Software Engineering Techniques Applied to Agricultural Systems
presents cutting-edge software engineering techniques for designing and
implementing better agricultural software systems based on the
object-oriented paradigm and the Unified Modeling Language (UML). The
focus is on the presentation of rigorous step-by-step approaches for
modeling flexible agricultural and environmental systems, starting with
a conceptual diagram representing elements of the system and their
relationships. Furthermore, diagrams such as sequential and
collaboration diagrams are used to explain the dynamic and static
aspects of the software system.
This second edition includes: a new chapter on Object Constraint
Language (OCL), a new section dedicated to the Model-VIEW-Controller
(MVC) design pattern, new chapters presenting details of two MDA-based
tools - the Virtual Enterprise and Olivia Nova and a new chapter with
exercises on conceptual modeling. It may be highly useful to
undergraduate and graduate students as the first edition has proven to
be a useful supplementary textbook for courses in mathematical
programming in agriculture, ecology, information technology,
agricultural operations research methods, agronomy and soil science and
applied mathematical modeling. The book has broad appeal for anyone
involved in software development projects in agriculture and to
researchers in general who are interested in modeling complex systems.
From the reviews of the first edition:
"The book will be useful for those interested in gaining a quick
understanding of current software development techniques and how they
are applied in practice... this is a good introductory text on the
application of OOAD, UML and design patters to the creation of
agricultural systems. It is technically sound and well written."
--Computing Reviews, September 2006
