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Digital Soil Mapping Survey

Thank you for participating in this Survey.
Date of the Survey: MAy 2009 - October 2009
Survey Sample: 164 Responses
Type of Questionnaire: Web Interface (See the Questionnaire Below)

Results of the Questionnaire

Technology per Type Private research centre Public research centre Agribusiness company Environmental agency Ministries Other TOTAL
Buy   9 3     3 15
Lease 3 14         17
Soil properties map 3 31 2 5 4 11 56
Soil Properties & Interpretation 6 27 5 7 4 15 64
Not interested   5 1 1   5 12
TOTAL 12 86 11 13 8 34 164


Responders Preference in TechnologyType of Insitute

Digisoil Survey

The DIGISOIL Consortium involving the SOIL Action of the JRC, is currently in the process of developing a new technology for the assessment of soil properties and soil degradation indicators that can be used for producing high quality geo-referenced soil maps.

The technology consists of :
- a hardware machine usually a truck or a quad integrating a platform that employs proximal and ground-based soil scan systems (sensors) that can measure accurately (0.5 – 2 m) the signals from the soils;
- A software which transform the signals into the following soil properties:

Following these measurements, the technology leads to detailed geo-referenced maps of soil properties. Moreover, from the maps, it is possible to offer end user-targeted services, such as fertilizer recommendations and/or analysis of soil risks degradation intensity.
Before deploying the technology, and in order to better target it to the end user, we are launching a survey which aims to assess the economic feasibility of such an undertaking and its relevance to the end user.
To this aim, as a potential end user, we kindly ask you to indicate whether you are interested in making use of this technology and if so, which services you wish to employ. You should fill out first the following questionnaire which takes less than two minutes. You will be then approached after two weeks to fill out a second questionnaire which will take you five minutes of your time. Thanks a lot in advance for your precious contribution.

Concerning the technology, please choose among the following options:

Interested in buying the machine only. The machine can be sold to the end user. This involves a qualified user to run the machine
Interested in leasing the machine only. The machine can be leased to the end user for a certain fee per day of use. This involves a qualified user to run the machine
Interested in the accurate soil properties map. The price depends on the spatial accuracy (number of tracks of the machine/ ha) and the spatial extent needed by the user.
Interested in the soil map interpretation for agricultural purposes (fertilizer recommendation) or environmental purposes (soil risk assessment). The price depends on the spatial accuracy (number of tracks of the machine/ha) and spatial extent needed by the user and on the interpretation asked by the user.
Not interested in the technology
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