LandPKS

Ground-truth your soil decisions.

LandPKS is a suite of free and powerful mobile apps for people working with land and soil, from learners to experts. Built from the ground up to unlock field data for sustainable land decisions.

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LandPKS Soil ID

The next generation of LandPKS

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  • Collect soil data with easy to follow guides
  • Identify soils by comparing field data with powerful soil maps
  • Determine ecological site and Land Capability Classification (USA)
  • Share data with expert advisors
  • Work in teams
  • Custom soil depths
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LandPKS Classic

The original app, trusted around the world

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  • Monitor rangeland vegetation
  • Track soil health
  • Document land management
  • Calculate available water-holding capacity
  • Customize Land Capability Classification
  • Identify Soils

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Rebuilding a powerful soil science application

LandPKS Soil ID is a redesign and update of the premier free soil science application, LandPKS Classic. We’re recreating the most popular features of the original app while enhancing the user experience.

The LandPKS project has incorporated dozens of partners over the years, including government, university, and nonprofit experts. Our vision is to build a series of tools to help people understand their land and make sustainable decisions.

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Learn what LandPKS can do for you

Discover how LandPKS can help you access, store, and interpret soil, vegetation, and land management information anywhere in the world.

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Agricultural
Extension

Professor Dmytruk and his students digging a pit to assess the soil properties and determine soil identification using LandPKS Soil ID in Ukraine.

Teachers and
Students

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Farmers and
Ranchers

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Researchers
and Scientists

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Rangeland
Managers

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Land Use
Planners

Partner with us!

If your mission is to improve farmer livelihoods, advance evidence-based agricultural practice, promote data and digital equity, or support sustainable and regenerative land use, you're already thinking like a LandPKS partner. Dozens of organizations, from university researchers to government agencies to smallholder farmer networks, have helped shape LandPKS Soil ID into what it is today. Join us!
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