A - C
type: Concept

AFSIS/MODIS
type: Concept
change note: 2014-10-20 08:57:23.0 [tbs1979] insert AltLabel (id: null text: Africa Soil Information Service MODIS Collection language code: en);
change note: 2014-10-20 08:56:28.0 [tbs1979] Insert Concept add broader relation (AFSIS/MODIS [5891d145-f9c0-406c-9002-08aadb11a40e,106629] - A - C [0c89f3f4-7ab1-43ce-89ee-795d35f0e30a,77505]);
definition: The Africa Soil Information Service (AfSIS) is developing continent-wide digital soil maps for sub-Saharan Africa using new types of soil analysis and statistical methods, and conducting agronomic field trials in selected sentinel sites. These efforts include the compilation and rescue of legacy soil profile data, new data collection and analysis, and system development for large-scale soil mapping using remote sensing imagery and crowdsourced ground observations.﻿ NASA's Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MODIS) data products provide important inputs, or covariates, for the continent-wide spatial prediction of soil properties. Using both existing services and emerging frameworks, AfSIS is assembling 1) input grids to be used in development of baseline soil property maps and 2) processes to update these grids with the latest data as it becomes available.﻿ For more information, see http://www.africasoils.net/data/ModisData
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