A global consortium has been formed that aims to make a new digital soil map of the world using state-of-the-art and emerging technologies for soil mapping and predicting soil properties at fine resolution. This new global soil map will be supplemented by interpretation and functionality options that aim to assist better decisions in a range of global issues like food production and hunger eradication, climate change, and environmental degradation. This is an initiative of the Digital Soil Mapping Working Group of the International Union of Soil Sciences IUSS. To contribute to activities and discussion of science committee please sign-in.
GlobalSoilMap: Basis of the global spatial soil information system
Submitted by admin on November 17, 2014 - 15:52::GlobalSoilMap: Basis of the global spatial soil information system, : Taylor and Francis, 2014.GlobalSoilMap.net Specifications
Submitted by dominique.arrouays on February 5, 2011 - 16:36About this project
Submitted by admin on February 1, 2011 - 09:40::There is a need for accurate, up-to-date and spatially referenced soil information. This need has been expressed by the modelling community, land managers, policy developers and decision makers. The need coincides with a enormous leap in technologies that allow for improvements in accurately collecting and predicting soil properties.
In November 2008, an $18 million grant has been obtained from the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) to map most parts in Sub-Sahara Africa, and make all Sub-Saharan Africa data available. From this grant there are also funds for coordinating global efforts and for the establishment of a global consortium. Several institutions have assumed a leading role in this effort and have made substantial financial and in-kind contributions.
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