C. H. Tan
Agricultural Engineering Research Center
196-1, ChungYuan Rd., Chung-Li, 320, Taiwan
Tel: (886)3-452-1314 Fax: (886)3-452-6583
Email: [email protected]
Abstract
As the geographic information system (GIS) and Internet technologies advanced significantly and used extensively, the web-based map and inquiry system has become a popular means to share information. This paper is to demonstrate the application of web-based GIS for farmland irrigation in Taiwan. The irrigation system map and land parcel data were continuously updated by the government and research institutes in Taiwan since early 1990’s. However, the GIS running on a single computer was no longer appropriate for the increasing number of farmers and Irrigation Associations interested in the system. In order to better share the data, a web-based GIS using the ESRI ArcIMS had been developed for remotely inquiry and display the irrigation map and cadastral data. The GIS system included administrative maps of the irrigation associations, irrigation canals in five orders, drainage systems, irrigation hydraulic devices, and distribution map for water quality monitoring sites. The attribute data associated with those maps such as canal number, canal name, irrigation type, management agency, and so on were able to inquiry interactively.
