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  • Soil Science
  • Geostatistics
  • Machine Learning

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  • Soil texture is crucial for agricultural planning and crop yield.
  • Accurate soil texture mapping is essential for effective land management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs), kriging, co-kriging, and Inverse Distance Weighting (IDW) for predicting soil texture.
  • To compare the precision of these interpolation techniques in the Rawalpindi district, Pakistan.

Main Methods:

  • Collected 44 soil specimens (10-15 cm depth) and analyzed texture using the hydrometer method.
  • Utilized ArcGIS for spatial mapping and MATLAB for soil texture evaluation.
  • Employed statistical metrics like correlation coefficient (R), GMER, and RMSE to assess prediction accuracy.

Main Results:

  • Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) demonstrated superior effectiveness and precision in assessing grain size and spatial distribution of clay, silt, and sand compared to kriging, co-kriging, and IDW.
  • Inverse Distance Weighting (IDW) showed inferior precision among the tested methods.
  • ANNs achieved less than 50% correlation, indicating room for improvement.

Conclusions:

  • ANNs offer a promising approach for soil texture prediction, outperforming traditional geostatistical methods.
  • Despite limitations in correlation, the tested methods provide acceptable results for future agricultural research and planning.
  • Accurate soil texture maps are vital for optimizing crop yields and pastoral scheduling.