(IUNG-PIB, 2005) Zaliwski, Andrzej S.; Górski, Tadeusz
The computerized Agroclimate Model of Poland is a component of the Integrated Spatial Information System for Agricultural Production in Poland built at the Institute ofSoil Science and Plant Cultivation (lUNG) in Puławy. One of its versions is used for generating data for climatic map construction. It has three components: a Digital Terrain Model (DTM) of Poland, the algorithrns for calculating elements of agroclimate and the output tables with results. Numerical maps might be produced directly frorn the output tables connected by the one-to-one relation to the DTM, or from polygon covers created by interpolation ofthe DTM. The model can compute mean values ofthe basie climatic features, but the algorithms mayaIso be usedjointly and other, e.g. economic, information may be added.
The methods developed can find application in decision support systems to generate information for
a variety ofusers: fanners and agricultural advisors, landscape architects, civil engineers, regional planners,
foresters, ecologists, agricultural scientists etc.