Open Technology Ecosystem for Agricultural Management – an interview with Dr. Dorn Cox “Our Sci is building some of the key utilities for conducting large-scale public science. One of the core orientations that OpenTEAM has taken – that I think is really important to large-scale collaboration – is focusing on the way in which we ask […]
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SoilStack is designed to be an open-source, all-inclusive, flexible tool to make better decisions about soil sampling, while maintaining clear permissioning and the ability to adapt to future needs.
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Interview with Greg Austic on Proofing Future “I don’t think community-driven science is possible, I know that it is possible, and furthermore when it happens it is an absolute joy.” Sebastian Klemm recently talked in depth with Our-Sci’s cofounder about SurveyStack and the future of community research–as well as what the DIY biodiesel scene can […]
Read MorePutting soil research into the hands of the community We have been published on Common Place! Through empowering the community to measure and contribute soil data using the reflectometer, we are creating models to predict soil C levels… and they improve with every measurement. Click the link below to read about our journey to creating […]
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First Peer-Reviewed Paper Published Using Our-Sci Reflectometer The paper, titled “Accessible, affordable, fine-scale estimates of soil carbon for sustainable management in sub-Saharan Africa” (link), was published in the Soil Science Society of America Journal on April 28th. Our-Sci’s own Dan TerAvest performed this research in collaboration with Patrick M. Ewing, Xinyi Tu, and Sieglinde S. […]
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A Day in the Life of a Data Point
Moving from Research to Prediction with SurveyStack: A Day in the Life of a Data Point Octavio Duarte, June 2021 Summary: A walkthrough of the Our-Sci data pipeline, from field to prediction outputs. This is part of our journey to transform our tool suite from a specialized solution for a few use cases into a […]
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Introducing SurveyStack, the new Data Collection Platform from the Our-Sci Team When we first started Our Sci 3 years ago, we built our platform (Our Sci App v.1) around connecting hand-held instruments to mobile data collection apps. For the past few years, we have worked with numerous project partners, some who required integration with hand-held and […]
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Testing a novel approach to quantify soil Carbon using direct measurements with the Our Sci Reflectometer and soil metadata Previously, we highlighted the potential of soil carbon sequestration to remove significant CO2 from the atmosphere and discussed the challenges in developing pathways for soil carbon sequestration credits. One of the key challenges is the difficulty in […]
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I already get it – take me to the conference page or heck just let me apply now! Wanting more info… Read on! Why another conference? Information about our food system should be public or easy-to-share. Unfortunately, that is often not the case. Food is currently produced by a mix of private and public entities, and information about […]
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Why soil Carbon matters Soils are the largest terrestrial pool of organic carbon on the planet, holding as much as 3,000 Gt of carbon in the upper 2 meters of soil. To put that into perspective, the total amount of carbon in the atmosphere is currently about 870 Gt and annual CO2-C emissions from fossil fuels equal about 9.7 […]
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