[EN]: Information systems, presently considered as essential aids, have had increasing impacts on the storage and processing of pedological data. A computerized soil information system for staring and handling morphological soil descriptions and associated field observations is described. Organization of data on computer-compatible proforma cards was designed for field records of numerically coded soil morphological properties. This paper emphasizes a computer program which was developed to produce printed soil profile descriptions in conventional form.

[ES]: Actualmente, la informática se utiliza en campos muy diversos de la edafología. En este trabajo, se describe una serie de aplicaciones para la acumulación y proceso de datos morfológicos y analíticos de suelos. Se da especial importancia al diseño de un tipo de tarjeta proforma para la recogida codificada de observaciones morfológicas, así como a un programa de ordenador para obtener descripciones convencionales de perfiles de suelos.

[IT]: Attualmente, l'informatica si adopera in campi diversi della pedologia. In questo lavoro, si descrive una serie di applicazioni per il magazzinaggio ed il processo di dati morfologici ed analitici dei suoli. Speciale importanza si da al disegno di un tipo di cartolina proforma per la raccolta codificata di osservaziani morfologiche, così come ad un programma di ordinatori per ottenere descrizioni convenzionali di profili dei suoli.

This work was supported in part by the Program of Cultural Cooperation between the United States of America and Spain, administered by Fulbright Commission. The senior author gratefully acknowledge this Program the fellowship conceded; and the Universiyt of Florida the extraordinary host.

6 pages, 3 figures, 19 references.

Peer reviewed