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Adaptive optimisation of spatial sampling: methods which could be used in automated mapping of soil

Reference	D15335
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Richard Lark
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	Silsoe Research Institute
Department	Research Division
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	157,496
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	01/01/2002
End date	31/10/2004
Duration	34 months

Abstract

Sampling soil properties and mapping them is essential for precision farming and other practical problems of land and crop management. New developments in sensor technology offer scope for partial or total automation of this process in the medium term, but an essential component of this advance will be the development of efficient sampling procedures. This project addresses the problem. Sampling procedures will be designed which occur in phases. Each phase will generate information on the spatial variability of the property in question and use this to optimise the design of subsequent phases, ensuring that the final map is of adequate precision for the purpose without oversampling. The procedures will be tested on simulated spatial data sets and compared to conventional sampling procedures for mapping, and some will be demonstrated in field mapping of soil properties.

Summary

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Committee	Closed Committee - Agri-food (AF)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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D15335/2 Adaptive optimisation of spatial sampling: methods which could be used in automated mapping of soil

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