Fighting banana sigatoka diseases in the French West Indies : Banatrace, a multi actors geographic information system for the management and the traceability of aerial application

Abstract

« Banatrace » is an information system integrating the European rules and regulations relative to the aerial spraying of pesticide over the banana plantations. It helps to the fight against the cercosporia contamination in the French West Indies. This tool aims to fulfill the information needed by the different parties involved in this process: user manager, planters, aerial treatment companies, planters' cooperatives and administration. It includes DBMS and GIS functionalities in order to program the treatments and to record all events, leading to a better traceability. Moreover carrying out treatment management, it contributes to improve people security and environment protection.