Land evaluation is the process whereby the suitability of land for specific purposes, such as irrigated agriculture, is assessed. Land evaluation involves the selection of suitable land and suitable cropping, and of irrigation and management alternatives that are physically and financially practicable and economically viable. The main product of land evaluation is a land classification that indicates the suitability of various kinds of land for specific land uses, usually depicted on maps with accompanying reports.; The assessment of land performance when used for a specified purpose, involving the execution and interpretation of surveys and studies of land forms, soils, vegetation, climate and other aspects of land in order to identify and make a comparison of promising kinds of land use in terms applicable to the objectives of the evaluation.