On December 5th, the world is celebrating Soil! Come join us in recognizing the importance of soil in regards to food, water, climate, biodiversity, and life!
more...What are some of the tools and technology AfSIS is using to create the first continent wide digital soil map? Watch our new video to find out.
more...Significant progress is being made in analyzing soil and plant samples collected from the AfSIS sentinel sites with over 17,000 samples being received since the project began. One method of characterizing the samples involves infrared spectroscopy.
more...Mobile data collection with tablet devices replaces paper-based forms, using tools such as formhub, a web-based mobile data management and visualization platform, and ODK Collect.
more...Data and Map Portal
Map products and tools, methods, and data for digital soil mapping and soil spectral analysis
New Release: Soil Property Maps of Africa at 1 km
In the Spotlight
Happy World Soils Day!
The simplicity of light is revolutionising the measurement of soil health
News and Updates
- “AfSIS have initiated a geosurvey project in order to build agricultural maps of Africa. The site can be visited at http://geosurvey.qed.ai We welcome all contributions to this important process.”
- The AfSIS Kaggle competition is finally live!
- Article: Addressing nutrient deficiencies in African soils
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