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.
Video about GlobalSoilMap.net featured at Deutsche WelleSubmitted by hannesreuter on November 23, 2011 - 12:39
Researchers from the international globalsoilmap.net consortium are creating the next generation of digital soil property maps of the world. |
Globalsoilmap.net Prediction ToolboxSubmitted by hannesreuter on July 6, 2011 - 09:13
The purpose of this toolbox is to allow the application of extended statistical models generated by the CUBIST (TM) or JMP (TM) software for the moment to a set of auxiliary input parameters, thereby bypassing the need to i) manually calculate the equations using Raster calculator; ii) use a grid-to-point conversion process prior to applying the prediction model in the statistical software itse |
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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