A method and system of evaluating crop performance facilitates
characterization of the environmental impact of a geographic region or
areas within the region for growing plant-life. Environmental
measurements are obtained. The environmental measurements are associated
with a geographic region. Each environmental measurement includes at
least one of soil data and weather data. Respective location data is
obtained. The location data is associated with corresponding
environmental measurements. An estimated performance characteristic is
determined for a particular crop planted in the geographic region based
on the obtained environmental measurements and respective location data.
Contours are established for one or more uniform performance areas with
generally uniform performance characteristic within the geographic region
by applying a decision-tree analysis to the obtained environmental
measurements.