1. Quality of Interpolated Maps of Soil Mechanical Resistance to Penetration as Support for Variable Rate Compaction Management

Reliable continuous maps of soil mechanical penetration resistance (SMPR) are essential for site‑specific compaction management, but their usefulness depends on how interpolation methods respond to different spatial dependence patterns along the soil profile. Rather than seeking a single “best” interpolator, this study explicitly addresses how the suitability of interpolation methods varies as a function of the spatial structure of SMPR, an aspect seldom explored in depth in previous... R.P. Silva, J.D. Riquiel, A. Andrade Da Silva, E. Sales, T.M. Oliveira, R. De Souza Silva