Continuous classification in soil survey: Spatial correlation, confusion and boundaries

Geoderma

Volumn 77, Issue 2-4, 1997, Pages 115-135

  Burrough, P A ^a   Van Gaans, P F M ^a   Hootsmans, R ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Automated boundary location; Fuzzy classification; Fuzzy k means; Geostatistics; Soil classification; Soil mapping

Indexed keywords

GEOSTATISTICS; GIS; SOIL CLASSIFICATION; SOIL MAPPING;

EID: 0030617024     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7061(97)00018-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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