An Information System for a Small Agricultural Company Built on the Google Maps Platform

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Result on the web

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.34190/ecmlg.21.1.4115" target="_blank" >10.34190/ecmlg.21.1.4115</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

An Information System for a Small Agricultural Company Built on the Google Maps Platform

Original language description

Abstract: Planning crop production is a key factor in small agricultural companies or cooperatives. The company’s arable land usually consists of a number of partial plots. It is essential that agronomists keep track of what is being grown in each plot and of the state of the plot. In addition, agronomists also need to be aware of the ongoing work activities of agricultural employees. Keeping a record of what has been and is being grown in plots and across the company’s land is a complex problem. Existing software solutions are not suitable for small companies and the cost of the software and associated fees is also an important factor. Information systems have received considerable attention in recent years, and Google Maps Platform appears to be a suitable tool to solve the problem of crop production planning. Google Maps Platform is often discussed in scientific articles and has already been used in many areas to solve problems related to soil, land, maps, routing, to name a few. Although there are other solutions such as geographic information systems or cadastral maps, for example, Google Maps Platform can provide crucial information and it can be used also in mobile applications. We analysed the market for information systems designed for agricultural enterprises and contacted selected agricultural enterprises. The problem domain was identified by evaluating responses in a survey. In this article, Google Maps Platform and its current use is first introduced. The article draws on a set of scientific publications referring to Google Maps Platform. Considering the results of our survey in small agricultural companies, we solve the problem using Google Maps Platform and present a proposal for an information system. The design is illustrated by several diagrams. Finally, we discuss and show how Google Maps Platform can help solve the identified problem of crop production planning in small agricultural companies. Our information system provides managerial reports and it can be easily extended with a mobile application.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

D - Article in proceedings

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10201 - Computer sciences, information science, bioinformathics (hardware development to be 2.2, social aspect to be 5.8)

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Article name in the collection

Proceedings of the 21 European Conference on Management, Leadership and Governance

ISBN

978-1-917204-63-7

ISSN

2048-9021

e-ISSN

2048-903X

Number of pages

7

Pages from-to

223-229

Publisher name

Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited

Place of publication

Paris

Event location

Paris

Event date

Nov 13, 2025

Type of event by nationality

WRD - Celosvětová akce

UT code for WoS article

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