Development of a web-based geographic information system for crop pests and diseases management

Insect pests and diseases are major constraints to crop yield. Solutions to pests and diseases management are inevitably not independent of location. In the current study, a web-base geographic information system for crop pests and diseases management system was developed using ArcIMS, ASP.NET, networking and database management technologies. The application system provides client users with pests and diseases information search function, on-line pests and diseases managements, statistical summaries of pests and diseases, and administrative functions and other functions. The system facilitates efficient management of pests and diseases monitoring data by using GIS and Web approaches.