Irrigation Management Information System

IT Tools and Solutions for Better Irrigation Management

Under the USAID-funded Maharashtra Minor irrigation Project: Irrigation Management Information System Development, CADI (1) reviewed current procedures for hydro-meteorological, groundwater, land use, sediment, irrigation operation, command area, cropping, and farmer data collection being used by the Irrigation Department; (2) prepared a plan for establishing a computerized information system for irrigation management (IMIS) within the irrigation department; (3) recommended and assisted in the procurement of computer software and hardware for the IMIS; (4) developed the IMIS, which included three main components: (a) a database management system to store data collected from the irrigation systems; (b) a model with 14 modules to assist system managers to plan, operate, monitor, and evaluate the irrigation systems; and (c) GIS to store and display spatial information and link with the database management system; (5) developed a statewide implementation plan for field application of the IMIS; and (6) Assessed computer training needs, developed a three-phase training program, conducted various courses (i.e., data management, programming, computer aided design and mapping, GIs, MIS), implemented on-the-job training, and trained a core team to conduct future training courses.

IMIS DSS

Irrigation Scheduling

In-season irrigation scheduling

Location
Maharashtra, India

Period
1989-1991

Client
Irrigation Department

Services

  • Decision support system
  • Database development
  • Spatial and tabular data integration
  • Irrigation model development
  • GUI and DMI development
  • Analysis on key issues
  • Map production
  • Training

Software

  • MapInfo, MapBasic
  • dBASE
  • Lotus 1-2-3
CADI
Computer Assisted Development, Inc. 
636 South Shields Street, Fort Collins, Colorado  80521 
Phone: 970.484.2234    Fax: 970.484.2268 
www.cadi-usa.com       cadi@cadi-usa.com

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