A novel methodological framework for predicting and mapping agriculture-related soil attributes using Euclidean distance, regular grids, and machine learning algorithms

Gustavo Vieira Veloso; Danilo César de Mello; Elpídio Inácio Fernandes-Filho; Cristiano Marcelo Pereira de Souza; Lucas Augusto Pereira da Silva; Mario Marcos Espirito Santo; Gustavo Mattos Vasques; Maurício Rizzato Coelho; José A. M. Demattê

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0343624

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A novel methodological framework for predicting and mapping agriculture-related soil attributes using Euclidean distance, regular grids, and machine learning algorithms

Gustavo Vieira Veloso ,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Validation, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: gustavo.v.veloso@gmail.com, elpidio@ufv.br

Affiliation Department of Soil Science, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brazil

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9451-2714

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Danilo César de Mello,

Roles Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Soil Science, “Luiz de Queiroz” College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5398-9313

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Elpídio Inácio Fernandes-Filho,

Roles Funding acquisition, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Soil Science, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
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Cristiano Marcelo Pereira de Souza,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Geology Board, Federal University of the São Francisco Valley - Senhor do Bonfim Campus R. Tomás Guimarães, Sr. do Bonfim, BA, Brazil
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Lucas Augusto Pereira da Silva,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Geography Department, Campus III – Guarabira, State University of Paraíba (UEPB), Guarabira, PB, Brazil
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Mario Marcos Espirito Santo,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of General Biology, State University of Montes Claros, Montes Claros, MG, Brazil
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Gustavo Mattos Vasques,

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Embrapa Soils, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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Maurício Rizzato Coelho,

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Embrapa Soils, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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José A. M. Demattê

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Soil Science, “Luiz de Queiroz” College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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A novel methodological framework for predicting and mapping agriculture-related soil attributes using Euclidean distance, regular grids, and machine learning algorithms

Gustavo Vieira Veloso,
Danilo César de Mello,
Elpídio Inácio Fernandes-Filho,
Cristiano Marcelo Pereira de Souza,
Lucas Augusto Pereira da Silva,
Mario Marcos Espirito Santo,
Gustavo Mattos Vasques,
Maurício Rizzato Coelho,
José A. M. Demattê

Published: May 11, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0343624

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