Digitalization of saline lands in Kazakhstan's pastures using GIS technologies in desert, foothill semi-desert (vertical), semi-desert (latitudinal) and dry steppe zones

2026

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DOI 10.51886/1999-740x_2026_3_5
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Abstract

In Kazakhstan, scientific, methodological and practical approaches to the management and monitoring of salt pasture lands based on digital technologies are at the stage of formation and require further development. The authors have developed and used data from ground-based studies of saline lands on pastures to compile an information database and digitalize agricultural lands in Kazakhstan. The current state of saline lands on pastures has been studied through field work along routes covering the territory of 12 administrative regions of the republic. A database of salt pastures in desert, foothill semi-desert (vertical), semi-desert (latitudinal) and dry-steppe zones has been compiled, including the following indicators: soil type and subtype, profile morphology, humus and nutrient content, water-soluble salts, granulometric composition, absorbed bases and cation exchange capacity.