Follow the links below to learn what the App has to offer.
What is LandPKS?
A free modular mobile phone app connected to cloud-based storage, global databases, and models
LandInfo– for rapid soil (texture, color) characterization, soil identification, and accessing soil and ecological site information.
LandCover– for rapid vegetation monitoring (vegetation composition, plant height, and canopy/basal gaps).
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.
Various agricultural practitioners including district extension officers, agricultural college trainers, researchers and agricultural seed producers in Morogoro region have expressed their excitement as they were introduced to LandPKS. This was demonstrated after being trained to use the LandPKS mobile app…
The LandPKS (Land Potential Knowledge System) project is recently launched in Ethiopia to complement ongoing efforts in land administration and sustainable land management. Currently in Ethiopia an emphasis is given on issuing land certificates to secure land tenure rights of…
Adane Buni is the LandPKS Country Coordination Officer for Ethiopia. Adane has graduated in Water Security and International Development at a Master’s of Science Degree level from University of East Anglia, United Kingdom. Previously he has studied Soil Science(MSc) at…
It’s a trust builder.
You immediately learn something when you use the app (like how to determine soil texture).
The app is easy to use.
