This study proposes the use of geotechnologies to support detailed soil surveys, from field surveys to the delimitation of mapping units and later the drawing of the final map. The study area corresponds to a topographic map on a scale of 1:5,000 of the Vale dos Vinhedos, in the Serra Gaúcha region, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The material used consists of planialtimetric data derived from aerial photographs, navigation GPS (Global Positioning System), and GIS (Geographical Information System) software. The GIS program was used to integrate field data with cartographic information and with a DTM (Digital Terrain Model). Results show that the methodology can generate a georreferenced digital map in which soil mapping units are strongly associated with relief phases, improving the consistency and reliability as well as making the use in further applications easier.
Viticultural Zoning; Pedology; Digital Elevation Model
