Devising a methodology for the digital soil map of the world

土壤测绘是可持续环境管理土地资源评估的一个关键部分。该产出将使人们能够利用土壤数据和信息，清楚地了解该国土地、植被和水资源的状况和变化及其对可持续利用的影响。发展中国家的地区农业推广工作者和决策者将利用这一全球公益物，协助改进作物生产和可持续土地管理。

Soil mapping is a key part of land-resource assessment for sustainable environmental management. The output will enable the use of soil data and information to give a clear understanding of the status of, and changes in, the nation's land, vegetation and water resources and implications for their sustainable use. This global good will be used by district agricultural extension workers, and policy decision makers in developing countries to assist in improved crop production and sustainable land management.