GIS—Based Red Soil Resources Classification and Evaluation
Huyueming, WANGRen-Chao · Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Sunyatseni · 1999
A small scale red soil resources information system(RSRIS) with applied mathematical models was developed and applied in red soil resources(RSR) classification and evaluation,taking Zhejiang Province,a typical distribution area of red soil,as the study area.Computer-aided overlay was conductied to classifty RSR types.The evaluation was carried out by using three methods,i.e.,index summation,square root of index multiplication and fuzzy comprehensive assessment,with almost identical results,The result of index summation could represent the basic qualitatie condition of RSR,that of square root of index miltiplication reflected the real condition of RSR qualitative rank,while fuzzy comprehensive assessment could satisfactorily handle the relationship between the evaluation factors and the qualitative rank of RSR,and therefore it is a feasible method for RSR evaluation.