Advancing Soil Health Through Data Innovation
Healthy soils are essential for sustainable agriculture, biodiversity and climate resilience. Yet accurately assessing soil organic carbon (SOC) remains a challenge, as valuable soil data are often scattered across organisations and difficult to share. In this 11th ScaleAgData Newsletter, we highlight how the Soil R&I Lab, together with ILVO, AUTH, VTT and INDRA, is developing innovative approaches to overcome these challenges.
From Regional Insights to Field-Level Precision
Discover how federated learning allows partners in Belgium and Greece to jointly improve SOC predictions using satellite imagery, without sharing sensitive soil data. We also explore how hyperspectral drone imagery and innovative machine learning techniques deliver more accurate, high-resolution soil carbon maps. Together, these advances bring us closer to reliable soil information, from regional landscapes down to individual fields.