| Positive Factors | Negative Factors |
Internal | ・ Highly trained GIS developers are already on-board ・ World-class researcher practitioners are already on-board ・ Close relationships with EPA and both organic and conventional producers ・ Technical and financial resources are available ・ Excellent reputation of future application owners | ・ Model is complex ・ Missing data ・ Data irregularities |
External | ・ Available applications have limitations ・ High interest in the application ・ High demand for the application ・ Boost public image | ・ Opposition from conventional producers and agricultu- ral chemical producers ・ Long time of development and publishing ・ Similar applications exist, with limiting assumptions ・ Budget-cuts might affect the resources available for modelling and developing the new application |