Digital soilscape mapping of tropical hillslope areas by neural networks

Scientia Agricola

Waldir De Carvalhojunior²  César Da Silva Chagas²  Elpídio Inácio Fernandesfilho¹  Carlos Antonio Oliveira Vieira¹  Carlos Ernesto Gonçalves Schaefer¹  Silvio Barge Bhering²  Marcio Rocha Francelino¹ 

[1] ,Embrapa SolosRio de Janeiro RJ ,Brasil

关键词: geomorphometric attribute;    digital soil mapping;    digital elevation model;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0103-90162011000600014

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Geomorphometric variables are applied in digital soil mapping because of their strong correlation with the disposition and distribution of pedological components of the landscapes. In this research, the relationship between environmental components of tropical hillslope areas in the Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, artificial neural networks (ANN), and maximum likelihood algorithm (MaxLike) were evaluated with the aid of geoprocessing techniques. ANN and MaxLike were applied to soilscape mapping and the results were compared to the original map. The ANN architectures with seven and five neurons in the hidden layer produced the best classifications when using samples obtained systematically. When random samples were applied, the best neural net architectures were within 22 and 16 neurons in the hidden layer. In conclusion, the ANN can contribute to soilscape surveys, making map delineation faster and less expensive. The digital elevation model (DEM) and its derived attributes can contribute to the understanding of the soil-landscape relationship of tropical hillslope areas; the use of artificial neural networks and MaxLike is feasible for digital soilscape mapping. The systematic sampling method provided a global accuracy of 70 % and 65.9 % for the ANN and the MaxLike, respectively. When the random sampling method was applied, the ANN had a global accuracy of 69.6 %, and the MaxLike had an accuracy of 62.1 %, considering the total study area in relation to the reference map.

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