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Introduction to the Soil Survey and Land Management
The document discusses the challenges of soil survey and land management in the region, highlighting outdated methods and various classification systems. It raises critical questions regarding soil carbon loss, its effects on food production and human health, and the cost of reversing damage. The content includes detailed methodologies for data collection and analysis related to soil mapping across several regions, including Jordan, Syria, Palestine, and Lebanon.
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- 1. Introduction to the MahmoudAlferihat Amman, 29 -07 December 2015 Soil Survey and Land Management
- 2. History of SoilSurvey
- 5. Soils information challengingbecause: Outdated methods Several classification systems Different lab methodologies Pre-computer logic What is the rate of soil carbon loss in the Region? What is the effect on food production and human health? How much will it cost to reverse it?
- 6. Table of Contents-Manual Database and Management system Geographical Information Systems-GIS
- 7. Activities Data Entry Data Checking Datamaintenance of soil database Data retrieval Data security – backup and archive Digitizing maps
- 8. Introduction , Soildatabase Structure Sources for data are: Filed Lab Computer
- 9. Sources for dataare: Soil Surface Data Horizon data – pit description Horizon data – Bore description Analytical Data – Chemical and Physical
- 10. Satellite images Digital terrain models Climatesurfaces Legacy data: maps & soil profiles Legacy Data and Soil Covariates
- 11. Methodology for preparationof data
- 14. Example: Region 15represents Mafraq area with 20 soil mapping units at scale 1:250000
- 15. Unit : 17 Thebig area of unit : Yermic Cambisol Calcaric Cambisol WRB system Jordan Soil map
- 16. Jordan Profile Distribution 1479profiles
- 17. Syria Soil map Unit: 14 The big area of unit : Aridic Calcisols WRB system
- 18. Palestine Soil map Unit: 18 The big area of unit : Eutric Luvisols WRB system
- 19. Lebanon Soil map Unit: 14 The big area of unit : Lithic Leptosols WRB system
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