[The database of soil profiles (PROFISOL) - Structure and functions]
1997
Vlad, V. | Tarhoaca, Ecaterina | Popa, Daniela | Albu, Valeria | Iancu, R. | Baluta, M. | Tapalaga, Mariana | Canarache, A. | Munteanu, I. | Florea, N. | Rasnoveanu, Anisoara | Vlad, Lucia | Nache, M. (Institutul de Cercetari pentru Pedologie si Agrochimie, Bucuresti (Romania))
The paper presents the structure and the functions provided by the Database of soil profiles (PROFISOL) developed at the Research Institute for Soil Science and Agrochemistry (ICPA). The database is available in two complementary variants: one on minicomputer (DECPDP-11 compatible, under RSX-11M operating system, using F77 programs) and the other on PC (under MS-DOS, using Paradox 3.5 software). A complete list of data stored into the database is given (general data, land conditions, morphological data, analytical physical and chemical data). The groundwater and maximum 10 soil (sub)horizons can be considered. The data acquisition and the functions provided by minicomputer variant are briefly prezented (data entry, validation, display, modification, obtaining new derived data, obtaining average data on specific depths, calculating and estimating (pedotransfer functions) missing entry data, statistical proccessing on groups of profiles, data transformation and obtaining user reports). The PC variant of database is used for data retrieval/selection and processing. The procedure for data conversion from the minicomputer variant into the PC variant is briefly described. Some aspects of software development, present stage of data loading, possibilities of future developments and some concluding remarks are also presented.
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