Precision pedology: soil characterisation and mapping in real time using geotechnologies

• Grant number: 16/26124-6
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate (Direct)
• Start date: March 01, 2017
• End date: November 30, 2020
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Agronomy - Soil Science
• Principal Investigator: José Alexandre Melo Demattê
• Grantee: Wanderson de Sousa Mendes
• Host Institution: Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALQ). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Piracicaba , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 14/22262-0 - Geotechnologies on a detailed digital soil mapping and the Brazilian soil spectral library: development and applications, AP.TEM

Abstract

This study aims to create a new concept in Pedology, that is, Precision Pedology which will use geotechnical equipment integrated to statistical and computational methods. These will identify and characterise several in-situ soil body. Several strategies will be developed combining techniques and variables related to factors of soil formation for mapping three pilot areas in the region of Piracicaba, SP. The study will be carried out in two steps. Firstly, surveys will be held in office aiming to gathering information for a prezoning field procedure. In this step will be used: geological letters; digital elevation models for the extraction of terrain attributes such as slope, LS relief form factor and relative location; aerial photographs of 1:5,000 scale color; satellite images to obtain digital spectra that it will be used in the identification and characterization of targets of interest; gama-ray spectrometer bound to a car platform; terrain models and color aerial photographs with high spatial resolution and hyperspectral cameras with (300-1100 nm) in RGB, respectively, coupled with an unmanned aerial vehicle. After that, the study will be carried out in field with the prezoning maps and prospect points generated in the first step. On this occasion, spectroradiometers (VIS-NIR-SWIR-MIR), gama-ray spectometer, magnetic susceptibility meters, Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR), conductivity analyzer and Munsell color chips will be used to record and process information located geographically using a geographic information system (laptop, GIS software and GPS device). These equipment will provide greater support to pedologist at interpretations and allocation of new sampling points in real time because of the use of prediction models of attributes based on previously developed databases. Thus, this process seeks to delimitate and characterize the soil body with high resolution. After data collection, we will generate maps of soil attributes certain/estimated with the aid of Geotechnology. These maps will enable the identification of mapping units, which they will be also studied in representative profiles with the use of geotechnical equipment associated with the traditional morphological description. Finally, it will be obtained maps of soil classes with high level of detail. (AU)

Scientific publications

(21)

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

FONGARO, CAIO T.; DEMATTE, JOSE A. M.; RIZZO, RODNEI; SAFANELLI, JOSE LUCAS; MENDES, WANDERSON DE SOUSA; DOTTO, ANDRE CARNIELETTO; VICENTE, LUIZ EDUARDO; FRANCESCHINI, MARSTON H. D.; USTIN, SUSAN L.. Improvement of Clay and Sand Quantification Based on a Novel Approach with a Focus on Multispectral Satellite Images. REMOTE SENSING, v. 10, n. 10, OCT 2018. (16/01597-9, 14/22262-0, 17/03207-6, 13/18769-9, 16/26124-6, 13/20377-1)

NG, WARTINI; MINASNY, BUDIMAN; MENDES, WANDERSON DE SOUSA; MELO DEMATT, JOSE ALEXANDRE. The influence of training sample size on the accuracy of deep learning models for the prediction of soil properties with near-infrared spectroscopy data. SOIL, v. 6, n. 2, p. 565-578, NOV 17 2020. (14/22262-0, 16/26124-6)

MENDES, WANDERSON DE SOUSA; DEMATTE, JOSE A. M.; DE RESENDE, MARIA EDUARDA B.; RUIZ, LUIZ FERNANDO CHIMELO; DE MELLO, DANILO CESAR; ROSAS, JORGE TADEU FIM; SILVERO, NELIDA ELIZABET QUINONEZ; ALLEONI, LUIS REYNALDO FERRACCIU; COLZATO, MARINA; ROSIN, NICOLAS AUGUSTO; et al. remote sensing framework to map potential toxic elements in agricultural soils in the humid tropic. Environmental Pollution, v. 292, n. B, JAN 1 2022. (16/26124-6, 14/22262-0)

POPPIEL, RAUL R.; LACERDA, MARILUSA P. C.; SAFANELLI, JOSE L.; RIZZO, RODNEI; OLIVEIRA, JR., MANUEL P.; NOVAIS, JEAN J.; DEMATTE, JOSE A. M.. Mapping at 30 m Resolution of Soil Attributes at Multiple Depths in Midwest Brazil. REMOTE SENSING, v. 11, n. 24, DEC 2 2019. (16/26124-6, 14/22262-0, 16/01597-9)

BARROS E SOUZA, ARNALDO; DEMATTE, JOSE A. M.; BELLINASO, HENRIQUE; DE MELLO, DANILO CESAR; DA SILVA LISBOA, CAROLINE JARDIM; DE OLIVEIRA MELLO, FELLIPE ALCANTARA; MARQUES, KARINA P. P.; BISPO DE RESENDE, MARIA EDUARDA; REIS, JOSIMAR VIEIRA; MANCINI, MARCELO; et al. A sensors-based profile heterogeneity index for soil characterization. CATENA, v. 207, DEC 2021. (17/22292-4, 14/22262-0, 16/26124-6, 16/01597-9)

MENDES, WANDERSON DE SOUSA; DEMATTE, JOSE A. M.; QUINONEZ SILVERO, NELIDA ELIZABET; CAMPOS, LUCAS RABELO. Integration of multispectral and hyperspectral data to map magnetic susceptibility and soil attributes at depth: A novel framework. Geoderma, v. 385, MAR 1 2021. (16/26124-6, 14/22262-0)

POPPIEL, RAUL ROBERTO; COELHO LACERDA, MARILUSA PINTO; RIZZO, RODNEI; SAFANELLI, JOSE LUCAS; BONFATTI, BENITO ROBERTO; QUINONEZ SILVERO, NELIDA ELIZABET; MELO DEMATTE, JOSE ALEXANDRE. Soil Color and Mineralogy Mapping Using Proximal and Remote Sensing in Midwest Brazil. REMOTE SENSING, v. 12, n. 7, APR 2020. (16/26124-6, 14/22262-0, 16/01597-9)

SOUZA, ARNALDO B.; DEMATTE, JOSE A. M.; MELLO, FELLIPE A. O.; SALAZAR, DIEGO F. U.; MENDES, WANDERSON S.; SAFANELLI, JOSE L.. Ratio of Clay Spectroscopic Indices and its approach on soil morphometry. Geoderma, v. 357, JAN 1 2020. (16/26124-6, 14/22262-0, 16/01597-9)

MENDES, WANDERSON DE SOUSA; DEMATTE, JOSE A. M.; MINASNY, BUDIMAN; SILVERO, NELIDA E. Q.; BONFATTI, BENITO R.; SAFANELLI, JOSE LUCAS; RIZZO, RODNEI; DA COSTA, ANTONIO CARLOS SARAIVA. Free iron oxide content in tropical soils predicted by integrative digital mapping. SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH, v. 219, p. 12-pg., 2022-05-01. (14/22262-0, 16/26124-6, 16/01597-9)

MENDES, WANDERSON DE SOUSA; DEMATTE, JOSE A. M.; BONFATTI, BENITO ROBERTO; RESENDE, MARIA EDUARDA B.; CAMPOS, LUCAS RABELO; SARAIVA DA COSTA, ANTONIO CARLOS. A novel framework to estimate soil mineralogy using soil spectroscopy. APPLIED GEOCHEMISTRY, v. 127, APR 2021. (16/26124-6, 14/22262-0)

BELLINASO, HENRIQUE; SILVERO, NELIDA E. Q.; CHIMELO RUIZ, LUIS FERNANDO; ACCORSI AMORIM, MERILYN TAYNARA; ROSIN, NICOLAS AUGUSTO; MENDES, WANDERSON DE SOUSA; BARBOSA DE SOUSA, GABRIEL PIMENTA; ARAUJO SEPULVEDA, LENO MARCIO; DE QUEIROZ, LOUISE GUNTER; NANNI, MARCOS RAFAEL; et al. Clay content prediction using spectra data collected from the ground to space platforms in a smallholder tropical area. Geoderma, v. 399, OCT 1 2021. (16/26124-6, 14/22262-0, 16/01597-9)

WANDERSON DE SOUSA MENDES; JOSÉ ALEXANDRE MELO DEMATTÊ; ARNALDO SOUSA E BARROS; DIEGO FERNANDO URBINA SALAZAR; MERILYN TAYNARA ACCORSI AMORIM. Geostatistics or machine learning for mapping soil attributes and agricultural practices. Rev. Ceres, v. 67, n. 4, p. 330-336, 2020-08-28. (14/22262-0, 16/26124-6)

BONFATTI, BENITO R.; DEMATTE, JOSE A. M.; MARQUES, KARINA P. P.; POPPIEL, RAUL R.; RIZZO, RODNEI; MENDES, WANDERSON DE S.; SILVERO, NELIDA E. Q.; SAFANELLI, JOSE L.. Digital mapping of soil parent material in a heterogeneous tropical area. Geomorphology, v. 367, OCT 15 2020. (18/12678-5, 16/26124-6, 15/16172-0, 14/22262-0, 16/01597-9, 18/23760-4, 20/04306-0)

GALLO, BRUNA C.; DEMATTE, JOSE A. M.; RIZZO, RODNEI; SAFANELLI, JOSE L.; MENDES, WANDERSON DE S.; LEPSCH, IGO F.; SATO, MARCUS V.; ROMERO, DANILO J.; LACERDA, MARILUSA P. C.. Multi-Temporal Satellite Images on Topsoil Attribute Quantification and the Relationship with Soil Classes and Geology. REMOTE SENSING, v. 10, n. 10, OCT 2018. (16/26124-6, 14/22262-0, 16/01597-9)

MENDES, WANDERSON DE S.; MEDEIROS NETO, LUIZ G.; DEMATTE, JOSE A. M.; GALLO, BRUNA C.; RIZZO, RODNEI; SAFANELLI, JOSE L.; FONGARO, CAIO T.. Is it possible to map subsurface soil attributes by satellite spectral transfer models?. Geoderma, v. 343, p. 269-279, JUN 1 2019. (16/26124-6, 14/22262-0, 16/01597-9)

MELLO, FELLIPE A. O.; DEMATTE, JOSE A. M.; RIZZO, RODNEI; DOTTO, ANDRE C.; POPPIEL, RAUL R.; MENDES, WANDERSON DE S.; GUIMARAES, CLECIA C. B.. Expert-based maps and highly detailed surface drainage models to support digital soil mapping. Geoderma, v. 384, FEB 15 2021. (17/03207-6, 18/23760-4, 16/26124-6, 14/22262-0)

MELLO, FELLIPE A. O.; BELLINASO, HENRIQUE; MELLO, DANILO C.; SAFANELLI, JOSE L.; MENDES, WANDERSON DE S.; AMORIM, MERILYN T. A.; GOMEZ, ANDRES M. R.; POPPIEL, RAUL R.; SILVERO, NELIDA E. Q.; GHOLIZADEH, ASA; et al. Soil parent material prediction through satellite multispectral analysis on a regional scale at the Western Paulista Plateau, Brazil. GEODERMA REGIONAL, v. 26, SEP 2021. (18/12532-0, 14/22262-0, 16/26124-6, 16/01597-9)

NASCIMENTO, CLAUDIA MARIA; MENDES, WANDERSON DE SOUSA; QUINONEZ SILVERO, NELIDA ELIZABET; POPPIEL, RAILL ROBERTO; SAYAO, VERIDIANA MARIA; DOTTO, ANDRE CARNIELETTO; DOS SANTOS, NATASHA VALADARES; ACCORSI AMORIM, MERILYN TAYNARA; DEMATTE, JOSE A. M.. Soil degradation index developed by multitemporal remote sensing images, climate variables, terrain and soil atributes. Journal of Environmental Management, v. 277, JAN 1 2021. (16/26124-6, 18/09656-0, 14/22262-0)

BARROS E SOUZA, ARNALDO; DI RAIMO, LUIS AUGUSTO DI LORETO; DE MELLO, DANILO CESAR; GUIMARAES, CLECIA CRISTINA B.; URBINA-SALAZAR, DIEGO F.; SILVA, SERGIO HENRIQUE GODINHO; CURI, NILTON; DEMATTE, JOSE A. M.. Surface reflectance and pXRF for assessing soil weathering indexes. Journal of South American Earth Sciences, v. 115, p. 10-pg., 2022-03-04. (16/01597-9, 16/26124-6, 14/22262-0)

MENDES, WANDERSON DE SOUSA; DEMATTE, JOSE A. M.; ROSIN, NICOLAS AUGUSTO; TERRA, FABRICIO DA SILVA; POPPIEL, RAUL R.; URBINA-SALAZAR, DIEGO F.; BOECHAT, CACIO LUIZ; SILVA, ELISANGELA BENEDET; CURI, NILTON; SILVA, SERGIO HENRIQUE GODINHO; et al. The Brazilian soil Mid-infrared Spectral Library: The Power of the Fundamental Range. Geoderma, v. 415, p. 12-pg., 2022-02-24. (16/26124-6, 14/22262-0, 20/04306-0)

MENDES, WANDERSON DE SOUSA; DEMATTE, JOSE A. M.. Digital soil mapping outputs on soil classification and sugarcane production in Brazil. Journal of South American Earth Sciences, v. 116, p. 19-pg., 2022-06-13. (16/26124-6, 14/22262-0)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

MENDES, Wanderson de Sousa. Geotechnologies applied in digital soil mapping. 2020. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALA/BC) Piracicaba.