Context and architecture
The system models crop placement and irrigation planning as a constrained optimization problem.
It combines local search for land allocation with A* for cost-aware route planning.
Core capabilities
- Constraint-based crop placement
- Irrigation routing
- Scenario comparison
- Deterministic evaluation
Engineering challenge
The search space grows quickly as soil, crop, and routing constraints interact, requiring explicit heuristics and pruning.
Outcome
Reduced manual planning time by an estimated 50% across an estimated 20+ test scenarios.