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This project will bring together soil scientists, spectroscopists, informaticians, data scientists and software engineers to overcome some of the current bottlenecks preventing wider and more efficient use of soil spectroscopy.
- A series of working groups will be formed to address topics including calibration transfer, model choice, outreach & demonstration, and use of spectroscopy to inform global carbon cycle modeling.
- The network will create open source software to quality check, harmonize and standardize spectra and soil data collections.
- The network will deliver a web-based software platform, The Open Soil Spectroscopy Library (OSSL), backed by large spectral databases and robust statistical models, which derives soil properties from the spectral data.
- Demonstration, outreach and educational activities will promote the use of the Open Soil Spectral Library and data-driven science to help fill the soil data gap.