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.