Remote sensing organic matter identification in Apulia Region SoS-Soil project

Abstract

Advances in remote sensing technology are now providing tools to support geospatial mapping of the soil properties for the application to the management of agriculture and the environment. In this paper results of visible and near IR spectral reflectance are presented and discussed. A supportable evaluation of organic matter in the soil is the absence of a specific signature, this concept arose out of the widely shared observation of scientific community in this concern. The obtained results show that a morphologic approach based on an experimental distance model is an appropriate and efficient method to deal with this matter.