The concept of pedodiversity and its measurement methodologyproposed and develo ped by Ibáez were introduced.An attempting applicatio n of pedodiversity to analyze spatial soil variation and distribution patterns a t the world scale was briefly demonstrated.Futhermore,constructive comments and criticisms on pedodiversity and its measurement from the noted pedologist and ec ologist were outlined.Finally,potential applications of pedodiversity in soil sc ience and other relevant disciplines were discussed.