Juergen and others,

Thank you for your query. DSSAT V4.0.2.0 includes AegisWin, which is
an interface for ArcView Version 3.x. There is no separate license
required for AegisWin and it is documented in Volume 4 of the DSSAT
v3.5 manuals, which can be accessed via the DSSAT Help menu. A paper
was published in Agronomy Journal 89(6) by Engel et al. In addition,
Dr. Paul Wilkens is developing a GIS interface with DSSAT using
MapObjects. The release of this software has not been discussed yet,
but I expect that it will be distributed as an ICASA tool. If you are
planning to use AegisWin or have any further questions, please
contact me directly.

Gerrit



At 10:28 AM 02/07/2008, you wrote:
>Dear colleagues,
>
>I have been continuously looking for information on the DSSAT-GIS
>link, but can not find sufficient information about the following questions:
>
>- is the DSSAT-GIS link an interface software and where is it available?
>- to which GIS software (ArcGIS/AEGIS/IIDRISI) is the interface compatible?
>- is there a user manual for this interface?
>- is a separate license needed for the DSSAT-GIS-link, and what is its cost?
>
>Thank you very much in advance for your answers.
>
>Regards
>Juergen Burkhardt
>
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