Capacity Development on Digital Soil Mapping

Digital Soil Mapping techniques facilitate the establishment of soil spatial information at different levels of detail required by the end-users. It is used to convert the available and legacy data from analogue into digital forms, which allows the users to use the data for many applications and foster the dissemination and sharing of soil data. This enables the use of soil data and information for more analysis and to support decisions in environmental related disciplines.

The aim of this capacity development program is to introduce recent concepts and techniques of DSM to soil scientists/staff who work at national soil science institutes in soil mapping related activities. This should reflect on developing and updating national and regional soil information.

By the end of the training, the participants will be able to compile and harmonize legacy data and other input data for DSM applications, implementing DSM, and develop accurate digital soil maps for updating their national soil information systems.

Main topics of the training workshop:

Introduction to Soil Mapping and Digital Soil Mapping

Data input and preparation for DSM

Practical examples of data input and preparation

DSM and production of digital soil maps

Practical examples of DSM

Production of final maps and accuracy