The presented study explored approaches on the formation of cartographic and attribute information using the GIS technology for management of arable lands. This research included the development of advanced methodology for organizing agriculture lands using modern geoinformation technology through developing a digital cartographic environment. It further contained the database for agro-ecological soil properties, thematic maps for land management, and creation of a plan for using land in the study area. The latest research also revealed the foundation of the methodology for the land management of modern agro-formations, considering the requirements of the landscape approach to land use. An analysis of the agro-ecological state of the soil cover also ensued, obtaining the data from the analysis of thematic maps and land structure. The study revealed that 52.5% of the total assessed area consisted of chestnut ordinary soils, and 43.1% were floodplain meadow-chestnut soils. The proposed approach of arable land management can also apply in other regions of Kazakhstan for improving soil fertility and reducing degradation levels.
GIS technology, geographic information systems, land management, agricultural lands, thematic maps, attribute data, data formation
Using modern geoinformation technologies helped develop a methodology for organizing the arable lands. A digital cartographic environment developed included thematic layers of cartographic information for the study area. Generating a database containing analysis of agro-ecological soil properties also resulted.