Tag: Sabine Grunwald

AI soil imaging by the LandScan.AI Digital Soil Core (TM) shows granules of soil in shades of red, orange, cream, and white.

Beneath the Surface: How AI Soil Imaging Could Change the Future of Farming

by Mike Loizzo
June 5, 2026

What happens beneath the soil surface shapes everything above it — crop productivity, water quality, nutrient efficiency and climate resilience. Yet for decades, understanding subsurface soils has depended on slow laboratory methods. Besides ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: AI, AI Soil Imaging, Arnold Schumann, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Soil Core, LandScan.AI, Perseverança Mungofa, Sabine Grunwald, Sandy Soils, Soil Intelligence Systems, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences
A map of the world showing clay content in soil with various shades of brown.

Research examines links between global soil properties and various environmental and socio-economic factors

by Mike Loizzo
August 6, 2025

To better understand the planet’s topsoil, a large team of international scientists created the first high-resolution global map of six key soil properties. Two faculty members from the UF/IFAS Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: AI, Artificial Intelligence, Environment, GeoAI, Global Soil Properties, Landscape Analysis, Nikolaos Tziolas, Pedometrics, Sabine Grunwald, Soil Health, Soil Science Artificial Intelligence, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences
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Researchers create first high-resolution map of soil properties across the globe

by Megan Winslow
August 6, 2025

To better understand the planet’s topsoil, an international team of scientists, including University of Florida researchers, created the first high-resolution global maps of key soil properties. (more…) READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agricultural Management, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Carbon Sequestration, Data Science, Department Of Soil, Digital Soil Mapping, GeoAI, Global Food Systems, Global Soil Properties, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Landscape Analysis, Machine Learning, Map, Megan Winslow, Mike Loizzo, Modeling, Nikolaos Tziolas, Pedometrics, Remote Sensing, Sabine Grunwald, Socioeconomics, Soil, Soil Health, Soil Science, Soil Security, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Sustainability, SWES, The Innovation, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Water
Soil core sampling in a sandy field.

Decadal Soil Changes: UF/IFAS study aligns with World Soil Day 2024

by Mike Loizzo
December 5, 2024

This World Soil Day (Dec. 5), as we celebrate the theme "Caring for Soils: Measure, Monitor, Manage," UF/IFAS researchers are launching an initiative to better understand soil health dynamics. A team of scientists, including Dr. Yang Lin, Dr. ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Artificial Intelligence, Carbon Storage, Dynamic Soil Properties, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Nikolaos Tziolas, Sabine Grunwald, Soil Health, Soil Mapping, Soil Survey, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, World Soil Day, Yang Lin
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Professor Sabine Grunwald co-edits new book that offers appreciation of soil across cultures

by Mike Loizzo
October 19, 2023

Sabine Grunwald, Professor of Pedometrics, Landscape Analysis, and GIS, in the UF/IFAS Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, says soil has been taken for granted globally. She hopes Cultural Understanding of Soils: The Importance ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Sabine Grunwald, Soil, Soil And Water Sciences, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences

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