LandPKS in Use

Teachers and Students

LandPKS offers a suite of tools for teachers and students. Learn to identify the soil at your location and determine how much water the soil can store. Plan and record gardening activities. Monitor soil health.

A Simple Tool for Teachers and Students

With the LandPKS app, you can identify your soil based on your location and improve that identification with your own observations. Monitor soil health with simple field observations. Easily collect vegetation cover and composition data with a yardstick. Keep data private or share with others on the Data Portal. Explore and download data from throughout the world. For instructions on getting started with LandPKS, download the user guide below.

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Benefits

Soil Identification and Site Characterization

Identify soil at your site based on your location and NRCS (US) or FAO (International) data
Record slope, texture, and color for more accurate soil ID
Access estimates of the infiltration rate and water holding capacity of the soil at your site. View how these change with increased soil organic matter.
Access climate data at your site including temperature, precipitation, and growing degree days

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Determine Land Capability Class (LCC)

For international users: Calculate LCC to determine potential uses and degradation risks based on soil identification and limitations of your site. Remove limitations for a user-defined LCC based on your management.
For US users: Access USDA-determined LCC based on your soil identification.

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Monitor Soil Health

Plan and track land management activities like plantings, weed and pest management, and erosion control
Track visual observations like soil smell and biological activity
Store lab data with your field observations for easy reference

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Easily Collect Vegetation Cover and Composition Data

Measure cover, composition, and height vegetation in 20 minutes using a yardstick

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Discover Potential Wildlife Species in Your Area (North America only)

View a selection of species that may occur near your location
Compare species’ habitat with your data

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LandPKS Learning

Learning Center

Find tutorials, videos, and helpful guides for using LandPKS. Learn more about the methods used in the app. Access student and teacher resources. Access helpful resources for managing your land.

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Education

Resources for K-12 teachers and students to use LandPKS to learn about and measure soil & vegetation.

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Training & User Guides

Videos and downloadable guides to quickly learn how to use LandPKS, as well as tech support.

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LandPKS Modules & Functions

Descriptions and background information for each of the LandPKS modules.

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From Our Blog

News, updates, and deep-dives into the LandPKS platform and resources for sustainable land management.

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SoilID redesign provides a powerful key to unlock soil information, including SoilGrids access

Since 2019, soilID, which links LandPKS users to existing soil maps of their location, has been at the core of LandPKS, and we just released a new version, available now.

“Maybe I’ll finally get a smartphone now!”

LandPKS holds a training event in San Luis, Colorado, to introduce local land managers to using LandPKS to access soil and ecological site information that can support management decisions.

Teaching Land Potential in the San Joaquin Valley

As part of their Earth Academy program, the Sequoia Riverlands Trust teaches California high schoolers rangeland science with LandPKS.

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Download LandPKS today for free and discover the value and potential of your land. Use this information to plan and track management actions, and to monitor soil health and vegetation indicators over time.

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