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Selection of Environmental Covariates for Classifier Training Applied in Digital Soil Mapping

Alcinei Ribeiro Campos, Elvio Giasson, José Janderson Ferreira Costa, Israel Rosa Machado, Elisângela Benedet da Silva, Benito Roberto Bonfatti

26/Nov/2018

ABSTRACT A large number of predictor variables can be used in digital soil mapping; however, the presence of irrelevant covariables may compromise the prediction of soil types. Thus, algorithms can be applied to select the most relevant predictors. This study aimed to compare three covariable selection systems (two filter algorithms and one wrapper algorithm) and assess their impacts on the predictive model. The study area was the Lajeado River Watershed in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. We […]