Soil information system for resource management - Tripura as a case study

摘要

It has long been felt that our natural environment should be mapped and monitored with active participation of agencies responsible for managing natural resources, industry groups and community organizations. This organized information forms a basis for storing soil and land databases for the implementation and monitoring of various efforts on land resource management. In view of huge demands on natural resources like soil and water, with special reference to the environment and its protection, there is a need for better information on spatial variation and trends in the conditions of soils and landscapes. It suggests the necessity to have a clear view of the status of information on various natural resources, with special reference to the soils. Such information would not only store the datasets for posterity, but will also improve our understanding of biophysical processes in terms of cause-effect relationship in the pedo-environment. Information on soil and land resources is thus fundamental where the soil information system plays a pivotal role.