Overview
The project helps farmers and land managers measure soil health using artificial intelligence without requiring laboratory analysis. It aims to accelerate soil health data collection and use across Europe to support the Soil Deal for Europe and EU Soil Observatory.
In the news
- We're excited to be at the #Soils4Europe2026 conference this week! Hoping to share all the progress we have made on: 🌍Building robust soil health indicators and indexes 🔬Using novel in-field soil sampling tools 📈And understanding current and future trends through our soil health data cube and app Come and say hello (we'll be at the project fair tomorrow) or check out our website to find out more: https://lnkd.in/edQynah7 Mogens H. Greve David Robinson Josiah Judson Tomislav Hengl Sonia Meller Nima Shokri Mehdi H. Afshar
- Looking for soil-utions to support climate action, resilient food systems and biodiversity? 🤔 Then join us at Soil Health Now! this December, in Greece or virtually. Explore the science, technology and business intelligence for measuring, monitoring and increasing soil health over the four-day event, a meeting of the international soil community 🌍 The draft programme is now available and it’s packed with inspiring conversations, deep-dive demos, hands-on workshops and soil stories from across the world. There’s something for
- It’s actually quite exciting!” says Dr Sonia Meller, about the Soil Enzymatic Activity Reader (SEAR), a device developed by the Digit Soil team as a key to unlock soil’s potential 🗝️ This accessible, easy-to-use device aids our understanding of soil's "complicated biochemistry", in the field without the use of a lab. Find out more about SEAR in our latest podcast, including: 📝 How can it help farmers, land managers and policymakers 👨💻 How enzymatic data could support the Soil Monitoring Law In the podcast, Dr Meller also dives
- Want to know how to nail a soil bulk density measurement? In this video, scientists from our Finnish pilot site show you how to carry out the procedure, step by step. Soil bulk density, together with information on texture and organic matter content, can indicate soil compaction status. This helps us understand how healthy and productive the soil is – showing how well it supports plant growth, holds water, and allows air and nutrients to move freely. Watch the video and then carry out your own soil bulk density measurement! Natural
- What is pH? Why does soil pH play such a pivotal role in soil and plant health? And how can we measure it? Our latest video introduces soil pH as a key soil health indicator and provides an overview of the laboratory procedure used to measure it. Soil pH influences everything from crop nutrient availability to microbial activity, and a wide range of physical, chemical, and biological processes in the soil. Understanding and accurately measuring it is essential for reliable soil health assessments. This video is one of a series
- In the midst of the Strait of Hormuz crisis, resilient soils have become the agricultural equivalent of renewable energy, granting communities greater independence from fragile global supply chains. But for the EU, monitoring millions of hectares of farmland, forests, and urban land is a daunting task. That's where AI and machine learning come in. Read our opinion piece in Euronews by Mogens H. Greve (Department of Agroecology - Aarhus University and Tomislav Hengl (OpenGeoHub Foundation) about how new technologies can
- What differences are there between soil health monitoring or measurement in the US and EU? 🤔 Find out what Cristine Morgan from the Soil Health Institute has to say in this clip. Then listen to Cristine's full podcast for a deeper dive into the topic: https://lnkd.in/d78YhKMd Discover: 🌱 Which soil health indicators are used in North American soil measuring and monitoring programmes and why? 🌱 How US soil monitoring programmes have made use of AI and machine learning so far. 🌱 Elements of the current soil monitoring programmes
- Can we define healthy soil? “I think we need to flip it the other way and look at what is an unhealthy soil, because there's a lot of discussion about soil threats, things like salinisation, compaction, contamination, erosion, degradation...” says the University of Aberdeen's Dr. Grant Campbell, PhD. “With a healthy soil it's quite subjective depending on what environments you're in.” Find out what else Dr Campbell has to say on the challenges of creating a common definition of healthy soil in our latest podcast:
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