SOIL.SPECTROSCOPY
4 GLOBAL GOOD
An Open Soil Spectroscopy library based on the Open Source Software
ENABLE
Accelerate the pace of scientific discovery in soil spectroscopy by facilitating and supporting a collaborative network of researchers.
CONNECT
Connect international teams and experts in the fields of soil spectroscopy, remote sensing of soils and data science.
LATEST DEVELOPMENT
Please join us for our second soil spectroscopy webinar featuring Dr. Leonardo Ramirez-Lopez (Wednesday, May 5 2021, 9 am EDT). Dr. Ramirez-Lopez is head of the Data
An applied online platform for soil properties estimation using spectroscopy has been developed by the Department of Soil Science, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The
Dear all, Please join us for our inaugural soil spectroscopy webinar featuring Dr. Alexandre Wadoux from the University of Sydney, Australia (Tuesday, April 27 2021, 7 pm
AN OPEN SOIL
SPECTROSCOPY LIBRARY
Making soil data available across borders
Today's data-driven agriculture demands access to high-resolution spatial and temporal soil data streams. Soil spectroscopy can help fill this data gap. Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy is becoming an indispensable tool in soil science; however, several technical challenges still limit its broader application outside of research projects.
SoilSpec4GG is a USDA-funded Food and Agriculture Cyberinformatics Tools Coordinated Innovation Network. This project will bring together soil scientists, spectroscopists, informaticians, data scientists and software engineers to overcome some of the current bottlenecks preventing wider and more efficient use of soil spectroscopy. A series of working groups will be formed to address topics including calibration transfer, model choice, outreach & demonstration, and use of spectroscopy to inform global carbon cycle modeling.
MAJOR PROJECT OUTPUTS
Open Soil Spectroscopy Library
The network will deliver an Open Soil Spectroscopy Library (OSSL), backed by large spectral databases and robust statistical models, which derives soil properties from the spectral data.
R AND PYTHON LIBRARIES
The network will create open source software to quality check, harmonize and standardize spectra and soil data collections. The software will built upon existing OS packages for soil spectroscopy.
ACCESS WEB-SERVICES USING API
Data and software / computing will be served through robust and easy to use web-services and API. Users should be able to upload their soil spectroscopy readings and obtain callibrations in near-to-real time.
DOCUMENTATION, TUTORIALS
All software and data will be accompanied with extensive documentation. Demonstration, outreach and educational activities will promote the use of the OSSL and data-driven science.
Potential of visible-near infrared spectroscopy for the determination of aggregate stability.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167198721002919
New Research Soil Scientist positions at the National Soil Survey Center.
The announcement duties are going to read like soil hydrology research; but we are also looking to fill a quantitative pedology research position.
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/616195500
"It has the potential to become a 'one model for all' in soil Vis-NIR spectra research." An interesting method and a very bold claim.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016706121005292
Spectroscopy is now the standard method for analyzing microplastics in drinking water.
It is my pleasure to announce the @CaWaterBoards has just released standard methods for #microplastics analysis in #drinkingWater by Raman and infrared spectroscopy!!
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/drinking_water/certlic/drinkingwater/microplastics.html
Another forum for discussing soil spectroscopy.
The GLOSOLAN soil spectroscopy forum -
https://www.facebook.com/groups/384157956753576/about
