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Digital Soil Mapping

Bridging Research, Environmental Application, and Operation

  • Authoritative, state-of-the-art descriptions of advanced technology applications in soil mapping
  • Global perspectives on applications of digital soil mapping research to field projects
  • Case studies of digital soil mapping in a variety of environmental settings and applications

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

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Table of contents (34 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXII
  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
  3. Research

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13
    2. Soil Sensors and Remote Sensing

      1. Using Proximal Soil Sensors for Digital Soil Mapping
        • R.A. Viscarra Rossel, N.J. McKenzie, M.J. Grundy
        Pages 79-92
      2. The Use of Hyperspectral Imagery for Digital Soil Mapping in Mediterranean Areas
        • P. Lagacherie, C. Gomez, J.S. Bailly, F. Baret, G. Coulouma
        Pages 93-102
      3. ASTER-Based Vegetation Map to Improve Soil Modeling in Remote Areas
        • E. Meirik, B. Frazier, D. Brown, P. Roberts, R. Rupp
        Pages 113-122
      4. Digital Soil Boundary Detection Using Quantitative Hydrologic Remote Sensing
        • E.M. Engle, J.B.J. Harrison, J.M.H. Hendrickx, B. Borchers
        Pages 123-136
    3. Soil Inference Systems

      1. Evaluation of the Transferability of a Knowledge-Based Soil-Landscape Model
        • J. McKay, S. Grunwald, X. Shi, R.F. Long
        Pages 165-178
      2. Random Forests Applied as a Soil Spatial Predictive Model in Arid Utah
        • A.K. Stum, J.L. Boettinger, M.A. White, R.D. Ramsey
        Pages 179-190
      3. Two Methods for Using Legacy Data in Digital Soil Mapping
        • T. Mayr, M. Rivas-Casado, P. Bellamy, R. Palmer, J. Zawadzka, R. Corstanje
        Pages 191-202
  4. Environmental Application and Assessment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 203-203

About this book

Digital Soil Mapping is the creation and the population of a geographically referenced soil database. It is generated at a given resolution by using field and laboratory observation methods coupled with environmental data through quantitative relationships. Digital soil mapping is advancing on different fronts at different rates all across the world. This book presents the state-of-the art and explores strategies for bridging research, production, and environmental application of digital soil mapping.It includes examples from North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The chapters address the following topics: - evaluating and using legacy soil data - exploring new environmental covariates and sampling schemes - using integrated sensors to infer soil properties or status - innovative inference systems predicting soil classes, properties, and estimating their uncertainties - using digital soil mapping and techniques for soil assessment and environmental application -protocol and capacity building for making digital soil mapping operational around the  globe.

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“The book targets digital soil-mapping researchers and practitioners as it presents the most modern and advanced mapping techniques, and examines various approaches to digital soil mapping that span from its research and production to its environmental applications. The chapters are based upon papers of the Third Global Workshop on Digital Soil Mapping (DSM) that took place in Logan, Utah, USA in 2008, and explore this workshop’s theme, Digital soil mapping: bridging research, production, and environmental application.” (Anne Schucknecht, Environmental Earth Sciences, Vol. 62, 2011)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Dept. Plants, Soils, & Climate, Utah State University, Logan, USA

    Janis L. Boettinger

  • U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service (Retired), Arcata, California, USA

    David W. Howell

  • U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Annapolis, USA

    Amanda C. Moore

  • International Soil Reference, Information Centre (ISRIC), Wageningen, Netherlands

    Alfred E. Hartemink

  • U.S. Department of Agriculture, Dept. Plants, Soils, & Climate, Natural Resources Conservation Service Utah State University, Logan, USA

    Suzann Kienast-Brown

Bibliographic Information

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