A soft computing logic method for agricultural land suitability evaluation
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There is a need for expanding agricultural lands due to increased demand for food production and security. Some regions can convert available land to agricultural land use. In order to evaluate available land for future agricultural production, multi-criteria evaluation (MCE) methods can be used to identify the land suitability. This study proposes and implements the soft computing logic and Logic Scoring of Preference (LSP) method as an improved MCE method for evaluating areas suitable for agriculture in Boulder County, Colorado, USA. Resulting LSP-based agricultural land suitability maps and LSP method can be used as integral part of the land use planning.
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