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Interface between the Yemen soil database and the Automated Land Evaluation System (ALES). Version 1 - July 1990

Field document 5.

Year of publication 1991

Pages 22 p.

Author Van Waveren, E.;Land and Water Division

Product type Project

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The Soil Survey and Land Classification Project is developing a computerized land evaluation system for Yemen using an expert system shell (ALES) which is connected to the soil database (SDB). This report describes the technical and operational aspects of the interface which links the soil database with the expert system shell.

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