I am interested in developing an expert system for agricultural land   
   use planning. The expert system will suggest 'which crop can be   
   grown' considering a whole range of factors like Soil & Landscape,   
   Rainfall and Climate, Infrastructure and Labour availability. The   
   expert system should act like a human expert who draws knowledge (facts   
   and thumb rules) from various disciplines gives an optimal decision.   
   The reasoning should be both forward and backward depending on each   
   case (Which land units are suitable for wheat? Or I have a piece of   
   land, which crops can be best grown?). The input for the expert system   
   will be either a 'set of land qualities' or a composite spatial map   
   which has defined land attributes. The outputs should be in spatial   
   format.   
      
   Now, I am wondering if there are any such systems that have been   
   developed anywhere.   
      
   And also, could you please suggest me what software / programming   
   languages I can use it to build my expert system.   
      
   Thanks and regards,   
   Thiru   
      
   tmurugan@gmail.com   
      
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