Eef Meerschman,^* Liesbet Cockx,^** Mohammad Monirul Islam,^*** Fun Meeuws,^**** Marc Van Meirvenne<sup>*****


*</sup>Eef Meerschman () is bioscience engineer and works as a doctoral candidate at the department of Soil Management, Ghent University. Her research is centered around applications of geostatistics, including multiple point geostatistics, in soil science. Address: Research Group Soil Spatial Inventory Techniques, Department of Soil Management, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium, e-mail: eef.meerschman@ugent.be
^**Liesbet Cockx is bioscience engineer and works as a postdoctoral assistant at the department of Soil Management, Ghent University. Her research interests include the use of geographic information systems and electromagnetic induction sensors for soil management related applications. Address: Research Group Soil Spatial Inventory Techniques, Department of Soil Management, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
^***Mohammad Monirul Islam is Master of soil science and works as a doctoral candidate at the Department of Soil Management, Ghent University. His main field of interest is precision agriculture. Address: Research Group Soil Spatial Inventory Techniques, Department of Soil Management, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
^****Fun Meeuws is geologist and works as a doctoral assistant at the Department of Soil Management, Ghent University. Her research interest is directed towards geological applications of proximal soil sensing. Address: Research Group Soil Spatial Inventory Techniques, Department of Soil Management, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
^*****Marc Van Meirvenne is a Professor at the Department of Soil Management, Ghent University. He is interested in the study, quantification and inventory of the spatial variability of soil characteristics. He leads the research group ‘Soil Spatial Inventory Techniques (ORBit)’. Address: Research Group Soil Spatial Inventory Techniques, Department of Soil Management, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.