Spatial soil information is fundamental for environmental modelling and land use management. Spatial representation (maps) of separate soil attributes (both laterally and vertically) and of soil-landscape processes are needed at a scale appropriate for environmental management. The challenge is to develop explicit, quantitative, and spatially realistic models of the soil-landscape continuum to be used as input in environmental models, such as hydrological, climate or vegetation productivity (crop models) while addressing the uncertainty in the soil layers and its impact in the environmental modelling. Modern advances in soil sensing, geospatial technologies, and spatial statistics are enabling exciting opportunities to efficiently create soil maps that are more consistent, detailed, and accurate than previous maps while providing information about the related uncertainty. The production of high-quality soil maps is a key issue because it enables stakeholders (e.g. farmers, planners, other scientists) to understand the variation of soils at the landscape, field, and sub-field scales. The products of digital soil mapping should be integrated within other environmental models for assessing and mapping soil functions and addressing soil security issues and support sustainable management.
Examples of implementation and use of digital soil maps in different disciplines such as agricultural (e.g. crops, food production) and environmental (e.g. element cycles, water, climate) modelling are welcomed. All presentations related to the tools of digital soil mapping, the philosophy and strategies of digital soil mapping at different scales and for different purposes are also welcome.

Convener: Laura Poggio | Co-conveners: Eric C. Brevik, V.L. (Titia) Mulder, Paulo Pereira, László Pásztor
| Fri, 12 Apr, 14:00–15:45, 16:15–18:00
Room -2.20
| Attendance Fri, 12 Apr, 10:45–12:30
Hall X1

Friday, 12 April 2019 | Room -2.20

Digital Soil Mapping
14:00–14:15 |
John Triantafilis and Xueyu Zhao
14:15–14:30 |
Ruhollah Taghizadeh-Mehrjardi, Masoud Mahdianpari, Fariba Mohammadimanesh, Norair Toomanian, Thorsten Behrens, Thomas Scholten, and Karsten Schmidt
14:30–14:45 |
Madlene Nussbaum, Andri Baltensweiler, and Lorenz Walthert
14:45–15:00 |
Eloi Ribeiro and Niels Batjes
15:00–15:15 |
Luís M. de Sousa, Gerard B.M. Heuvelink, Maria Ruiperez, Laura Poggio, Bas Kempen, and Erik van den Berg
15:15–15:30 |
Mareike Ließ, Anika Gebauer, Monja Ellinger, and Victor Brito Gomez
15:30–15:45 |
Anika Gebauer, Monja Ellinger, Victor Brito Gomez, and Mareike Ließ
Coffee break
Soil Sustainability and Security
16:30–16:45 |
Pasquale Borrelli, Christine Alewell, Emanuele Lugato, Luca Montanarella, Panos Panagos, David Robinson, David Wuepper, Jae Yang, and Cristiano Ballabio
16:45–17:00 |
Damien Field, Remin Yang, Darren Kidd, Alex McBratney, and Budiman Minasny
17:00–17:15 |
Yosra Ellili, Christian Walter, Didier Michot, and Blandine Lemercier
17:15–17:30 |
| Highlight
Antra Boča, Sophie Cornu, Claude Manté, Bertrand Guenet, Joel Guiot, and Nicolas Saby
17:30–17:45 |
Jacqueline Hannam, Caroline Keay, Ian Rugg, and James Cooke