GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS AS THE BASICS FOR AGRISHARING

Abstract

The study substantiates the need for joint development of higher education, science and agribusiness to ensure their harmonious development - "agrisharing" based on the Geographic Information System (GIS) platform. Problems of development the corresponding branches separately are defined. It is proved that their joint development in modern conditions of introduction the information and communication technologies is possible on condition of existence the platform which would combine as information on joint material, technical and intellectual resources, so give the chance of economic development and profit from such collaboration. Given the presence of the agricultural sector in this interaction and land as the basis of the relevant production, the use of geographic information system for researching purposes is determined by a single and optimal solution. "Agrisharing" is defined by the authors as the joint consumption of goods, natural resources, material and technical base and intellectual capital in the system of higher education, business and science interaction in the agricultural sector. The directions, functions, tasks and advantages of using the GIS platform in agrisharing system are given. Such systems for agricultural entrepreneurs, educational institutions and research institutions allow to develop the following areas: information support for decision-making; planning of agricultural operations; monitoring of agrotechnical operations and dynamics of land use; crop yield forecasting and loss estimation; planning, monitoring and analysis of the technology use, intellectual resources and scientific potential development; territorial distribution of the possibility of providing consulting services and educational facilities; optimization of joint resource usage.