66746 Sat, 05 Jun 2010 19:48:17 +0000 http://rose.geog.mcgill.ca/wordpress/?p=1462#comment-66746 My students will eventually drive me crazy! Sorry about that.

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