The development of a soil spectral classification system

• Grant number: 18/13712-2
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Post-doctor
• Start date: January 01, 2019
• End date: April 30, 2019
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Agronomy - Soil Science
• Principal Investigator: José Alexandre Melo Demattê
• Grantee: Andre Carnieletto Dotto
• Supervisor: Raphael Viscarra Rossel
• Host Institution: Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALQ). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Piracicaba , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia
• Associated to the scholarship: 17/03207-6 - Geotechnologies in detailed pedological digital mapping and Brazilian spectral soil library: development and applications, BP.PD

Abstract

The reflectance spectroscopy technique can be an effective method to measure and monitor the soil. The interest in the use of spectroscopy applied to soil is growing continually. To make this spectral information functional, it is necessary to group soils with similar spectral behavior. The aim of the project is to develop a pioneer soil spectral classification system using only the spectra information. The new soil classes will serve as the basis for soil mapping. (AU)