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🌱 Introducing the SoilWise GeoPackage! How can we make soil data easier to share, manage and use across Europe?

Built on the INSPIRE Soil model and EJP Soil work, this open, interoperable format connects soil data and observations:

🎥 soilwise-he.eu/geopackage/

#SoilWiseProject #SoilData
GeoPackage – Horizon Europe – Mission Soil Project – SoilWise
soilwise-he.eu
October 19, 2026 at 10:05 AM
soilwiseproject.bsky.social
🌱 SoilWise at #Soils4Europe2026!
Together with JRC, we explored how soil data can shape European policy. We showcased the SoilWise Catalogue, Soil Companion & LTE-Map, with practical insights on FAIR data and soil data stewardship. 🌍 #SoilWiseProject #SoilData
September 21, 2026 at 9:53 AM
propertysurveypro.bsky.social
Cracking at the surface can start below it. Add location-based soil and drainage context, including ISRIC SoilGrids and shrink-swell indicators. propertysurvey.pro #PropertySurvey #SoilData
Property surveyor inspecting stepped cracking on a British house above a clay soil cutaway, promoting ISRIC SoilGrids, clay sand and silt fractions, and shrink-swell insight.
September 1, 2026 at 9:35 AM
ca4sh.bsky.social
Coming up for the Coalition of Action 4 Soil Health (CA4SH) and partners tomorrow at the COP17 Mongolia Finance Day! 🇲🇳

@landalliance.bsky.social @unccd.bsky.social @iyrp2026.bsky.social @fao.org

#SoilHealth #Rangelands #SoilData #COP17Ulaanbaatar
August 23, 2026 at 10:24 AM
esipfed.bsky.social
Join the Cluster every other week on Wednesday at noon EDT.

Learn more ➡️ www.esipfed.org/collaboratio...

#soilscience #soildata #datacollection
Soil Ontology And Informatics - ESIP
ESIP's Soil Ontology and Informatics Cluster is active and connects soil researchers to tools, resources, and Earth science data.
www.esipfed.org
August 20, 2026 at 6:33 PM
stanfordjrbp.bsky.social
Rodrigo Sierra-Corona shared the foundation of @SLConservancy of combining grazing, management, & science in his work. His work includes moving #restoration #cows through their #grasslands and integrates collecting #vegetation & #soildata. Learn more https://slconservancy.org/
January 14, 2025 at 8:25 PM
esipfed.bsky.social
🧵 Soil Ontology and Informatics Cluster

What they do: Harmonize soil data collection and taxonomy by connecting the soils research community.

Youtube: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

#soilscience #soildata #datacollection
Soil Ontology & Informatics
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August 7, 2025 at 3:54 PM
portalamazonia.com.web.brid.gy
Mapeamento inédito do solo brasileiro permite aperfeiçoar planejamento estratégico
Com as informações reunidas na plataforma SoilData foi possível gerar mapas de propriedades do solo para todo o território brasileiro. O post Mapeamento inédito do solo brasileiro permite aperfeiçoar planejamento estratégico apareceu primeiro em Portal Amazônia.
portalamazonia.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:57 AM
metergroup.com
ZENTRA Cloud 2.0 is a web-based platform used to help you remotely view, organize, and work with your soil, plant, and atmospheric measurements.

Explore what else is new in ZENTRA Cloud 2.0: metergroup.com/products/zen...

#EnvironmentalMonitoring #FieldData #SoilData #SensorNetworks
May 7, 2026 at 9:24 PM
metergroup.com
When #groundwater wasn't filling the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, scientists pulled up #soildata and uncovered the answer, the water had fallen on dry soils, and the water was absorbed instead of running off into the reservoir.

Listen to the full episode: metergroup.com/podcasts/epi...
October 27, 2025 at 9:31 PM
owenboswarva.bsky.social
Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map for England environment.data.gov.uk/dataset/a817... "new and updated version" from Defra

Blog post (scroll down as post is mostly about LandIS) defraenvironment.blog.gov.uk/2026/04/13/u...

#landuse #agridata #soildata #geospatial #defradata #opendata
Figure 4 Predictive ALC map for England. NA Non-agricultural land; U Urban areas
April 14, 2026 at 7:11 AM
owenboswarva.bsky.social
Unlocking the National Soil Map: free and unrestricted access to England and Wales's most comprehensive soil data defraenvironment.blog.gov.uk/2026/04/13/u...

LandIS Soil Data Portal portal.landis.org.uk

#soildata #openaccess #opendata?
LandIS is a comprehensive environmental information system containing the most extensive and detailed soil datasets available for England and Wales. Operated by Cranfield University for over 20 years - and originating from survey work dating back to the 1970s - it includes: ● NATMAP, the National Soil Map ● NATMAP Vector, a 1:250,000 map showing over 300 soil associations ● NATMAP Soilscapes, a simplified national soil map for broad applications ● NATMAP 1000 & 5000, gridded-vector soil reclassifications ● SOILSERIES datasets, offering detailed soil series properties ● Horizon data, describing physical and chemical properties of soil layers ● The National Soil Inventory, point based data on soil chemistry, structure, land use, and erosion
April 13, 2026 at 5:41 PM
owenboswarva.bsky.social
AI4Peat – Innovative use of AI to map and restore our precious peatlands naturalengland.blog.gov.uk/2025/03/19/a... post from @naturalengland.bsky.social

I gather from other references that the England Peat Map will be available under the Open Government Licence.

#biodiversity #soildata #opendata
AI4Peat's outputs will be published as part of Natural England's England Peat Map, due to launch in spring 2025. This will be the most up-to-date, complete and useable map of England's peat available. As well as the peatland drainage and erosion features documented by AI4Peat, the wider map will also show the extent, depth, and vegetation coverage of peat and peaty soils across England. Image: Samples from England Peat Map's interim outputs, showing extent, depth, and vegetation coverage, alongside surface feature mapping by the AI4peat project.
March 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
owenboswarva.bsky.social
Forestry England Soils
data-forestry.opendata.arcgis.com/documents/cb... new spatial dataset from Forestry England

#soildata #opendata
Description of Forestry England Soils dataset: The vector dataset provides detailed (1:10,000) soil type information for part (approximately half) of the Nations Forests. The main soil groups are given and for most polygons, a lower level of Soil Type is also provided. …
March 4, 2025 at 2:34 PM
owenboswarva.bsky.social
UK farmland at risk under system using 1940s data www.cpre.org.uk/news/uk-farm... from CPRE

Land use and the Agricultural Land Classification www.cpre.org.uk/resources/la... report by Ellie Brodie

Consultation on #landuse in England www.gov.uk/government/n...

#soildata #foodsecurity #opendata
Data from the 1940s is being used to classify and protect England’s most valuable and productive farmland, potentially undermining the UK’s ability to grow its own food, reveals a new report commissioned by CPRE, the countryside charity. The ALC system determines the potential productivity of farmland using data including rainfall measured between 1941 and 1970 and temperatures measured between 1961 and 1980. The new report demonstrates that continuing to rely on the current ALC system is leading to a substantial overestimation of the productivity of land, with much less of it likely to be considered Best and Most Versatile (BMV) land for food production.
February 24, 2025 at 9:21 AM
owenboswarva.bsky.social
Context: LandIS www.landis.org.uk (not #opendata)

I've written several blog posts about current restrictive licensing of National Soil Map data for England and Wales:

Why isn't the national soil map open data? www.owenboswarva.com/blog/post-so...

#soildata #landuse #agritech #proptech #geospatial
February 20, 2025 at 4:23 PM
owenboswarva.bsky.social
Government is considering updating the Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) system – existing maps are very outdated.

Background on ALC publications.naturalengland.org.uk/publication/... + webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/201304...

#landuse #soildata #foodsecurity #opendata -relevant
Understanding land's capability For food production to be properly valued in land use decisions, we need to know where the land with the greatest potential for food production is. The Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) system provides a valuable tool for assessing the suitability of land for agricultural use, particularly in development planning decisions. However, the ALC maps are outdated, not at a scale suitable for the assessment of individual fields or sites and not suited to changing land suitability as a result of climate change. To ensure that the ALC system supports effective land use planning decisions, Government is considering: ● Updating the ALC system, including the underlying data and methodologies, to ensure that land quality data is accurate and comprehensive. ● Enhancing the availability and accessibility of ALC data, including through improved mapping and databases. ● Improving guidance on ALC surveys and the use of ALC grades in local planning policies. QUESTION 19: What improvements are needed to the quality, availability and accessibility of ALC data to support effective land use decisions?
January 31, 2025 at 4:16 PM
owenboswarva.bsky.social
New BGS data set reveals effects of environmental pollution on UK soil www.geplus.co.uk/news/new-bgs...

UK topsoil geochemistry dataset www.ukso.org/static-maps/... from @britgeosurvey.bsky.social via the UK Soil Observatory

#geospatial #agritech #topsoil #soildata #opendata
Lead map from UK topsoil geochemistry dataset
October 23, 2024 at 10:24 AM
owenboswarva.bsky.social
Spatial Prioritisation of Land Management for Carbon 2023 www.data.gov.uk/dataset/e321... new release of spatial data from Natural England

#landuse #climatechange #geospatial #soilcarbon #soildata #opendata
These spatial datasets consider the lands contribution to preventing and mitigating climate change at a local scale (e.g. 1:50 000). Data is presented as a series of raster datasets for use in GIS Systems at a resolution of 25m2. These maps will assist users to find out where the most important carbon components in their areas are. There are five data layers that look at aspects of Carbon in nature mapped spatially. Including above and below ground carbon storage, total carbon storage, carbon sequestration, and Carbon Abatement opportunities. They are not suitable for field scale carbon mitigation as this would require field scale carbon assessment.
July 25, 2024 at 3:26 PM
owenboswarva.bsky.social
#FOI release: historical agreements on ownership of LandIS soil map data for England and Wales www.owenboswarva.com/blog/post-so...

These docs set out the original arrangements for ownership of intellectual property rights in LandIS, made between 1987 and 2003.

#soildata #defradata not- #opendata
June 30, 2024 at 6:47 PM
owenboswarva.bsky.social
#FOI release: new LandIS agreement between Defra and Cranfield University www.owenboswarva.com/blog/post-so... #soildata #defradata not- #opendata

This is the contract that governs access to the national soil map for England and Wales – data infrastructure that really should be open but isn't.
March 20, 2024 at 9:15 AM
sustainablesoils.bsky.social
Great session at #Groundswell2025 hosted by @opengeohub.bsky.social covering data, AI, and open access.

AgFunder's Louisa Burwood-Taylor: “We should not be paying to access data, because most data was created with tax payer money”. We agree completely.

#SoilData #OpenData #NationalSoilsInventory
July 2, 2025 at 1:55 PM
sustainablesoils.bsky.social
We're on the ground at #Groundswell2025 - find us at the Soil Medic tent, where we're engaging with farmers, asking about their experiences of using soil data on a questionnaire, which is also online: bit.ly/SoilsDataGS

#SoilData #RegenerativeAgriculture #SustainableSoils
Soils Data Questionnaire
Regular soil assessment lies at the heart of regenerative farming. However, it’s an increasingly complex landscape with new schemes and technologies, and different rules about soils data collection, o...
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July 2, 2025 at 1:53 PM
ca4sh.bsky.social
❗️CA4SH event in partnership with @cifor-icraf.org , NORAD and the Varda Foundation.

27 - 28 January 2026
World Agroforestry (ICRAF) Campus, Nairobi

#SoilHealth #SoilData
January 22, 2026 at 12:32 PM
ca4sh.bsky.social
📍 Rome, Italy

In November 2025, the Varda Foundation and CIFOR-ICRAF co-hosted a two-day co-design workshop focused on scaling soil data infrastructure across Africa - with collaboration at its core.

🗞️ Read the full news piece | bit.ly/452ePcM

@cifor-icraf.org @norad.no

#SoilData #SoilHealth
January 9, 2026 at 2:46 PM