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BookletA primer on soil analysis using visible and near-infrared (vis-NIR) and mid-infrared (MIR) spectroscopy
Soil spectroscopy training manual #1
2022“A primer on soil analysis using visible and near-infrared (vis-NIR) and mid-infrared (MIR) spectroscopy” is the first training material on the topic of soil spectroscopy for beginner levels, by the Global Soil Laboratory Network Initiative on Soil Spectroscopy (GLOSOLAN-Spec) of the Global Soil Partnership, FAO. This document provides an introduction to the use of soil spectroscopy for soil analysis and covers the basic and fundamental procedures for using this technology for soil analysis. The series “Soil spectroscopy training material” is part of the Global Soil Laboratory Network (GLOSOLAN) to strengthen the capacity of laboratories in soil analysis. It provides a series of training materials covering wide range of topics in soil vis-NIR and MIR spectroscopy. The overall objective is to develop national and regional soil spectral libraries with an estimation service, and to provide advisory services on appropriate instrumentation. -
Book (stand-alone)Global Soil Laboratory Assessment
2018 Online survey
2019Also available in:
No results found.GLOSOLAN is a Global Soil Laboratory Network which aims to harmonize soil analysis methods and data so that soil information is comparable and interpretable across laboratories, countries and regions. Evidence-based decisions are critical to the achievement of Sustainable Soil Management (SSM), food security and nutrition, and Agenda 2030. While the quantity and quality of soil data are fundamental, soil information must also be harmonized and globally consistent to have impact. This report presents and discusses the results of the first GLOSOLAN online survey at the global and regional level. This is the first soil laboratory survey ever made at such a large and international scale. The analysis of the first worldwide survey of laboratories undertaking soil analyses demonstrates the motivation of these laboratories to join an international network; confirms the need for the implementation of global harmonization and standardization of analytical procedures; shows the need for improving the knowledge and competence of laboratory staff; and finally suggests that addressing the existing quality assurance/quality control issues between laboratories should start at the regional level. -
BookletGlobal Soil Laboratory Assessment 2020
Laboratories’ capacities and needs
2021Also available in:
No results found.This document is based on the answers provided by soil laboratories to the survey “global assessment on laboratory capacities and needs” (see Annex II), which was conducted by the Global Soil Laboratory Network (GLOSOLAN) under the framework of the Global Soil Partnership of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Online surveys are known to be the best and fastest way to collect information for large-scale monitoring and evaluation. In 2018, a first global survey was launched by GLOSOLAN to collect information to consolidate the objectives of the network and define its work plan in terms of standard operating procedures for harmonization. The survey discussed in this report aimed at collecting information on laboratories’ training and equipment needs and at assessing the capacity of laboratories to satisfy national demands in soil analysis. In this regard, questions were not laboratory specific but country oriented. These data will serve to improve the GLOSOLAN work plan in terms of activities, budget allocation and provision of country-specific political support. It can also help to mobilize financial resources and to develop better nationally and regionally oriented work plans on soil laboratories.
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