TerrasoJan 8

As 2026 begins, the latest version of LandPKS Soil ID delivers exciting new features: data export, a new soil review experience for easier soil identification, and translation to new languages. Read more about the feature on our website: https://landpks.terraso.org/landpks-soil-id-adds-data-export-french-and-georgian-translations-and-rate-match/

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LandPKS Soil ID Adds Data Export, French and Georgian Translations, and Rate Match | LandPKS Soil ID

As 2026 begins, we are excited to share a major update to LandPKS Soil ID, the premier app for ground-truthed soil data collection and identification in the field. Version 1.4.2 delivers new features, including data export, a new soil review experience for easier soil identification, and translation to new languages.  Export your soils data Ground-truthed ... Read more

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TerrasoOct 3

We are excited to announce that LandPKS Soil ID now enables you to collect soil observations and identify soils in the field anywhere in the world. https://landpks.terraso.org/landpks-soil-id-goes-global/

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LandPKS Soil ID Goes Global

We are excited to announce that LandPKS Soil ID now enables you to collect soil observations and identify soils anywhere in the world.  This update expands upon our original app release, which…

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TerrasoOct 2

Ukraine's rare and uniquely fertile black Chernozem soils possess extraordinary self-healing capacity. So does Ukraine's scientific community.

Our Senior Designer, Courtney Tiberio, wrote this case study to tell the story of Professor Yuriy Dmytruk's partnership with the #LandPKS Soil ID team—how a free mobile app is helping Ukrainian soil scientists continue critical research and education despite damaged infrastructure and farmlands. 🌾🇺🇦

https://landpks.terraso.org/healing-ukraines-soils/

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Healing Ukraine’s Soils: LandPKS Supports Agricultural Recovery Through International Collaboration

A case study on international collaboration: How a free mobile app is supporting Ukraine’s soil scientists in their efforts to assess and heal the country’s precious Chernozem soils.

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TerrasoFeb 10, 2025

Hi all. We're excited to share we've published a new, free, open source soil science application: #LandPKS Soil ID!

Soil ID makes it simple to identify the soil beneath your feet. Gather observations about the soil and compare your data to possible soils from local soil maps.

We're launching in the U.S. to start with, with soils outside the U.S. coming soon thereafter.

Learn more: https://landpks.terraso.org/take-to-the-field-with-landpks-soil-id/

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Take to the field with LandPKS Soil ID

We’re excited to announce the launch of Terraso’s LandPKS Soil ID, a powerful new tool for sustainable land stewardship. Use this free and open source tool to obtain soil and ecological site identi…

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Show threadDerek Caelin is writing a bookJan 3, 2025

"In general, local soil classification has two components: a physical (morphological) and a perceptual (non-morphological) dimensions (Ettema, 1994)... Four sets of classification criteria have been globally identified: 1) color and texture; 2) consistence and soil moisture; 3) organic matter, stoniness, topography, land use, and drainage; and 4) fertility, productivity, workability, structure, depth and soil temperature."

#LandPKS uses color and texture, among other attributes.

Show threadDerek Caelin is writing a bookJan 3, 2025

"Although INEGI’s cartography accounts for almost 100% of the national territory, it lacks of a significant impact on some potential users, such as farmers, because the information is not easily accessible, useful, accurate or current."

Since I started work on #LandPKS, this has been a huge lesson for me. Science has produced a wealth of knowledge, but there is a barrier to land stewards accessing and interpreting the knowledge.