A Graphic Simulation System for Stored Grain Management

Abstract:

This paper discusses how to design and implement the stored grain management system based on graphic variable in GIS environment. A simulation model based on graphic variable for implementing stored grain management was developed in order to implement simple and high efficiency management for a number of stored grain warehouses. The temperature and moisture of stored grain were presented by vector curves or graphic variable that was stored in GIS. Thus, GIS powerful function to process graphic makes the prediction of temperature and moisture of stored grain become simpler.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 380-384)
• Pages: 4745-4750
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.380-384.4745
• Online since: August 2013
• Authors: Ling Sun, Ze Sheng Zhu
• Keywords: Geographic Information System (GIS), Graphic Variable, Moisture, Simulation, Stored Grain Management, Temperature

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