AfSIS GlobalSoilMap.net meeting at ISRIC
Date: Tuesday 13 March
Workshop moderator: Gerard Heuvelink
Participants: Gerard Heuvelink, Tom Hengl, Hannes I. Reuter, Johan Leenaars, Dominique Arrouays, Fanny Collard, Nicolas Saby
Virtual participants: Jiehua Chen, Markus Walsh, Sonya Ahamed
Workshop objective: present current status of the ISRIC contribution to AfSIS to the GlobalSoilMap.net Science Coordinator and colleagues; discuss the use of these methods and tools for the GlobalSoilMap.net project. Introduce main concepts of the Global Soil Information Facilities (GSIF) and demonstrate some processes using real soil data.
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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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