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DOMIS:A Decision Support System for Design and Cost Estimation of Micro-Irrigation Systems


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1 Water Technology Centre, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India
2 National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Salt Lake City, D. K. Block, Sector-II, Bidhan Nagar, Kolkata 700 091, India
3 Department of Land Resources, NBO Building, G-Wings, Nirman Bhawan, Moulana Azad Road, New Delhi 110 011, India
 

The decision support system (DSS), namely Design of Micro Irrigation Systems (DOMIS) has been developed to design drip, sprinkler and micro-sprinkler irrigation systems. This provides expert opinion for optimal layout plans for MI system design by using the necessary data on crops, soil characteristics, groundwater and agri-climatic conditions as default options with a provision to modify as preferred by the user. The design includes selection of pipe sizes, pumping system, filters and fertilizer application systems along with possible shifts per day in case of sprinkler irrigation system and total time of irrigation. The web-based system (http://domis.iari.res.in) uses scientific algorithms and expert suggestions; the flexibility of DSS and ease of use make the DSSDOMIS a superior tool for designing micro-irrigation systems with a view to enhance water productivity in agriculture. It also provides general information about different Government schemes, central and state agencies promoting micro irrigation, approved system suppliers in different states and general information about different districts in the country. The DSS helps farmers as well as policy makers and researchers obtain optimal design and cost estimates of a micro-irrigation system.

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Decision Support System, DOMIS, Microirrigation Software, Micro-irrigation System Design, Precision Farming Software.
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Authors

Neelam Patel
Water Technology Centre, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India
T. B. S. Rajput
Water Technology Centre, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India
Deepak Kumar Dinkar
Water Technology Centre, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India
Sita Ram
National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Salt Lake City, D. K. Block, Sector-II, Bidhan Nagar, Kolkata 700 091, India
Sushil Kumar Singla
Department of Land Resources, NBO Building, G-Wings, Nirman Bhawan, Moulana Azad Road, New Delhi 110 011, India

Abstract


The decision support system (DSS), namely Design of Micro Irrigation Systems (DOMIS) has been developed to design drip, sprinkler and micro-sprinkler irrigation systems. This provides expert opinion for optimal layout plans for MI system design by using the necessary data on crops, soil characteristics, groundwater and agri-climatic conditions as default options with a provision to modify as preferred by the user. The design includes selection of pipe sizes, pumping system, filters and fertilizer application systems along with possible shifts per day in case of sprinkler irrigation system and total time of irrigation. The web-based system (http://domis.iari.res.in) uses scientific algorithms and expert suggestions; the flexibility of DSS and ease of use make the DSSDOMIS a superior tool for designing micro-irrigation systems with a view to enhance water productivity in agriculture. It also provides general information about different Government schemes, central and state agencies promoting micro irrigation, approved system suppliers in different states and general information about different districts in the country. The DSS helps farmers as well as policy makers and researchers obtain optimal design and cost estimates of a micro-irrigation system.

Keywords


Decision Support System, DOMIS, Microirrigation Software, Micro-irrigation System Design, Precision Farming Software.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv115%2Fi12%2F2240-2248