Spatial Nutrient Management Planner

projects.cares.missouri.edu/snmp

Background

This project is a continuation of the Nutrient Management Decision Support System Project. Progress continues in the areas delineated by the original proposal, as well as new directions such as multiple-state capability and a linkage with Purdue University's Manure Management Planner. The goals discussed in the original proposal have either been met or are currently in various stages of completion.

Objectives:

One new direction is the linkage with the Manure Management Planner (MMP) package. The object of this collaboration is to use the Spatial Nutrient Management Planner (SNMP) as a spatial front end for MMP's nutrient management calculation abilities. SNMP allows the user to graphically delineate farm and field boundaries, as well as buffered areas and nutrient distribution networks. These functions, coupled with a soil data layer, can then be fed automatically into MMP. The goal is to use MMP to perform the fertilization recommendation calculations and then transmit the results back to SNMP for graphic display of the findings, as well as automatic map and report generation.

Presentations:

Stark, Arin. Decision Support Tools for Spatial Nutrient Management. Twentieth Annual ESRI User Conference, San Diego, CA, June 26-30, 2000.

Principal Investigator: John Lory (Commercial Agriculture, Agronomy Extension)

Project Manager: Chris Barnett

Project Staff: Arin Stark