Proximal Soil Sensing Applications

Dear Colleagues,

New and improved methods of obtaining information about the soil resource across space and time have important applications in precision agriculture, digital soil mapping, and many other fields. A key technology in this regard is proximal soil sensing, whereby data are collected from sensors operating in contact with or near the soil. To facilitate international interactions on the topic, the Fifth Global Workshop on Proximal Soil Sensing (PSS), with the theme of “Linking Soil Sensing to Management Decisions” will be held in Columbia, Missouri, USA in May of 2019 (www.pss2019.org).

This Special Issue of Soil Systems welcomes the submission of quality articles based on presentations from the Workshop, with a particular focus on how proximal soil sensing can be used to provide information needed for soil characterization, environmental monitoring, and guiding agricultural management decisions.

Dr. Kenneth Sudduth
Dr. Kristen Veum
Dr. Newell Kitchen
Guest Editors

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