Vis-NIR soil spectral library of the Hungarian Soil Degradation Observation System

Abstract Since soil spectroscopy is considered to be a fast, simple, accurate and non-destructive analytical method, its application can be integrated with wet analysis as an alternative. Therefore, development of national-level soil spectral libraries containing information about all soil types rep...

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Main Authors: János Mészáros, Zsófia Kovács, Péter László, Szilvia Vass-Meyndt, Sándor Koós, Béla Pirkó, Nóra Szűcs-Vásárhelyi, Zsófia Bakacsi, Annamária Laborczi, Kitti Balog, László Pásztor
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-03-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-04667-9
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author János Mészáros
Zsófia Kovács
Péter László
Szilvia Vass-Meyndt
Sándor Koós
Béla Pirkó
Nóra Szűcs-Vásárhelyi
Zsófia Bakacsi
Annamária Laborczi
Kitti Balog
László Pásztor
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Szilvia Vass-Meyndt
Sándor Koós
Béla Pirkó
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Zsófia Bakacsi
Annamária Laborczi
Kitti Balog
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description Abstract Since soil spectroscopy is considered to be a fast, simple, accurate and non-destructive analytical method, its application can be integrated with wet analysis as an alternative. Therefore, development of national-level soil spectral libraries containing information about all soil types represented in a country is continuously increasing to serve as a basis for calibrated predictive models capable of assessing physical and chemical parameters of soils at multiple spatial scales. In this article, we present a database containing laboratory and visible-near infrared spectral data of legacy soil samples from the Hungarian Soil Degradation Observation System (HSDOS). The published data set includes the following parameters measured in 5,490 soil samples: pHKCl, soil organic matter (SOM), calcium carbonate (CaCO3), total salt content (TSC), total nitrogen (TN), soluble phosphorus (P2O5-AL), soluble potassium (K2O-AL), plasticity index according to Hungarian standard (PLI), soil profile depth and reflectance data between 350 and 2,500 nm wavelength. The presented database can be a complement for further soil related research on continental, national or regional scales to support sustainable soil management.
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spelling doaj-art-9e1be26124cc4e9a90f5e2fd1316b8622025-08-20T03:04:26ZengNature PortfolioScientific Data2052-44632025-03-011211810.1038/s41597-025-04667-9Vis-NIR soil spectral library of the Hungarian Soil Degradation Observation SystemJános Mészáros0Zsófia Kovács1Péter László2Szilvia Vass-Meyndt3Sándor Koós4Béla Pirkó5Nóra Szűcs-Vásárhelyi6Zsófia Bakacsi7Annamária Laborczi8Kitti Balog9László Pásztor10HUN-REN Centre for Agricultural Research, Institute for Soil Sciences, Department of Soil Mapping and Environmental InformaticsHUN-REN Centre for Agricultural Research, Institute for Soil Sciences, Department of Soil Mapping and Environmental InformaticsHUN-REN Centre for Agricultural Research, Institute for Soil Sciences, Department of Soil Mapping and Environmental InformaticsHUN-REN Centre for Agricultural Research, Institute for Soil Sciences, Department of Soil Mapping and Environmental InformaticsHUN-REN Centre for Agricultural Research, Institute for Soil Sciences, Department of Soil Mapping and Environmental InformaticsHUN-REN Centre for Agricultural Research, Institute for Soil Sciences, Department of Soil Chemistry and Material TurnoverHUN-REN Centre for Agricultural Research, Institute for Soil Sciences, Department of Soil Chemistry and Material TurnoverHUN-REN Centre for Agricultural Research, Institute for Soil Sciences, Department of Soil Physics and Water ManagementHUN-REN Centre for Agricultural Research, Institute for Soil Sciences, Department of Soil Mapping and Environmental InformaticsHUN-REN Centre for Agricultural Research, Institute for Soil Sciences, Department of Soil Mapping and Environmental InformaticsHUN-REN Centre for Agricultural Research, Institute for Soil Sciences, Department of Soil Mapping and Environmental InformaticsAbstract Since soil spectroscopy is considered to be a fast, simple, accurate and non-destructive analytical method, its application can be integrated with wet analysis as an alternative. Therefore, development of national-level soil spectral libraries containing information about all soil types represented in a country is continuously increasing to serve as a basis for calibrated predictive models capable of assessing physical and chemical parameters of soils at multiple spatial scales. In this article, we present a database containing laboratory and visible-near infrared spectral data of legacy soil samples from the Hungarian Soil Degradation Observation System (HSDOS). The published data set includes the following parameters measured in 5,490 soil samples: pHKCl, soil organic matter (SOM), calcium carbonate (CaCO3), total salt content (TSC), total nitrogen (TN), soluble phosphorus (P2O5-AL), soluble potassium (K2O-AL), plasticity index according to Hungarian standard (PLI), soil profile depth and reflectance data between 350 and 2,500 nm wavelength. The presented database can be a complement for further soil related research on continental, national or regional scales to support sustainable soil management.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-04667-9
spellingShingle János Mészáros
Zsófia Kovács
Péter László
Szilvia Vass-Meyndt
Sándor Koós
Béla Pirkó
Nóra Szűcs-Vásárhelyi
Zsófia Bakacsi
Annamária Laborczi
Kitti Balog
László Pásztor
Vis-NIR soil spectral library of the Hungarian Soil Degradation Observation System
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title Vis-NIR soil spectral library of the Hungarian Soil Degradation Observation System
title_full Vis-NIR soil spectral library of the Hungarian Soil Degradation Observation System
title_fullStr Vis-NIR soil spectral library of the Hungarian Soil Degradation Observation System
title_full_unstemmed Vis-NIR soil spectral library of the Hungarian Soil Degradation Observation System
title_short Vis-NIR soil spectral library of the Hungarian Soil Degradation Observation System
title_sort vis nir soil spectral library of the hungarian soil degradation observation system
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-04667-9
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