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Update 2026
OSSL v1.3 adds nine new spectral libraries, a redesigned catalog, and a no-code Chemometrics app that runs in your browser.
Jose Safanelli
October 29, 2026
SOIL.SPECTROSCOPY
4 GLOBAL GOOD
Open data and models based on open-source development
Soil spectroscopy can deliver fast, low-cost soil information at scale, but only with large, open calibration libraries and models that work across instruments and regions. SS4GG builds that open infrastructure and the community around it, so researchers and practitioners anywhere can turn soil spectra into reliable soil data.
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Accelerate the pace of scientific discovery in soil spectroscopy by facilitating and supporting a collaborative network of researchers.
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Connect international teams and experts in the fields of soil spectroscopy, remote sensing of soils and data science.
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OSSL v1.3 adds nine new spectral libraries, a redesigned catalog, and a no-code Chemometrics app that runs in your browser.
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