| Title |
Ji Hong AnDevelopment of Composite Soil Quality Index Evaluation System based on Web GIS |
| Authors |
성윤수 ( Yunsoo Sung ) ; 양재의 ( Jae E Yang ) ; 김성철 ( Sung Chul Kim ) ; 류지철 ( Jichul Ryu ) ; 장원석 ( Wonseok Jang ) ; 금동혁 ( Donghyuk Kum ) ; 임경재 ( Kyoung Jae Lim ) |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.15681/KSWE.2015.31.6.693 |
| Keywords |
BMPs; Soil erosion; Soil quality; Web GIS |
| Abstract |
It has been known that torrential rainfall events have been occurring worldwide due to climate change. The accelerated soil erosion has caused negative impacts on water quality and ecosystem of receiving waterbodies. Since soil security issues have been arising in various areas of the world, intensive interests have been given to topsoil management in Korea. Thus in this study, Web GIS-based computing system of physical, chemical, and biological topsoil quality indices were developed. In this study, five soil quality maps at national scale and top soil erosion potential were prepared for evaluation of soil quality based on soil erosion potential. For this system, the open source Web GIS engine, OpenGeo, was used as core engine of the system. With this system, decision makers or related personnel in areas of soil erosion Best Management Practices (BMPs) would be able to find the most appropriate soil erosion BMPs based on soil erosion potential and soil quality at the area of interest. The Web GIS system would be efficiently used in decision making processes because of ease-of-use interface and scientific data used in this system. This Web GIS system would be efficiently used because this system could provide scientific knowledge to decision makers or stakeholders. Currently various BMP database are being built to be used as a decision support system in topsoil management and topsoil quality areas. |