Online training on digital soil mapping
Towards the development of national soil salinity maps
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101 participants from 17 pacific countries are currently participating in an online training on digital soil mapping.
This capacity development initiative is supported by a comprehensive capacity development programme which supports member countries to produce their national datasets. A capacity building toolkit has been prepared which outline input data requirements, data preparation, and soil information products to contribute to the global update of salt-affected soils. GSP is using this toolkit to support national experts to produce soil information for evidence-based decision making. The toolkit includes the following:
- Country guidelines
- Lesson 1: Requirements for capacity building
- Lesson 2: Data preparation and software installation
- Lesson 3: Spatial modelling of soil properties
- Lesson 4: Spatial modelling of salt-affected soils
- Technical manual
- QGIS (GIS Software)
- ILWIS (GIS Database)
- R (Modelling and computing software)
The capacity development effort aims at: (1) building consistent and updated national and regional soil information systems to contribute to Global Soil Information System (GloSIS); (2) Share and transfer soil knowledge and new technology within and beyond the region; (3) Provide soil information to all those with interest in sustainable soil and land management; and (4) train a new generation of experts in soil science, digital soil mapping and sustainable soil management.