INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT: A Case Study of Tank Level Control

This study aimed to identify and map soil information for lands in the state of Paraíba intended for castor bean cultivation, with the goal of assessing the potential of the physical environment using geoprocessing techniques.The methodology utilized the Agricultural Zoning Map of the State of Paraíba and a digital soil map in a database created using SPRING 5.2.2 software; soil information was extracted, and the soil potential was assessed.The results showed that lands in the state of Paraíba exhibit the highest soil potential for castor bean cultivation in 5.98% of their total area; areas identified as having Medium Potential account for 34.9% of the total area, distributed throughout the state; and areas identified as having Low and Very Low Potential account for 60.12% of the total area.