building a public repository of open soil iron data for brazil
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Our Goal- Build a centralized, public and free repository of
standardized and georeferenced soil iron data with
national coverage.
- Boost the development of a completely new type of
community driven, free and open soil data repository.
Building a Public Repository of Open Soil IronData for Brazil
Alessandro Samuel-Rosa(1), Ricardo Dalmolin(1), Paulo Gubiani(1), Stanley Oliveira(2), Humberto dos Santos(2), Eloi Ribeiro(3)
(1)Federal University of Santa Maria, (2)Embrapa, (3)ISRIC World Soil Information
Since December 2016:
- Some 26 thousand records from circa 300 datasets.
- About 6 thousand georeferenced observations.
- Main source is Embrapa's Brazilian Soil Information System
(www.bdsolos.cnptia.embrapa.br).
- Over 20 soil scientists have already shared soil data.
Current Status
Data Manipulation ToolsWe use Google Sheets to organize and publish the data:
- Easiness: spreadsheets are familiar to all.
- Flexibility/Robustness: concurrent edition and reviewing
tools, version control persistent identification.
The 10k TargetWe target at reaching, by the end of 2017, the sum of 10 thousand
georeferenced observations containing some soil iron content data
covering the Brazilian territory.
Author email: [email protected] Project website: www.ufsm.br/febr Project email: [email protected]
Key Challenges(1) Motivate authors to provide comprehensive metadata
and adhere to standards.
(2) Guessing spatial coordinates of non-georeferenced
soil observations.
(3) Establishing communication between data sources.
(4) Finding people willing to help in data organization
and standardization.
ProductsAccess, augment and review datasets:
- www.ufsm.br/febr/data.html
R package to download data:
- https://github.com/samuel-rosa/febr
Procedures manual:
- https://github.com/samuel-rosa/febr-book
This project is being developed under the auspices of the Postgraduate Program
in Soil Science of the Federal University of Santa Maria as part of the National
Postdoctoral Program (PNPD) of the Coordination for Advancement for High
Level Personnel (CAPES) of the Ministry of Education of Brazil.
Av. Roraima nº 1000, Prédio 42, Sala 3308Cidade Universitária, Bairro Camobi
Santa Maria - RS, CEP 97105-900Phone: +55 (55) 3220-8157
Email: [email protected]