Integrationofsoilinformationsystem(SIS)andinteractiveself-organizingdata(ISODATA)wasstudiedtoestablishproperagriculturaldevelopingzonesinredsoilregionofsouthernChinawhichareofcrucialimportancetofarmers,researchers,anddecisionmaderswhileutilizingandmanagingredsoilresources.SIScreatedbyusingARC/INFOwasusedtoprovidedataacquisition,systematicmodelparameterassignment,andvisualdisplayofanalyticresults.Topography,temperature,soilcomponent(e.g.,organicmatterandpH)andconditionofagriculturalproductionwereselectedasparametersofISODATAmodel.TakingLongyouCounty,ZhejiangProvinceasthecasestudyarea,theeffectoftheintegrationandrecommendationsarediscussedforfutureresearch.
