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Proximal Soil Sensing

  • Comprehensive account of data acquisition using proximal soil sensors starting from the development of sampling schemes to the mapping of high resolution sensor data
  • Describes the state-of-the-art in soil sensing techniques
  • Features electrochemical, spectroscopic, geophysical and mechanical sensing
  • Includes sensing methods that have possible future applications
  • Discusses multisensory platforms

Part of the book series: Progress in Soil Science (PROSOIL)

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Table of contents (36 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiv
  2. Overview

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Sampling for High-Resolution Soil Mapping

      • J.J. de Gruijter, A.B. McBratney, J. Taylor
      Pages 3-14
    3. Development of On-the-Go Proximal Soil Sensor Systems

      • V.I. Adamchuk, R.A. Viscarra Rossel
      Pages 15-28
    4. Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy for High-Resolution Soil Sensing

      • B. Stenberg, R.A. Viscarra Rossel
      Pages 29-47
  3. Soil Sensing and Sampling

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 65-65
    2. The Sun Has Shone Here Antecedently

      • A.B. McBratney, B. Minasny
      Pages 67-75
    3. Proximal Soil Nutrient Sensing Using Electrochemical Sensors

      • C.R. Lobsey, R.A. Viscarra Rossel, A.B. McBratney
      Pages 77-88
    4. DIGISOIL: An Integrated System of Data Collection Technologies for Mapping Soil Properties

      • G. Grandjean, O. Cerdan, G. Richard, I. Cousin, P. Lagacherie, A. Tabbagh et al.
      Pages 89-101
    5. iSOIL: An EU Project to Integrate Geophysics, Digital Soil Mapping, and Soil Science

      • U. Werban, T. Behrens, G. Cassiani, P. Dietrich
      Pages 103-110
  4. Soil UV, Visible, and Infrared Spectral Sensing

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-131
    2. Mid- Versus Near-Infrared Spectroscopy for On-Site Analysis of Soil

      • J.B. Reeves, G.W. McCarty, W.D. Hively
      Pages 133-142
    3. VNIR Spectroscopy Estimates of Within-Field Variability in Soil Properties

      • K.A. Sudduth, N.R. Kitchen, E.J. Sadler, S.T. Drummond, D.B. Myers
      Pages 153-163
    4. Infrared Sensors to Map Soil Carbon in Agricultural Ecosystems

      • G. McCarty, W.D. Hively, J.B. Reeves III, M. Lang, E. Lund, O. Weatherbee
      Pages 165-176
    5. Diagnostic Screening of Urban Soil Contaminants Using Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy

      • J.G. Bray, R.A. Viscarra Rossel, A.B. McBratney
      Pages 191-199

About this book

This book reports on developments in Proximal Soil Sensing (PSS) and high resolution digital soil mapping. PSS has become a multidisciplinary area of study that aims to develop field-based techniques for collecting information on the soil from close by, or within, the soil. Amongst others, PSS involves the use of optical, geophysical, electrochemical, mathematical and statistical methods. This volume, suitable for undergraduate course material and postgraduate research, brings together ideas and examples from those developing and using proximal sensors and high resolution digital soil maps for applications such as precision agriculture, soil contamination, archaeology, peri-urban design and high land-value applications, where there is a particular need for high spatial resolution information. The book in particular covers soil sensor sampling, proximal soil sensor development and use, sensor calibrations, prediction methods for large data sets, applications of proximal soil sensing, and high-resolution digital soil mapping.

Key themes: soil sensor sampling – soil sensor calibrations – spatial prediction methods – reflectance spectroscopy – electromagnetic induction and electrical resistivity – radar and gamma radiometrics – multi-sensor platforms – high resolution digital soil mapping - applications

Raphael A. Viscarra Rossel is a scientist at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) of Australia.

Alex McBratney is Pro-Dean and Professor of Soil Science in the Faculty of Agriculture Food & Natural Resources at the University of Sydney in Australia.

Budiman Minasny is a Senior Research Fellow in the Faculty of Agriculture Food & Natural Resources at the University of Sydney in Australia.

Editors and Affiliations

  • CSIRO Land & Water, Canberra, Australia

    Raphael A. Viscarra Rossel

  • Fac. Agriculture, Food &, Natural Resources, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

    Alex B. McBratney, Budiman Minasny

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eBook USD 219.00
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Softcover Book USD 279.99
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