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Kōrero: Soil investigation

Computerised soil mapping

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Computerised soil mapping

Soil information is stored in computerised databases and used to produce a variety of soil maps. It is a far cry from the days when maps could only be done in pen and ink.

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University of Waikato

by Chris McKinnon

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P. J. Tonkin, Soil investigation – Changing role of soil science: 1986 onwards, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/14203/computerised-soil-mapping (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā P. J. Tonkin, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.