Agronomy,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(11), P. 2707 - 2707
Published: Nov. 17, 2024
Large-scale
mapping
of
soil
resources
can
be
crucial
and
indispensable
for
several
the
managerial
applications
policy
implications.
With
machine
learning
models
being
most
utilized
modeling
technique
digital
(DSM),
implementation
model-based
deep
methods
spatial
predictions
is
still
under
scrutiny.
In
this
study,
continuous
(pH
OC)
categorical
variables
(order
suborder)
were
predicted
using
learning–multi
layer
perceptron
(DL-MLP)
one-dimensional
convolutional
neural
networks
(1D-CNN)
entire
state
Tamil
Nadu,
India.
For
training
models,
27,098
profile
observations
(0–30
cm)
extracted
from
generated
database,
considering
series
as
distinctive
stratum.
A
total
43
SCORPAN-based
environmental
covariates
considered,
which
37
retained
after
recursive
feature
elimination
(RFE)
process.
The
validation
test
results
obtained
each
attributes
both
algorithms
comparable
with
DL-MLP
algorithm
depicting
attributes’
intricate
organization
details,
compared
to
1D-CNN
model.
Irrespective
datasets,
R2
RMSE
values
pH
attribute
ranged
0.15
0.30
0.97
1.15,
respectively.
Similarly,
OC
0.20
0.39
0.38
0.42,
Further,
overall
accuracy
(OA)
order
suborder
classification
39%
67%
35%
64%,
explicit
quantification
covariate
importance
derived
permutation
implied
that
tried
incorporate
respect
genesis
study.
Such
approaches
integrating
soil–environmental
relationships
limited
parameterization
computing
costs
serve
a
baseline
emphasizing
opportunities
in
increasing
transferability
generalizability
model
while
accounting
associated
dependencies.
Geoderma,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
448, P. 116944 - 116944
Published: June 25, 2024
For
the
international
digital
soil
mapping
(DSM)
community,
adequate
spatial
estimates
of
nitrogen
(N)
mineralization
have
yet
to
be
generated.
This
is
due,
in
part,
an
inability
capture
critical
N
controls
at
regional
and
provincial
scales.
While
influence
climate,
vegetation,
relief
are
accessible
predictors
DSM,
effect
management
known
for
its
important
on
dynamics,
but
has
hitherto
been
elusive
mappers.
purpose
producing
maps
inform
fertilizer
management,
intention
this
study
was
determine
importance
novel
crop
frequency
layers,
as
a
proxy
through
development
scale
DSMs
total
(TN),
biological
availability
(BNA)
estimate
over
growing
season
(GSN)
calculated
from
TN
BNA
results.
Crop
covariates
were
developed
that
estimated
particular
type
planted
10-year
period,
thus
capturing
cropping
system
tillage
intensity.
results
27%
higher
using
layers
support
vector
machine
learner,
with
Lin's
concordance
correlation
coefficient
(concordance)
0.45.
predictions
increased
by
24%
stochastic
gradient
boosting
learner
final
GSN
showed
least
improvement
(6%)
resulted
highest
(0.47)
learner.
The
stable
pool,
represented
TN,
climate
importance;
whereas,
labile
based
measures,
best
predicted
controlled
organism
covariates.
successful
inclusion
into
indicated
number
times
forages
potatoes
period
greatest
importance.
As
intensity
most
pronounced
potatoes,
contribute
biomass
building
organic
matter
levels,
increasing
years
had
positive
pools.
Land Degradation and Development,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 17, 2025
ABSTRACT
High‐precision
soil
organic
carbon
density
(SOCD)
map
is
significant
for
understanding
ecosystem
cycles
and
estimating
storage.
However,
the
current
mapping
methods
are
difficult
to
balance
accuracy
interpretability,
which
brings
great
challenges
of
SOCD.
In
present
research,
a
total
6223
samples
were
collected,
along
with
data
pertaining
30
environmental
covariates,
from
agricultural
land
located
in
Poyang
Lake
Plain
Jiangxi
Province,
southern
China.
Furthermore,
ordinary
kriging
(OK),
geographically
weighted
regression
(GWR),
random
forest
(RF),
empirical
Bayesian
(EBK),
three
hybrid
models
(RF‐OK,
RF‐EBK,
RF‐GWR),
constructed.
These
used
SOCD
(soil
density)
study
region
high
resolution
m.
After
that,
shapley
additive
explanations
(SHAP)
quantify
global
contribution
spatially
identify
dominant
factors
that
influence
variation.
The
outcomes
suggested
compared
single
geostatistics
model
model,
RF
method
emerged
as
most
effective
predictive
showcasing
superior
performance
(coefficient
determination
(
R
2
)
=
0.44,
root
mean
squared
error
(RMSE)
0.61
kg
m
−2
,
Lin's
concordance
coefficient
(LCCC)
0.58).
Using
SHAP,
we
found
properties
contributed
prediction
(81.67%).
At
pixel
level,
nitrogen
dominated
50.33%
farmland,
followed
by
parent
material
(8.11%),
available
silicon
(8.00%),
annual
precipitation
(5.71%),
remaining
variables
accounted
less
than
5.50%.
summary,
our
offered
valuable
enlightenment
toward
achieving
between
interpretability
digital
mapping,
deepened
spatial
variation
farmland
Remote Sensing,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
17(9), P. 1551 - 1551
Published: April 27, 2025
Tropical
forests
provide
essential
ecosystem
services,
playing
a
critical
role
in
climate
regulation,
biodiversity
conservation,
and
regional
hydrological
cycles
while
also
supporting
livelihoods.
However,
they
are
increasingly
threatened
by
deforestation
land-use
change.
Accurate
land
cover
(LC)
mapping
is
vital
to
monitor
these
changes,
but
tropical
challenging
due
complex
spatial
patterns,
spectral
similarities,
frequent
cloud
cover.
This
study
aims
improve
LC
classification
accuracy
such
heterogeneous
forest
region
Southeast
Asia,
namely
Kulen,
Cambodia,
which
characterized
natural
forests,
regrowth
agricultural
lands
including
cashew
plantations
croplands,
using
Sentinel-2
imagery,
recursive
feature
elimination
(RFE),
Random
Forest.
We
generated
65
variables
of
bands,
indices,
bi-seasonal
differences,
topographic
data
from
Level-2A
Shuttle
Radar
Topography
Mission
datasets.
These
were
extracted
1000
random
points
per
12
classes
reference
polygons
based
on
observed
GPS
points,
Uncrewed
Aerial
Vehicle
high-resolution
satellite
data.
The
models
optimized
through
correlation-based
filtering
with
hyperparameter
tuning
accuracy,
validated
via
confusion
matrices
comparisons
global
national-scale
products.
Our
results
highlight
the
significant
as
elevation
slope,
along
red-edge
bands
indices
related
tillage,
leaf
water
content,
greenness,
chlorophyll,
tasseled
cap
transformation
for
mapping.
integration
datasets
improved
particularly
like
semi-evergreen
deciduous
forests.
Furthermore,
reduced
variable
set
19,
improving
model
efficiency
without
sacrificing
accuracy.
Combining
selection
methods
classification,
providing
more
reliable
product
that
outperforms
existing
products
proves
valuable
monitoring,
management,
use
studies.
Geoderma Regional,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
38, P. e00833 - e00833
Published: July 1, 2024
In
recent
years,
the
importance
of
soils
and
soil
functions
has
been
recognised
for
supporting
delivery
ecosystem
services
realisation
international
initiatives,
such
as
UN
Sustainable
Development
Goals.
At
same
time,
Digital
Soil
Mapping
(DSM)
emerged
a
modelling
technique
that
can
satisfy
increased
end-user
needs
new
datasets
by
producing
fine
resolution
property
maps
to
support
complex
digital
land
evaluation
assessments.
Spatial
disaggregation
is
popular
DSM
used
transform
legacy
more
spatially-explicit
datasets,
which
also
be
in
conjunction
with
databases
generate
maps.
this
study,
we
performed
spatial
National
Map
Scotland
(originally
published
at
1:250,000
scale)
taxonomic
level
Series,
specific
objective
facilitate
production
harmonised
assessments
through
linking
Scottish
Database.
We
divided
into
Landscape
Units
similar
landform
characteristics
trained
probability
random
forest
models
within
each
Unit
using
area-proportion
sampling
both
single-
multiple-
(complex)
Series
map
units
selected
environmental
covariates
produce
layers
50
m
grid
resolution.
The
performance
disaggregated
was
evaluated
prediction
uncertainties
individual
types
independent
profile
classifications.
Evaluation
results
indicated
algorithm
successful
promoting
effective
single
polygons
provided
good
accuracies
most
exception
some
least
extensive
typically
found
units.
This
attributed
mainly
algorithm's
tendency
favour
dominant,
classes,
along
its
difficulty
distinguish
between
spatially
diverse
areas.
However,
training
instead
nationally
helped
limit
underestimation
these
minority
overestimation
dominant
ones.
addition,
showed
usefulness
generated
conditional
probabilities
exploring
variability,
especially
areas
river
floodplains
covered
multiple
alluvial
non-alluvial
soils.
Overall,
study
demonstrates
potential
extract
pedological
knowledge
embedded
use
it
dynamic
effectively
readily-available
easily-updated
information
from
existing
databases.