Computerized quality control, statistics and regional mapping of the concentrations of trace and major elements in the soil of England and Wales
- 1 March 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Soil Use and Management
- Vol. 3 (1) , 31-38
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-2743.1987.tb00706.x
Abstract
An automated system for the chemical analysis of large numbers of soil samples from a national survey has been developed. Computers are used for the quality control and the management of the resulting data. The software for this includes checks for possible errors thereby minimizing them. Human intervention is necessary only to correct them. Additionally, the data are analysed statistically and the geographical distribution automatically displayed in map form. Much of the software runs interactively, enabling rapid reporting of results and mapping of specific areas cheaply and swiftly with little effort from the operator.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
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