LLP “Kazakh U.Uspanov Research Institute of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry” (KazRI SS and AC) is a scientific organization of the National Agrarian Science and Educational Center (NASEC).

KazRI SS and AC named after U.U. Uspanov is the leading institution in the Republic of Kazakhstan for fundamental and applied research in the field of soil and agrochemical science. Scientists of the KazRI SS and AC have conducted research on the patterns of soil and soil cover formation and their assessment based on GIS technologies.

It is worth noting one of the major research works of soil scientists - "Assessment of the current state of agricultural land in southern Kazakhstan", which was implemented in the period of 2009-2011.

Within the framework of the project, the specialists studied the current state of the soil cover of the territories of intensive agricultural use of the South Kazakhstan region, including irrigated areas located on the left-bank and right-bank ancient alluvial plains of the river Syr Darya, as well as the territories of rainfed agriculture, confined to the foothill plains of the Western Tien-Shan.

As a result of the studies, the main patterns of soil formation within the selected test sites (3 * 300 thousand ha) were determined, and the features of soil transformation under anthropogenic influences were studied. Based on the field studies and taking into account retrospective data, modern electronic soil maps of the selected test sites were compiled using geoinformation technologies and using satellite imagery, as well as maps of soil degradation.