The publication of this Handbook was supported by the Russian Federation

Soloviev, Dmitry Andreevich – Candidate of  Agricultural Sciences, V.V. Dokuchaev Soil 
Science  Institute  (Moscow,  Russia),  specialist  in  the  field  of   remote  sensing  application  in  soil 
resource assessment and the environmental monitoring of  soils.
Talibov, Izzat - PhD, Ministry of  Agriculture of  the Republic of  Azerbaijan, Department of  
Crop Production (Baku, Azerbaijan), specialist in the field of  amelioration of  salt-affected lands, 
irrigation , GIS and digital soil mapping. E-mail: [e-mail]