GIS Applications in Agriculture, Volume Four: Conservation Planning

290 Pages·2015·24.34 MB·English

by  Tom Mueller

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GIS
APPLICATIONS
IN AGRICULTURE
Volume Four • Conservation Planning
GIS Applications in Agriculture
Series Editor
Francis J. Pierce
Washington State University, Prosser
GIS Applications in Agriculture, Francis J. Pierce and David Clay
GIS Applications in Agriculture, Volume Two: Nutrient Management for
Energy Efficiency, David Clay and John F. Shanahan
GIS Applications in Agriculture, Volume Three: Invasive Species, Sharon A. Clay
GIS Applications in Agriculture, Volume Four: Conservation Planning,
Tom Mueller and Gretchen F. Sassenrath
GIS
APPLICATIONS
IN AGRICULTURE
Volume Four • Conservation Planning
Edited by
Tom Mueller
John Deere & Company
Urbandale, Iowa, USA
Gretchen F. Sassenrath
Southeast Agricultural Research Center
Kansas State University
Parsons, Kansas, USA
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Cover Photo Credits: The middle left image on the cover was created by Demetrio Zourarakis for Chapter 2 using LiDAR
elevation and terrain analysis techniques.   Procedures for creating this figure are described in the on-line appendices for
Chapter 2.  The middle right hand image of  estimates of annual sediment loss were created by Xiuying Wang for Chapter
13 and the procedures for calculating sediment loss with Apex are given in the on-line appendix for this chapter.   The lower
aerial landscape image was created by Tom Mueller using public imagery and terrain data using methods and procedures
described in the on-line appendices for Chapter 2. 
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I dedicate this book to my wonderful wife and incredible parents
for their love and for sticking with me through thick and thin.
Tom Mueller
This is dedicated to my parents, who, even though they have no
idea what this is about, will buy a copy, place it in the middle
of the coffee table, and make everyone who visits the house
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Gretchen F. Sassenrath

Contents
Series Preface ............................................................................................................ix
Preface.......................................................................................................................xi
Acknowledgments ..................................................................................................xiii
Editors ......................................................................................................................xv
Contributors ...........................................................................................................xvii
Chapter 1 Geospatial Technologies for Conservation Planning: An
Approach to Build More Sustainable Cropping Systems .....................1
Gretchen F. Sassenrath, Tom Mueller, and Jeanne M. Schneider
Chapter 2 Soil Surveys, Vegetation Indices, and Topographic Analysis for
Conservation Planning .......................................................................11
Tom Mueller, Demetrio Zourarakis, Gretchen F. Sassenrath,
Blazan Mijatovic, Carl R. Dillon, Eduardo M. Gianello,
Rafael Mazza Barbieri, Marcos Rodrigues, Eduardo A. Rienzi,
and Gabriel D. Faleiros
Chapter 3 Identification and Analysis of Ravines in the Minnesota River
Basin with Geographic Information System ......................................37
Shannon Belmont, David J. Mulla, and Joel Nelson
Chapter 4 Siting Multiple Conservation Practices in a Tile-Drained
Watershed Using LiDAR Topographic Data ......................................53
Mark D. Tomer, David E. James, Jill A. Kostel, and J. Bean
Chapter 5 Erosion Modeling in 2D with the Revised Universal Soil Loss
Equation–Version 2: A Tool for Conservation Planning ....................69
Seth M. Dabney, Daniel C. Yoder, and Dalmo A.N. Vieira
Chapter 6 Application of Geographical Information System and Terrain
Analysis for Designing Filter Strips ...................................................85
Michael G. Dosskey, Surendran Neelakantan,
Tom Mueller, Todd Kellerman, and Eduardo A. Rienzi
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Chapter 7 Modeling Landscape-Scale Nitrogen Management for Conservation ...101
James C. Ascough II and Jorge A. Delgado
Chapter 8 Use of Advanced Information Technologies for Water
Conservation on Salt-Affected Soils ................................................119
Dennis L. Corwin
Chapter 9 Resource Management in Rangeland ...............................................151
D. Terrance Booth and Samuel E. Cox
Brian D. Lee, James Adams, and Stephen D. Austin
Chapter 11 Prioritizing Land with Geographic Information System for
Environmental Quality Incentives Program Funding ......................189
Derya Özgöç Çağlar and Richard L. Farnsworth
Chapter 12 Integrating Land Use Change Influences in Watershed Model
Simulations .......................................................................................205
Naresh Pai and Dharmendra Saraswat
Chapter 13 Combining Landscape Segmentation and a Agroecosystem
Simulation Model .............................................................................221
Xiuying Wang, Pushpa Tuppad, and Jimmy R. Williams
Chapter 14 Spatial Economics Decision-Making Guide for Conservation
Reserve Program Enrollment ...........................................................245
Carl R. Dillon, Jordan M. Shockley, and Joe D. Luck