Digital Soil Mapping: Bridging Research, Environmental Application, and Operation - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 9048188628 ISBN 13 : 9789048188628

Editeur : Springer, 2010

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book reviews the latest in geographically referenced soil
databases, exploring strategies for bridging research, production, and
environmental uses of digital soil mapping. Includes examples from North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Springer
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9048188628
• ISBN 13: 9789048188628
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 462
• Éditeur: Boettinger Janis L., Howell David W., Moore Amanda C., Hartemink Alfred E., Kienast-Brown Suzann
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