County and statewide hardcopy maps and GIS data bases representing the pattern of Maryland farmland protection, development pressure on farmland, farmland significance from a soils and nonsoils productivity perspective, and farmland nonagricultural significance were produced. EarthSat synthesized descriptive statistics for each geographic theme. The map themes and spatial data bases serve as decision support tools for farmland protection management. These models served as inputs to a strategic farmland model that represents farmlands of high potential value as protected farmland in controlling the conversion of farmland to developed land cover. Primeness of Agricultural Lands, India-Bangladesh Region.
Lighter browns indiciate more marginal, lower-suitability for agriculture.
Darker browns indicate areas with high primeness for agriculture.