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Partitioning variability among and within units showed that most of the variation was left within mapping units. Comparison of the various map products with regard to soil property variability, showed that the published soil survey (field map) and the aerial photo-interpretion (API) refinement thereof were similar in effectiveness, according to the parameters used to evaluate them. The Spot texture map was the best among the spectral maps, and various parameters used indicate that although it compared reasonably well with the field map, the field map showed superiority in some parameters.","The data clearly indicate that computer classification of Spot imagery is a potentially useful approach to soils investigations. Most likely, its greatest utility will be in supporting field soil surveys rather than direct application of computer-derived maps to land use and management problems. At the very least, field work to characterize the spectral mapping units in terms of significant soil properties would be a necessary next step before these maps would be useful for direct application in land management or land use planning.","Made available in DSpace on 2011-05-07T14:00:17Z (GMT). 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