Improving the Latin America and Caribbean Soil Information System (SISLAC) database enhances its usability and scalability
- Autores
- Díaz Guadarrama, Sergio; Varón Ramírez, Viviana M.; Lizarazo, Iván; Guevara, Mario; Angelini, Marcos Esteban; Araujo Carrillo, Gustavo A.; Argeñal, Jainer; Armas, Daphne; Balta, Rafael A.; Bolivar, Adriana; Bustamante, Nelson; Dart, Ricardo O.; Dell Acqua, Martin; Encina, Arnulfo; Figueredo, Hernán; Fontes, Fernando; Gutiérrez Díaz, Joan S.; Jiménez, Wilmer; Lavado, Raul Silvio; Mansilla Baca, Jesús F.; Mendonça Santos, Maria de Lourdes; Moretti, Lucas Martin; Muñoz, Iván D.; Olivera, Carolina; Olmedo, Guillermo; Omuto, Christian; Ortiz, Sol; Pascale, Carla; Pfeiffer, Marco; Ramos, Iván A.; Ríos, Danny; Rivera, Rafael; Rodriguez, Lady M.; Rodríguez, Darío Martín; Rosales, Albán; Rosales, Kenset; Schulz, Guillermo; Sevilla, Víctor; Tenti, Leonardo M.; Vargas, Ronald; Vasques, Gustavo M.; Yigini, Yusuf; Rubiano, Yolanda
- Año de publicación
- 2024
- Idioma
- inglés
- Tipo de recurso
- artículo
- Estado
- versión publicada
- Descripción
- Spatial soil databases can help model complex phenomena in which soils are a decisive factor –for example, evaluating agricultural potential or estimating carbon storage capacity. The Latin America and Caribbean Soil Information System, SISLAC, is a regional initiative promoted by the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Latin America and the Caribbean Soil Partnership to contribute to sustainable management of soil. SISLAC includes data from 49 084 soil profiles distributed unevenly across the continent, making it the region’s largest soil database. In addition, there are other soil databases in the region with about 40 000 soil profiles that can be integrated into SISLAC and improve it. However, some problems hinder its usages, such as the quality of the data and their high dimensionality. The objective of this research is evaluate the quality of theSISLAC data and the other available soil databases to generate a new improved version that meets the minimum quality requirements to be used for different purposes or practical applications. The results show that 15% of the existing soil profiles had an inaccurate description of the diagnostic horizons and 17% of the additional profiles already existed in SISLAC; therefore, a total of 32% of profiles were excluded for these two reasons.Further correction of an additional 4.5% of existing inconsistencies improved overall data quality. The improved database consists of 66 746 profiles and is available for public use at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7876731 (Díaz-Guadarrama and Guevara, 2023). This revised version of SISLAC data offers the opportunity to generate information that helps decision-making on issues in which soils are a decisive factor. It can also be used to plan future soil surveys in areas with low density or where updated information is required.
Fil: Díaz Guadarrama, Sergio. Universidad Nacional de Colombia; Colombia. Corporación colombiana de investigación agropecuaria AGROSAVIA; Colombia
Fil: Varón Ramírez, Viviana M.. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; México
Fil: Lizarazo, Iván. Universidad Nacional de Colombia; Colombia
Fil: Guevara, Mario. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; México. University of California; Estados Unidos. Soil Salinity National Laboratory; Estados Unidos
Fil: Angelini, Marcos Esteban. FAO; Italia
Fil: Araujo Carrillo, Gustavo A.. Corporación colombiana de investigación agropecuaria AGROSAVIA; Colombia
Fil: Argeñal, Jainer. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras; Honduras
Fil: Armas, Daphne. Universidad de Almería; España
Fil: Balta, Rafael A.. Ministerio de Desarrollo Agrario y Riego; Perú
Fil: Bolivar, Adriana. Instituto Geográfico Agustín Codazzi; Colombia
Fil: Bustamante, Nelson. Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero; Chile
Fil: Dart, Ricardo O.. Embrapa Solos; Brasil
Fil: Dell Acqua, Martin. Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca; Uruguay
Fil: Encina, Arnulfo. Universidad Nacional de Asunción; Paraguay
Fil: Figueredo, Hernán. Sociedad Boliviana de la Ciencia del Suelo; Bolivia
Fil: Fontes, Fernando. Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca; Uruguay
Fil: Gutiérrez Díaz, Joan S.. University Aarhus; Dinamarca
Fil: Jiménez, Wilmer. Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería; Ecuador
Fil: Lavado, Raul Silvio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biociencias Agrícolas y Ambientales. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biociencias Agrícolas y Ambientales; Argentina
Fil: Mansilla Baca, Jesús F.. Embrapa Solos; Brasil
Fil: Mendonça Santos, Maria de Lourdes. Embrapa Solos; Brasil
Fil: Moretti, Lucas Martin. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Misiones. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Cerro Azul; Argentina
Fil: Muñoz, Iván D.. Instituto Geográfico Agustín Codazzi; Colombia
Fil: Olivera, Carolina. FAO; Italia
Fil: Olmedo, Guillermo. FAO; Italia
Fil: Omuto, Christian. FAO; Italia
Fil: Ortiz, Sol. Secretaría de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural; México
Fil: Pascale, Carla. Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganaderia y Pesca.; Argentina
Fil: Pfeiffer, Marco. Universidad de Chile; Chile
Fil: Ramos, Iván A.. Instituto de Investigación Agropecuaria de Panamá; Panamá
Fil: Ríos, Danny. Universidad Nacional de Asunción; Paraguay
Fil: Rivera, Rafael. Ministerio de Medio Ambiente; República Dominicana
Fil: Rodriguez, Lady M.. Instituto Geográfico Agustín Codazzi; Colombia
Fil: Rodríguez, Darío Martín. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro de Investigación de Recursos Naturales; Argentina
Fil: Rosales, Albán. Instituto Nacional de Innovación y Transferencia en Tecnología Agropecuaria; Costa Rica
Fil: Rosales, Kenset. Ministerio de Ambiente y Recursos Naturales; Guatemala
Fil: Schulz, Guillermo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro de Investigación de Recursos Naturales; Argentina
Fil: Sevilla, Víctor. Universidad Central de Venezuela; Venezuela
Fil: Tenti, Leonardo M.. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro de Investigación de Recursos Naturales; Argentina
Fil: Vargas, Ronald. FAO; Italia
Fil: Vasques, Gustavo M.. Embrapa Solos; Brasil
Fil: Yigini, Yusuf. FAO; Italia
Fil: Rubiano, Yolanda. Universidad Nacional de Colombia; Colombia - Materia
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Soil data
Soil scale
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Improving the Latin America and Caribbean Soil Information System (SISLAC) database enhances its usability and scalabilityDíaz Guadarrama, SergioVarón Ramírez, Viviana M.Lizarazo, IvánGuevara, MarioAngelini, Marcos EstebanAraujo Carrillo, Gustavo A.Argeñal, JainerArmas, DaphneBalta, Rafael A.Bolivar, AdrianaBustamante, NelsonDart, Ricardo O.Dell Acqua, MartinEncina, ArnulfoFigueredo, HernánFontes, FernandoGutiérrez Díaz, Joan S.Jiménez, WilmerLavado, Raul SilvioMansilla Baca, Jesús F.Mendonça Santos, Maria de LourdesMoretti, Lucas MartinMuñoz, Iván D.Olivera, CarolinaOlmedo, GuillermoOmuto, ChristianOrtiz, SolPascale, CarlaPfeiffer, MarcoRamos, Iván A.Ríos, DannyRivera, RafaelRodriguez, Lady M.Rodríguez, Darío MartínRosales, AlbánRosales, KensetSchulz, GuillermoSevilla, VíctorTenti, Leonardo M.Vargas, RonaldVasques, Gustavo M.Yigini, YusufRubiano, YolandaSoil information systemsSoil dataSoil scaleLatinAmericahttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/4.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4Spatial soil databases can help model complex phenomena in which soils are a decisive factor –for example, evaluating agricultural potential or estimating carbon storage capacity. The Latin America and Caribbean Soil Information System, SISLAC, is a regional initiative promoted by the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Latin America and the Caribbean Soil Partnership to contribute to sustainable management of soil. SISLAC includes data from 49 084 soil profiles distributed unevenly across the continent, making it the region’s largest soil database. In addition, there are other soil databases in the region with about 40 000 soil profiles that can be integrated into SISLAC and improve it. However, some problems hinder its usages, such as the quality of the data and their high dimensionality. The objective of this research is evaluate the quality of theSISLAC data and the other available soil databases to generate a new improved version that meets the minimum quality requirements to be used for different purposes or practical applications. The results show that 15% of the existing soil profiles had an inaccurate description of the diagnostic horizons and 17% of the additional profiles already existed in SISLAC; therefore, a total of 32% of profiles were excluded for these two reasons.Further correction of an additional 4.5% of existing inconsistencies improved overall data quality. The improved database consists of 66 746 profiles and is available for public use at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7876731 (Díaz-Guadarrama and Guevara, 2023). This revised version of SISLAC data offers the opportunity to generate information that helps decision-making on issues in which soils are a decisive factor. It can also be used to plan future soil surveys in areas with low density or where updated information is required.Fil: Díaz Guadarrama, Sergio. Universidad Nacional de Colombia; Colombia. Corporación colombiana de investigación agropecuaria AGROSAVIA; ColombiaFil: Varón Ramírez, Viviana M.. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; MéxicoFil: Lizarazo, Iván. Universidad Nacional de Colombia; ColombiaFil: Guevara, Mario. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; México. University of California; Estados Unidos. Soil Salinity National Laboratory; Estados UnidosFil: Angelini, Marcos Esteban. FAO; ItaliaFil: Araujo Carrillo, Gustavo A.. Corporación colombiana de investigación agropecuaria AGROSAVIA; ColombiaFil: Argeñal, Jainer. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras; HondurasFil: Armas, Daphne. Universidad de Almería; EspañaFil: Balta, Rafael A.. Ministerio de Desarrollo Agrario y Riego; PerúFil: Bolivar, Adriana. Instituto Geográfico Agustín Codazzi; ColombiaFil: Bustamante, Nelson. Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero; ChileFil: Dart, Ricardo O.. Embrapa Solos; BrasilFil: Dell Acqua, Martin. Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca; UruguayFil: Encina, Arnulfo. Universidad Nacional de Asunción; ParaguayFil: Figueredo, Hernán. Sociedad Boliviana de la Ciencia del Suelo; BoliviaFil: Fontes, Fernando. Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca; UruguayFil: Gutiérrez Díaz, Joan S.. University Aarhus; DinamarcaFil: Jiménez, Wilmer. Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería; EcuadorFil: Lavado, Raul Silvio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biociencias Agrícolas y Ambientales. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biociencias Agrícolas y Ambientales; ArgentinaFil: Mansilla Baca, Jesús F.. Embrapa Solos; BrasilFil: Mendonça Santos, Maria de Lourdes. Embrapa Solos; BrasilFil: Moretti, Lucas Martin. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Misiones. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Cerro Azul; ArgentinaFil: Muñoz, Iván D.. Instituto Geográfico Agustín Codazzi; ColombiaFil: Olivera, Carolina. FAO; ItaliaFil: Olmedo, Guillermo. FAO; ItaliaFil: Omuto, Christian. FAO; ItaliaFil: Ortiz, Sol. Secretaría de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural; MéxicoFil: Pascale, Carla. Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganaderia y Pesca.; ArgentinaFil: Pfeiffer, Marco. Universidad de Chile; ChileFil: Ramos, Iván A.. Instituto de Investigación Agropecuaria de Panamá; PanamáFil: Ríos, Danny. Universidad Nacional de Asunción; ParaguayFil: Rivera, Rafael. Ministerio de Medio Ambiente; República DominicanaFil: Rodriguez, Lady M.. Instituto Geográfico Agustín Codazzi; ColombiaFil: Rodríguez, Darío Martín. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro de Investigación de Recursos Naturales; ArgentinaFil: Rosales, Albán. Instituto Nacional de Innovación y Transferencia en Tecnología Agropecuaria; Costa RicaFil: Rosales, Kenset. Ministerio de Ambiente y Recursos Naturales; GuatemalaFil: Schulz, Guillermo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro de Investigación de Recursos Naturales; ArgentinaFil: Sevilla, Víctor. Universidad Central de Venezuela; VenezuelaFil: Tenti, Leonardo M.. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro de Investigación de Recursos Naturales; ArgentinaFil: Vargas, Ronald. FAO; ItaliaFil: Vasques, Gustavo M.. Embrapa Solos; BrasilFil: Yigini, Yusuf. FAO; ItaliaFil: Rubiano, Yolanda. 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Improving the Latin America and Caribbean Soil Information System (SISLAC) database enhances its usability and scalability |
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Improving the Latin America and Caribbean Soil Information System (SISLAC) database enhances its usability and scalability |
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Improving the Latin America and Caribbean Soil Information System (SISLAC) database enhances its usability and scalability Díaz Guadarrama, Sergio Soil information systems Soil data Soil scale LatinAmerica |
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Improving the Latin America and Caribbean Soil Information System (SISLAC) database enhances its usability and scalability |
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Improving the Latin America and Caribbean Soil Information System (SISLAC) database enhances its usability and scalability |
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Improving the Latin America and Caribbean Soil Information System (SISLAC) database enhances its usability and scalability |
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Improving the Latin America and Caribbean Soil Information System (SISLAC) database enhances its usability and scalability |
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Improving the Latin America and Caribbean Soil Information System (SISLAC) database enhances its usability and scalability |
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Díaz Guadarrama, Sergio Varón Ramírez, Viviana M. Lizarazo, Iván Guevara, Mario Angelini, Marcos Esteban Araujo Carrillo, Gustavo A. Argeñal, Jainer Armas, Daphne Balta, Rafael A. Bolivar, Adriana Bustamante, Nelson Dart, Ricardo O. Dell Acqua, Martin Encina, Arnulfo Figueredo, Hernán Fontes, Fernando Gutiérrez Díaz, Joan S. Jiménez, Wilmer Lavado, Raul Silvio Mansilla Baca, Jesús F. Mendonça Santos, Maria de Lourdes Moretti, Lucas Martin Muñoz, Iván D. Olivera, Carolina Olmedo, Guillermo Omuto, Christian Ortiz, Sol Pascale, Carla Pfeiffer, Marco Ramos, Iván A. Ríos, Danny Rivera, Rafael Rodriguez, Lady M. Rodríguez, Darío Martín Rosales, Albán Rosales, Kenset Schulz, Guillermo Sevilla, Víctor Tenti, Leonardo M. Vargas, Ronald Vasques, Gustavo M. Yigini, Yusuf Rubiano, Yolanda |
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Díaz Guadarrama, Sergio |
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Díaz Guadarrama, Sergio Varón Ramírez, Viviana M. Lizarazo, Iván Guevara, Mario Angelini, Marcos Esteban Araujo Carrillo, Gustavo A. Argeñal, Jainer Armas, Daphne Balta, Rafael A. Bolivar, Adriana Bustamante, Nelson Dart, Ricardo O. Dell Acqua, Martin Encina, Arnulfo Figueredo, Hernán Fontes, Fernando Gutiérrez Díaz, Joan S. Jiménez, Wilmer Lavado, Raul Silvio Mansilla Baca, Jesús F. Mendonça Santos, Maria de Lourdes Moretti, Lucas Martin Muñoz, Iván D. Olivera, Carolina Olmedo, Guillermo Omuto, Christian Ortiz, Sol Pascale, Carla Pfeiffer, Marco Ramos, Iván A. Ríos, Danny Rivera, Rafael Rodriguez, Lady M. Rodríguez, Darío Martín Rosales, Albán Rosales, Kenset Schulz, Guillermo Sevilla, Víctor Tenti, Leonardo M. Vargas, Ronald Vasques, Gustavo M. Yigini, Yusuf Rubiano, Yolanda |
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Varón Ramírez, Viviana M. Lizarazo, Iván Guevara, Mario Angelini, Marcos Esteban Araujo Carrillo, Gustavo A. Argeñal, Jainer Armas, Daphne Balta, Rafael A. Bolivar, Adriana Bustamante, Nelson Dart, Ricardo O. Dell Acqua, Martin Encina, Arnulfo Figueredo, Hernán Fontes, Fernando Gutiérrez Díaz, Joan S. Jiménez, Wilmer Lavado, Raul Silvio Mansilla Baca, Jesús F. Mendonça Santos, Maria de Lourdes Moretti, Lucas Martin Muñoz, Iván D. Olivera, Carolina Olmedo, Guillermo Omuto, Christian Ortiz, Sol Pascale, Carla Pfeiffer, Marco Ramos, Iván A. Ríos, Danny Rivera, Rafael Rodriguez, Lady M. Rodríguez, Darío Martín Rosales, Albán Rosales, Kenset Schulz, Guillermo Sevilla, Víctor Tenti, Leonardo M. Vargas, Ronald Vasques, Gustavo M. Yigini, Yusuf Rubiano, Yolanda |
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Soil information systems Soil data Soil scale LatinAmerica |
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Soil information systems Soil data Soil scale LatinAmerica |
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https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4.5 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4 |
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Spatial soil databases can help model complex phenomena in which soils are a decisive factor –for example, evaluating agricultural potential or estimating carbon storage capacity. The Latin America and Caribbean Soil Information System, SISLAC, is a regional initiative promoted by the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Latin America and the Caribbean Soil Partnership to contribute to sustainable management of soil. SISLAC includes data from 49 084 soil profiles distributed unevenly across the continent, making it the region’s largest soil database. In addition, there are other soil databases in the region with about 40 000 soil profiles that can be integrated into SISLAC and improve it. However, some problems hinder its usages, such as the quality of the data and their high dimensionality. The objective of this research is evaluate the quality of theSISLAC data and the other available soil databases to generate a new improved version that meets the minimum quality requirements to be used for different purposes or practical applications. The results show that 15% of the existing soil profiles had an inaccurate description of the diagnostic horizons and 17% of the additional profiles already existed in SISLAC; therefore, a total of 32% of profiles were excluded for these two reasons.Further correction of an additional 4.5% of existing inconsistencies improved overall data quality. The improved database consists of 66 746 profiles and is available for public use at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7876731 (Díaz-Guadarrama and Guevara, 2023). This revised version of SISLAC data offers the opportunity to generate information that helps decision-making on issues in which soils are a decisive factor. It can also be used to plan future soil surveys in areas with low density or where updated information is required. Fil: Díaz Guadarrama, Sergio. Universidad Nacional de Colombia; Colombia. Corporación colombiana de investigación agropecuaria AGROSAVIA; Colombia Fil: Varón Ramírez, Viviana M.. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; México Fil: Lizarazo, Iván. Universidad Nacional de Colombia; Colombia Fil: Guevara, Mario. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; México. University of California; Estados Unidos. Soil Salinity National Laboratory; Estados Unidos Fil: Angelini, Marcos Esteban. FAO; Italia Fil: Araujo Carrillo, Gustavo A.. Corporación colombiana de investigación agropecuaria AGROSAVIA; Colombia Fil: Argeñal, Jainer. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras; Honduras Fil: Armas, Daphne. Universidad de Almería; España Fil: Balta, Rafael A.. Ministerio de Desarrollo Agrario y Riego; Perú Fil: Bolivar, Adriana. Instituto Geográfico Agustín Codazzi; Colombia Fil: Bustamante, Nelson. Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero; Chile Fil: Dart, Ricardo O.. Embrapa Solos; Brasil Fil: Dell Acqua, Martin. Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca; Uruguay Fil: Encina, Arnulfo. Universidad Nacional de Asunción; Paraguay Fil: Figueredo, Hernán. Sociedad Boliviana de la Ciencia del Suelo; Bolivia Fil: Fontes, Fernando. Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca; Uruguay Fil: Gutiérrez Díaz, Joan S.. University Aarhus; Dinamarca Fil: Jiménez, Wilmer. Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería; Ecuador Fil: Lavado, Raul Silvio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biociencias Agrícolas y Ambientales. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biociencias Agrícolas y Ambientales; Argentina Fil: Mansilla Baca, Jesús F.. Embrapa Solos; Brasil Fil: Mendonça Santos, Maria de Lourdes. Embrapa Solos; Brasil Fil: Moretti, Lucas Martin. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Misiones. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Cerro Azul; Argentina Fil: Muñoz, Iván D.. Instituto Geográfico Agustín Codazzi; Colombia Fil: Olivera, Carolina. FAO; Italia Fil: Olmedo, Guillermo. FAO; Italia Fil: Omuto, Christian. FAO; Italia Fil: Ortiz, Sol. Secretaría de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural; México Fil: Pascale, Carla. Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganaderia y Pesca.; Argentina Fil: Pfeiffer, Marco. Universidad de Chile; Chile Fil: Ramos, Iván A.. Instituto de Investigación Agropecuaria de Panamá; Panamá Fil: Ríos, Danny. Universidad Nacional de Asunción; Paraguay Fil: Rivera, Rafael. Ministerio de Medio Ambiente; República Dominicana Fil: Rodriguez, Lady M.. Instituto Geográfico Agustín Codazzi; Colombia Fil: Rodríguez, Darío Martín. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro de Investigación de Recursos Naturales; Argentina Fil: Rosales, Albán. Instituto Nacional de Innovación y Transferencia en Tecnología Agropecuaria; Costa Rica Fil: Rosales, Kenset. Ministerio de Ambiente y Recursos Naturales; Guatemala Fil: Schulz, Guillermo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro de Investigación de Recursos Naturales; Argentina Fil: Sevilla, Víctor. Universidad Central de Venezuela; Venezuela Fil: Tenti, Leonardo M.. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro de Investigación de Recursos Naturales; Argentina Fil: Vargas, Ronald. FAO; Italia Fil: Vasques, Gustavo M.. Embrapa Solos; Brasil Fil: Yigini, Yusuf. FAO; Italia Fil: Rubiano, Yolanda. Universidad Nacional de Colombia; Colombia |
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Spatial soil databases can help model complex phenomena in which soils are a decisive factor –for example, evaluating agricultural potential or estimating carbon storage capacity. The Latin America and Caribbean Soil Information System, SISLAC, is a regional initiative promoted by the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Latin America and the Caribbean Soil Partnership to contribute to sustainable management of soil. SISLAC includes data from 49 084 soil profiles distributed unevenly across the continent, making it the region’s largest soil database. In addition, there are other soil databases in the region with about 40 000 soil profiles that can be integrated into SISLAC and improve it. However, some problems hinder its usages, such as the quality of the data and their high dimensionality. The objective of this research is evaluate the quality of theSISLAC data and the other available soil databases to generate a new improved version that meets the minimum quality requirements to be used for different purposes or practical applications. The results show that 15% of the existing soil profiles had an inaccurate description of the diagnostic horizons and 17% of the additional profiles already existed in SISLAC; therefore, a total of 32% of profiles were excluded for these two reasons.Further correction of an additional 4.5% of existing inconsistencies improved overall data quality. The improved database consists of 66 746 profiles and is available for public use at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7876731 (Díaz-Guadarrama and Guevara, 2023). This revised version of SISLAC data offers the opportunity to generate information that helps decision-making on issues in which soils are a decisive factor. It can also be used to plan future soil surveys in areas with low density or where updated information is required. |
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Díaz Guadarrama, Sergio; Varón Ramírez, Viviana M.; Lizarazo, Iván; Guevara, Mario; Angelini, Marcos Esteban; et al.; Improving the Latin America and Caribbean Soil Information System (SISLAC) database enhances its usability and scalability; Copernicus Publications; Earth System Science Data; 16; 3; 3-2024; 1229-1246 1866-3516 CONICET Digital CONICET |
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dc.rights.none.fl_str_mv |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/ |
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openAccess |
rights_invalid_str_mv |
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/ |
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Copernicus Publications |
publisher.none.fl_str_mv |
Copernicus Publications |
dc.source.none.fl_str_mv |
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CONICET Digital (CONICET) |
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CONICET Digital (CONICET) |
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Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas |
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CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas |
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dasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.ar |
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13.070432 |