Selection of Environmental Covariates for Classifier Training Applied in Digital Soil Mapping

• Published in: Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo Vol. 42
• Main Authors: Alcinei Ribeiro Campos, Elvio Giasson, José Janderson Ferreira Costa, Israel Rosa Machado, Elisângela Benedet da Silva, Benito Roberto Bonfatti
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência do Solo 01.01.2018
• Subjects: data mining; geomorphometric variables; soil prediction

ABSTRACT A large number of predictor variables can be used in digital soil mapping; however, the presence of irrelevant covariables may compromise the prediction of soil types. Thus, algorithms can be applied to select the most relevant predictors. This study aimed to compare three covariable select...