Take a tour of LandPKS being used in the field.
LandPKS
A free modular mobile phone app connected to global databases, models, and cloud-based storage.
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LandPKS: The App
LandInfo Module
A module for rapid soil (texture, color) characterization, soil identification, and accessing soil and ecological site information.
LandCover Module
A module for rapid vegetation monitoring (vegetation composition, plant height, and canopy/basal gaps).
Global Use Cases
LandPKS is a USAID-funded project that is implemented by the USDA-ARS. Click on each highlighted region below to learn more examples of how LandPKS is being used in each.
LandPKS Pilot Testing with Local Level Participatory Land Use Planning in Ethiopia
In the month of August, our Ethiopia Local Coordinator Adane Buni organized a series of trainings and pilot tests with the Ministry of Agriculture and the Land Administration and Use Directorate. The training series included a Training of…
Introducing Our New Global Coordinator: Meghan Mize
This month, LandPKS welcomes Meghan Mize as our new Global Coordinator. Meghan has more than eight years of experience in international agriculture and program management. She also has a background in horticulture, agronomy, agriculture extension, value chain development, and communications.…
LandPKS in the NCSS Conference
On June 9 -13th the University of Rhode Island in Narragansett, Rhode Island hosted the U.S. National Cooperative Soil Survey Conference, bringing soil and ecological specialists together to promote the collection and delivery of soil resource information. The National Cooperative…
Brilliant! Many thanks and I look forward to viewing the updates/mods! Best wishes to the LandPKS team for all their hard work to meet varied users’ needs!
Thanks a lot for this. It has been useful in our day-to-day activities.
…still in love with our planet’s magical soils…thank you for all you do! keep up the great work.