Digital Soil Mapping: An Introductory Perspective

Content: 
Developments in Soil Science
Page ii

Digital Soil Mapping
Page iii

Copyright page
Page iv

List of Contributors
Pages xi-xv

Foreword
Pages xvii-xviii

Preface
Page xix

Dedication
Pages xxi-xxii
Jean-Marc Robbez-Masson

Introduction
Page 1

Chapter 1 Spatial Soil Information Systems and Spatial Soil Inference Systems: Perspectives for Digital Soil Mapping Review Article
Pages 3-22
P. Lagacherie, A.B. McBratney

Digital soil mapping: current state and perspectives
Pages 23-24

Chapter 2 A Review of Digital Soil Mapping in Australia Review Article
Pages 25-37
E. Bui

Chapter 3 The State of the Art of Brazilian Soil Mapping and Prospects for Digital Soil Mapping Review Article
Pages 39-54,601
M.L. Mendonça-Santos, H.G. dos Santos

Chapter 4 The Soil Geographical Database of Eurasia at Scale 1:1,000,000: History and Perspective in Digital Soil Mapping Review Article
Pages 55-65,602
J. Daroussin, D. King, C. Le Bas, B. Vrščaj, E. Dobos, L. Montanarella

Chapter 5 Developing a Digital Soil Map for Finland Review Article
Pages 67-74,603
H. Lilja, R. Nevalainen

Conception and handling of soil databases
Pages 75-76

Chapter 6 Adapting Soil Data Bases Practices to the Proposed EU Inspire Directive Review Article
Pages 77-85
J. Dusart

Chapter 7 Storage, Maintenance and Extraction of Digital Soil Data Review Article
Pages 87-95,604
C. Feuerherdt, N. Robinson

Chapter 8 Towards a Soil Information System for Uncertain Soil Data Review Article
Pages 97-106
Gerard B.M. Heuvelink, James D. Brown

Chapter 9 The Development of a Quantitative Procedure for Soilscape Delineation using Digital Elevation Data for Europe Review Article
Pages 107-117,605
E. Dobos, L. Montanarella

Chapter 10 Ontology-based Multi-source Data Integration for Digital Soil Mapping Review Article
Pages 119-133
B. Krol, D.G. Rossiter, W. Siderius

Sampling methods for creating digital soil maps
Pages 135-136

Chapter 11 Optimization of Sample Configurations for Digital Mapping of Soil Properties with Universal Kriging Review Article
Pages 137-151
Gerard B.M. Heuvelink, Dick J. Brus, Jaap J. de Gruijter

Chapter 12 Latin Hypercube Sampling as a Tool for Digital Soil Mapping Review Article
Pages 153-165,606
B. Minasny, A.B. McBratney

Chapter 13 Methodology for Using Secondary Information in Sampling Optimisation for Making Fine-resolution Maps of Soil Organic Carbon Review Article
Pages 167-181,607
A. Dobermann, G.C. Simbahan

Chapter 14 Designing Spatial Coverage Samples Using the k-means Clustering Algorithm Review Article
Pages 183-192
D.J. Brus, J.J. de Gruijter, J.W. van Groenigen

Chapter 15 Adequate Prior Sampling is Everything: Lessons from the Ord River Basin, Australia Review Article
Pages 193-204,608
E.N. Bui, D. Simon, N. Schoknecht, A. Payne

New environmental covariates for digital soil mapping
Pages 205-206

Chapter 16 The Use of Airborne Gamma-ray Imagery for Mapping Soils and Understanding Landscape Processes Review Article
Pages 207-218,609-610
J. Wilford, B. Minty

Chapter 17 Visible–NIR Hyperspectral Imagery for Discriminating Soil Types in the La Peyne Watershed (France) Review Article
Pages 219-233,611
J.S. Madeira Netto, J.-M. Robbez-Masson, E. Martins

Chapter 18 Land-cover Classification from Landsat Imagery for Mapping Dynamic Wet and Saline Soils Review Article
Pages 235-244,612
S. Kienast-Brown, J.L. Boettinger

Chapter 19 Producing Dynamic Cartographic Sketches of Soilscapes by Contextual Image Processing in Order to Improve Efficiency of Pedological Survey Review Article
Pages 245-255,613
J.-M. Robbez-Masson

Chapter 20 Conceptual and Digital Soil-Landscape Mapping using Regolith-Catenary Units Review Article
Pages 257-268,614
R.N. Thwaites

Chapter 21 Soil Prediction with Spatially Decomposed Environmental Factors Review Article
Pages 269-278
M.L. Mendonça-Santos, A.B. McBratney, B. Minasny

Quantitative modelling for digital soil mapping
Page 279

Chapter 22 Integrating Pedological Knowledge into Digital Soil Mapping Review Article
Pages 281-300,615
C. Walter, P. Lagacherie, S. Follain

Chapter 23 Decomposing Digital Soil Information by Spatial Scale Review Article
Pages 301-326,616
R.M. Lark

Chapter 24 Digital Soil Mapping with Improved Environmental Predictors and Models of Pedogenesis Review Article
Pages 327-349
Neil J. Mckenzie, John C. Gallant

Examples of predicting soil classes
Pages 351-352

Chapter 25 A Comparison of Data-Mining Techniques in Predictive Soil Mapping Review Article
Pages 353-364,617
T. Behrens, T. Scholten

Chapter 26 Digital Soil Mapping: An England and Wales Perspective Review Article
Pages 365-375,618
Thomas Mayr, Bob Palmer

Chapter 27 Pedogenic Understanding Raster Classification Methodology for Mapping Soils, Powder River Basin, Wyoming, USA Review Article
Pages 377-388,619
N.J. Cole, J.L. Boettinger

Chapter 28 Incorporating Classification Trees into a Pedogenic Understanding Raster Classification Methodology, Green River Basin, Wyoming, USA Review Article
Pages 389-399,620
A.M. Saunders, J.L. Boettinger

Chapter 29 Rule-Based Land Unit Mapping of the Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Review Article
Pages 401-414,621
Ian D. Hollingsworth, Elisabeth N. Bui, Inakwu O.A. Odeh, Phillip McLeod

Chapter 30 A Test of an Artificial Neural Network Allocation Procedure using the Czech Soil Survey of Agricultural Land Data Review Article
Pages 415-424
L. Boruvka, V. Penizek

Chapter 31 Comparison of Approaches for Automated Soil Identification Review Article
Pages 425-433
C. Albrecht, B. Huwe, R. Jahn

Examples of predicting soil attributes
Page 435

Chapter 32 Digital Mapping of Soil Attributes for Regional and Catchment Modelling, using Ancillary Covariates, Statistical and Geostatistical Techniques Review Article
Pages 437-453,622
Inakwu O.A. Odeh, Mark Crawford, Alex. B. McBratney

Chapter 33 Comparing Discriminant Analysis with Binomial Logistic Regression, Regression Kriging and Multi-Indicator Kriging for Mapping Salinity Risk in Northwest New South Wales, Australia Review Article
Pages 455-464,623
J.A. Taylor, I.O.A. Odeh

Chapter 34 Fitting Soil Property Spatial Distribution Models in the Mojave Desert for Digital Soil Mapping Review Article
Pages 465-475,624
D. Howell, Y. Kim, C. Haydu-Houdeshell, P. Clemmer, R. Almaraz, M. Ballmer

Chapter 35 The Spatial Distribution and Variation of Available Phosphorus in Agricultural Topsoil in England and Wales in 1971, 1981, 1991 and 2001 Review Article
Pages 477-485,625-626
S.J. Baxter, M.A. Oliver, J.R. Archer

Chapter 36 The Population of a 500-m Resolution Soil Organic Matter Spatial Information System for Hungary Review Article
Pages 487-495,627-628
E. Dobos, E. Micheli, L. Montanarella

Chapter 37 Regional Organic Carbon Storage Maps of the Western Brazilian Amazon Based on Prior Soil Maps and Geostatistical Interpolation Review Article
Pages 497-506,629
M. Bernoux, D. Arrouays, C.E.P. Cerri, C.C. Cerri

Chapter 38 Improving the Spatial Prediction of Soils at Local and Regional Levels Through a Better Understanding of Soil-Landscape Relationships: Soil Hydromorphy in the Armorican Massif of Western France Review Article
Pages 507-520,630
V. Chaplot, C. Walter

Quality assessment and representation of digital soil maps
Pages 521-522

Chapter 39 Quality Assessment of Digital Soil Maps: Producers and Users Perspectives Review Article
Pages 523-541,631
P.A. Finke

Chapter 40 Using Soil Covariates to Evaluate and Represent the Fuzziness of Soil Map Boundaries Review Article
Pages 543-553,632
M.H. Greve, M.B. Greve

Chapter 41 The Display of Digital Soil Data, 1976–2004 Review Article
Pages 555-569,633
P.A. Burrough

Chapter 42 Are Current Scientific Visualisation and Virtual Reality Techniques Capable to Represent Real Soil-Landscapes? Review Article
Pages 571-580,634
S. Grunwald, V. Ramasundaram, N.B. Comerford, C.M. Bliss

Author Index
Pages 581-594

Subject Index
Pages 595-600