Spectroscopy is the study of the interaction between matter and electromagnetic radiation and is based on the principle that molecular vibrations and electronic transitions associated with soil constituents absorb light while interacting with radiation. Soil spectroscopy is a fast, cost-effective, and environmental-friendly technique that can be used to characterize the chemical, physical and biological components of soil such as soil organic carbon, soil texture, etc. These determine the health and usability of soils.

Following the launch of the GLOSOLAN Soil Spectroscopy Initiative on Earth Day on 21 April 2020, the first plenary meeting on spectroscopy was held in a virtual setting on 23-25 September 2020. Over 340 participants from 63 countries attended and for the first time since the discovery of this technology, institutions, and experts from around the world decided to join efforts and use soil spectroscopy to support decision making on soil protection globally.

The GLOSOLAN initiative on soil spectroscopy will focus on a national capacity development programme. This includes trainings on national and regional soil spectral laboratories building and the development of national and regional soil spectral libraries with their estimation service, and the provision of advisory services on suitable instrumentation.

Spectral technology enables soil analysis at scales that can support local to global digital soil mapping and precision agriculture, reducing the cost of soil testing services for different users such as farmers and researchers. It will also assist the data-based policy development as well as soil monitoring for climate change adaptation and mitigation.

These webinars are firstly addressed to GLOSOLAN partners, soil researchers, soil laboratories, agricultural and environmental related agencies, etc. However, anybody interested in this technology and willing to support the global fight for healthy soils is invited to join!

This first series of webinars will feature leading and well-known soil scientists specialized in soil spectroscopy. They will present the basic mechanisms of soil spectroscopy to all interested stakeholders. They will also share their knowledge and experiences on the building of soil spectral libraries related to agriculture and environmental applications.

Each webinar session will last 1 hour. Each speaker will give a presentation of 30-45 minutes followed by a Q&A session. 

Yes! These webinars are just the beginning of GLOSOLAN's country capacity development workshops. So, stay tuned as more subjects and topics of interest will be covered in the next months, including webinar in different languages (e.g., Spanish, French, etc.).

28 October 2021 | 15:00 CET

SPEAKER: Eyal Ben-Dor
LANGUAGE: English

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14 October 2021 | 14:00 CET

SPEAKER: Cecile Gomez
LANGUAGE: English

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4 October 2021 | 15:00 CEST

SPEAKER:  José Alexandre M. Demattê
LANGUAGE: English

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23 September 2021 | 8:00 CET

SPEAKER: Alex McBratney
LANGUAGE: English

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16 September 2021 | 9:00 CET

SPEAKER: Budiman Minasny
LANGUAGE: English

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6 September 2021 | 15:00 CET

SPEAKER: Bo Stenberg
LANGUAGE: English

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