The size of the farm requires the chief farmer to visit specific locations within the project boundaries on foot in the most economical way. Why is this a challenge and how can we solve this problem in GIS? [ Roads are going through the farm ]

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4b. The size of the farm requires the chief farmer to visit specific locations within the project boundaries on foot in the most economical way. Why is this a challenge and how can we solve this problem in GIS? [ Roads are going through the farm ]

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Geographic Information System is the system which creates, manages, analyzes and also helps to map various types of data. Geographic Information System helps to connect data to a map which helps to integrate the location data with all kinds of descriptive information. It also proves to be helpful in providing base for mapping and analyzing that is used in science and in almost all sectors of industry. It is also widely taught in various fields of knowledge such as computer science, business administration, natural resource management, urban and regional planning and in civil engineering.

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