Soil mapping, digital soil mapping and soil monitoring over large areas and the dimensions of soil security – A review

Soil Security includes dimensions, soil capability, condition, capital, connectivity and codification (the “five C's”). This article provides a short review on how mapping, digital mapping monitoring systems (SM, DSM SMS) over large areas contribute to these five C's at scales ranging from country globe. Changes the evolution in aims of SM, SMS were driven both by main issues related policy priorities associated advances science technology. shows that can provide basis for assessing capability condition areas, especially if we assume mainly depends rather stable attributes. Repeated or are appropriated tool monitor changes scales. They may even allow capability. However, broad-scale have not yet fully achieved provision information concerning delivery some functions soil-based ecosystem services. Although significant progress estimating capital dimension security has been achieved, there is need capital. Broad-scale great potential increase connectivity. The challenge adapting our language communication target audience. There encouraging initiatives enhance codification. Codification largely political agenda, still an urgent connectivity, towards citizens, NGOs policy-makers.