DEPARTMENT of SOIL SCIENCE

GIS in Teaching and Learning in Soil Science

Dr. Jeffrey G. White, Asst. Prof. Dept. of Soil Science-NCSU http://www.precisionag.ncsu.edu SSC-CS-BAE

Courses with GIS Instructional Components

SSC/BAE/CS 440 : GIS in Production Agriculture
David Crouse (& Jeff White, SSC), Randy Weisz & Ron Heiniger (Crop Science), Gary Roberson (BAE) SGIS: precision agriculture GIS, incorporates ESRI's ArcObjects and ArcSDE technology GIS as core technology for precision agriculture, site-specific management

SSC590M: Remote Sensing Applications in Soil Science and Agriculture

Jeff White (SSC) ArcView Image Analysis Module Illustrate basic principals and applications of remotely sensed image analysis

Courses Using GIS for Case Studies

SSC551: Soil Chemistry
Dean Hesterberg (w/ Rob Austin, Spatial Info. Research Lab.) Group projects to develop insitu chemical treatment for immobilizing soil contaminants at remediation sites

SSC342: Soil Fertility Lab

John Havlin, Eugene Kamprath, Nathan Nelson Balancing the P Budget of a North Carolina Swine Farm

NCSU Geospatial and Precision Technologies Regional Education Initiative

GPTREI: David Crouse, PI; Jared Jenkins, Extn. Assoc. Funded by USDA-IFAFS Objectives:
Initiate new and expand existing extension programs to include geospatial and precision agriculture technologies Enhance problem-solving skills in students and agricultural professionals Enable learners worldwide to access GIS technology education through an open courseware Internet training program.

Info: http://www.precisionag.ncsu.edu/GPTREI/index.htm OpenAg portal: http://gptrei.soil.ncsu.edu/

The GIS Academy

Series of extension short courses designed to meet needs of precision agriculture & GIS practitioners
Hands-on GIS activities in CALS GIS Education Lab.:
GIS 101: Introduction to GPS and GIS GIS 111: Using GIS Resources on the Internet GIS 121: Field Data Collection Using GPS GIS 131: Remote Sensing in Soil Science and Crop Production GIS 201: GIS for Managing Spatially Variable Soil Properties GIS 301: Data Management for Site-Specific Agriculture

Soil Science: CALS GIS Education Lab

20 Windows XP workstations for students 1 Windows workstation & projector for instructor ArcGIS, ArcView, and SGIS

GIS Lab: Current Data Holdings

Digital county soil maps for most of NC Digital soil attribute data
National MUIR: Map Unit Interpretation Records SSURGO: Soil Survey Geographic Database

Statewide summer and winter Landsat TM imagery

'93, '94, '95, Winter 2000

Statewide SPOT panchromatic (10 m) imagery Custom-developed, hydrologically enforced DEM maps

Statewide EPA Reach File 3 hydrography

Numerous derived data layers to characterize environmental risks of N, P, and pesticides

Internet-based GIS data distribution system MOA with NCCGIA to serve their data

SSC-CALS Spatial Information Laboratory Data Distribution System

Provide relevant natural resources GIS data layers to NC Cooperative Extension Service personnel, CALS students, faculty.

Data layers queried by county:

1m resolution black and white DOQQs soil surveys hydrography data digital elevation data primary streets and roads

http://www.spatiallab.ncsu.edu/sirl

Spatial Info. Research Lab Activities

Terrain Analysis at Multiple Scales
Effects on terrain attribute calculation and quantitative soillandscape modeling.

NC Nutrient Management Database Project

Internet-based nutrient utilization reporting system Provides assessment of animal waste nutrients and waste nutrient carrying capacities of NC counties www.spatiallab.ncsu.edu/nutman

NC Soils Explorer
Geospatial & Precision Technologies Regional Education Initiative Custom designed ArcIMS application for on-line soils exploration. >90 GB spatial data for all 100 counties http://arcims.soil.ncsu.edu:8080/Website/CtyMaps/index.htm

Can now identify soil properties

1 meter color infrared with soils overtop

GIS in Graduate Learning & Research

Erosion prediction modeling (Amber Moore / McLaughlin)
Predicting P losses from agricultural soils (Nathan Nelson / Mikkelsen) Optimizing N mgt. using remote sensing for corn (Ravi Sripada / Heiniger -White) and wheat (Dianne Farrer / Weisz) Assessing effects on groundwater NO3 of site-specific vs. uniform N mgt. (Nan Hong / White)

Characterizing clayey aquitards for wetland restoration using groundpenetrating radar (Ryan Szuch / White - Vepraskas)

GIS in Graduate Learning & Research

Using fieldscale apparent soil electrical conductivity to characterize soil spatial variability for site-specific agriculture (JiSu Bang / White) Using LIDAR DEMs to study relationships between terrain attributes and soil C sequestration (Eric Anderson / Thompson) Watershed-scale terrain evolution modeling (Chris Thaxton [PY] / McLaughlin) Evaluating relationships between crop yield, soil chemical properties, and soil map units (Mindy Lohman / Osmond & White)

Evaluating spatial variability of residual soil N for improved fertilizer management in corn (Jared Williams / Crozier)

Questions or Comments?