Python package for Agro-Ecological Zoning (PyAEZ)

PyAEZ is a free and open–source Python package consisting of many algorithms related to the Agro-ecological zoning (AEZ) framework. It was developed by the Geo–informatics Center (GIC) of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand, in collaboration with the regional initiative, Capacity building for Agro–Ecological Zone (AEZ) mapping and modelling to project climate suitability of crops and land uses, under the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (FAORAP) and the Strengthening Agro-climatic Monitoring and Information System (SAMIS) project in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, to strengthen the in–country capacities to undertake AEZ analysis using local data.

PyAEZ is of particular interest to national and international organizations dealing with different aspects of agriculture production and sustainability, land and water resources, food security, agricultural development, or climate variability and climate change. National and sub-national applications of PyAEZ may provide important information to support land use planning and can assess alter-native cropping options to enhance the utilization of land resources. 

PyAEZ with all source code, sample data, documentation has been published as open–source software and can be accessed in GitHub.

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