Abstract:
The aim of this study is to update the previous soil map of the Çukurova University campus which was
completed in 1974. The widely distributed soil series were selected on previous soil map. Soil series are reidentified
and re-sampled in the present study. Physical and chemical analyses were repeated on newly collected
soil samples. Satellite image of Quickbird dated 17th of August 2004 were employed for the unsupervised
classification. All classes were checked by field truth studies. Previous soil series borders were taken into
account during field surveys. The ILSEN software is used to generate Suitability Class of Agricultural
Applications (SCAA) and Potential Land Use (PLU). Land Use Capability map (LUC) was made by considering
some characteristics which are limiting agricultural managements. Current Land Use map (CLU) is produced via
field observations for each land use.
Finally, we determined that there is no significant change between 1974 and updated maps for soil
series. But there are some differentiations for soil phases since 1974. All maps of the study are produced at
1:5000 scales.
