The beginning of the third millennium was marked by another exacerbation of global environmental problems and awareness of the vital need to preserve the natural environment for human existence. This awareness was embodied in increasing public awareness of environmental issues and, in particular, in expanding the network of protected areas. Ukraine is also keeping up […]
Determination of humus content in soils based on remote sensing materials is the most detailed methodological and practical section of the remote monitoring of soils. It is already widely used in practice and has credible results. With the right technology, the error of remote humus determination is not greater than the error of laboratory analytical […]
It seems that our previous posts have shown all the complicity and importance of soil map creation process. Remote sensing (RS) is a powerful and promising tool for improving this process. This term can be interpreted very freely, it covers various means of obtaining information, depending on the electromagnetic wave range used, equipment applied and […]
As we’ve already discussed in the post on soil maps, today Ukraine has an urgent need in updating them. Soil maps currently in use had become outdated at least 10-15 years ago. Surveys carried out to map soils are quite labor-intensive as they require a considerable number of soil pits to be laid and sampled. […]
What is a soil map? What is it for? How are soil maps composed? What is the current situation with soil mapping? Not without reason 2015 was declared the International Year of Soils by the UN. Without thinking of it, we are indebted to the soil on an everyday basis not only for food, clothes […]
