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This book presents the basic concepts of quantitative soil science and, within this framework, it seeks to construct a new body of knowledge. There is a growing need for quantitative approach in soil science, which arises from a general demand for improved economic production and environmental management. Pedometrics can be defined as the development and application of statistical and mathematical methods applicable to data analysis problems in soil science. This book shows how pedometrics can address key soil-related questions from a quantitative point of view.  It addresses four main areas which are akin to the problems of conventional pedology: (i) Understanding the pattern of soil distribution in character space – soil classification, (ii) Understanding soil spatial and temporal variation, (iii) Evaluating the utility and quality of soil and ultimately, (iv) Understanding the genesis of soil. This is the first book that address these problems in a coherent quantitate approach.

Soil science --- Mathematics. --- Earth sciences. --- Environmental sciences. --- Agriculture. --- Soil science. --- Soil conservation. --- Earth Sciences. --- Environmental Science and Engineering. --- Soil Science & Conservation. --- Conservation of soil --- Erosion control, Soil --- Soil erosion --- Soil erosion control --- Soils --- Agricultural conservation --- Soil management --- Pedology (Soil science) --- Agriculture --- Earth sciences --- Farming --- Husbandry --- Industrial arts --- Life sciences --- Food supply --- Land use, Rural --- Environmental science --- Science --- Geosciences --- Environmental sciences --- Physical sciences --- Control --- Prevention --- Conservation

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This book presents the basic concepts of quantitative soil science and, within this framework, it seeks to construct a new body of knowledge. There is a growing need for quantitative approach in soil science, which arises from a general demand for improved economic production and environmental management. Pedometrics can be defined as the development and application of statistical and mathematical methods applicable to data analysis problems in soil science. This book shows how pedometrics can address key soil-related questions from a quantitative point of view.  It addresses four main areas which are akin to the problems of conventional pedology: (i) Understanding the pattern of soil distribution in character space – soil classification, (ii) Understanding soil spatial and temporal variation, (iii) Evaluating the utility and quality of soil and ultimately, (iv) Understanding the genesis of soil. This is the first book that address these problems in a coherent quantitate approach.

General ecology and biosociology --- Environmental protection. Environmental technology --- Pedology --- Agriculture. Animal husbandry. Hunting. Fishery --- bodemkunde --- bodembescherming --- landbouw --- milieutechnologie

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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.

Environment. --- Soil Science & Conservation. --- Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry. --- Geographical Information Systems/Cartography. --- Geophysics/Geodesy. --- Environmental sciences. --- Physical geography. --- Remote sensing. --- Geographical information systems. --- Soil conservation. --- Sciences de l'environnement --- Géographie physique --- Télédétection --- Systèmes d'information --- Sols --- Noms géographiques --- Conservation --- Soils --- Digital soil mapping --- Remote sensing --- Propriété physicochimique du sol --- soil chemicophysical properties --- Relevé (des données) --- surveying --- Capteur --- Sensors --- Traitement d'images --- Image processing --- Spectrométrie --- Spectrometry --- Radar --- Système d'information géographique --- Geographical information systems --- Méthode statistique --- Statistical methods --- Digital soil mapping. --- Environmental Sciences and Forestry. Soil Science --- Soil Science (General) --- Agriculture -- Remote sensing. --- Soils -- Remote sensing. --- Agriculture - General --- Ecology --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Agriculture --- Soil Science (General). --- Predictive soil mapping --- Earth (Soils) --- Mold, Vegetable --- Mould, Vegetable --- Soil --- Vegetable mold --- Earth sciences. --- Sedimentology. --- Geophysics. --- Soil science. --- Earth Sciences. --- Soil mapping --- Agricultural resources --- Plant growing media --- Regolith --- Land capability for agriculture --- Conservation of soil --- Erosion control, Soil --- Soil erosion --- Soil erosion control --- Agricultural conservation --- Soil management --- GIS (Information systems) --- Information storage and retrieval systems --- Petrology --- Geography --- Control --- Prevention --- Geological physics --- Terrestrial physics --- Earth sciences --- Physics --- Remote-sensing imagery --- Remote sensing systems --- Remote terrain sensing --- Sensing, Remote --- Terrain sensing, Remote --- Aerial photogrammetry --- Aerospace telemetry --- Detectors --- Space optics --- Pedology (Soil science) --- Soils - Remote sensing

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This book introduces the concept of soil security and its five dimensions: Capability, Capital, Condition, Connectivity and Codification. These five dimensions make it possible to understand soil's role in delivering ecosystem services and to quantify soil resource by measuring, mapping, modeling and managing it. Each dimension refers to a specific aspect: contribution to global challenges (Capability), value of the soil (Capital), current state of the soil (Condition), how people are connected to the soil (Connectivity) and development of good policy (Codification). This book considers soil security as an integral part of meeting the ongoing challenge to maintain human health and secure our planet's sustainability. The concept of soil security helps to achieve the need to maintain and improve the world’s soil for the purpose of producing food, fiber and freshwater, and contributing to energy and climate sustainability. At the same time it helps to maintain biodiversity and protects ecosystem goods and services.

Soil science. --- Soil conservation. --- Climate change. --- Biodiversity. --- Soil Science & Conservation. --- Climate Change Management and Policy.

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This book describes and provides many detailed examples of implementing Digital Soil Mapping (DSM) using R. The work adheres to Digital Soil Mapping theory, and presents a strong focus on how to apply it. DSM exercises are also included and cover procedures for handling and manipulating soil and spatial data in R. The book also introduces the basic concepts and practices for building spatial soil prediction functions, and then ultimately producing digital soil maps.

Mathematical statistics --- Mathematics --- Geodesy. Cartography --- General ecology and biosociology --- Environmental protection. Environmental technology --- Pedology --- Computer. Automation --- Geography --- bodemkunde --- geodesie --- GIS (geografisch informatiesysteem) --- milieukunde --- bodembescherming --- informatica --- statistiek --- wiskunde --- milieutechnologie