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9-721: ISRIC - World Soil Information, also known as the International Soil Reference and Information Centre , is a science-based independent foundation. It was established in 1966, following a recommendation by the International Society of Soil Science (ISSS, now known as the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS)) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) . ISRIC's role

18-499: A large database of quality-assessed and standardised soil profile data for the world, that has been used for producing soil property maps at 250 m resolution, with quantified uncertainty,for the world using state-of-the-art machine learning (SoilGrids). and many other applications. International Union of Soil Sciences The Union has 86 national and regional member societies with about 60,000 scientists in several countries and individual members in 57 countries. Every four years,

27-554: A range of materials, including country-specific reports, maps, and slides, as well as soil specimens (including monoliths, samples, thin sections, and hand specimens). A selection of ISRIC's soil monolith collection is on permanent display in the World Soil Museum. ISRIC is a regular member of the ISC World Data System, and is known as WDC-Soils since 1989. ISRIC's main open access databases include WoSIS,

36-520: Is to compile and disseminate information regarding soil resources globally, contributing to the understanding and resolution of key global issues. ISRIC responsibilities include gathering, compilation, and distribution of soil information at global, national, and regional levels. Its objectives are organized into four main areas: Setting Standards and References, Soil Information Provisioning, Capacity Building and Advocacy, and Development of Derived Products. The organization's reference collection encompasses

45-766: The IUSS Alert and twice a year the IUSS Bulletin . December 5 is celebrated as the World Soil Day . The IUSS has Divisions and Commissions in the following areas: This structure and the Commissions have grown from the original six Commissions established in 1924. In addition, the IUSS holds many Working Groups. Every Working Group is associated to a Commission. Until 2014, the IUSS President

54-724: The IUSS holds the World Congress of Soil Science . As of January 2023, the secretariat was taken over by the Council for Agricultural Research and Economics of Italy. Previously, the secretariat was managed by Sigbert Huber, an officer of the Environment Agency Austria ( Umweltbundesamt ), located in Vienna. The purpose of the IUSS is to promote all branches of soil science and its applications, to promote contacts among scientists and other persons engaged in

63-601: The World Congress 2010 till the closure of the World Congress 2014. Since 2014, the IUSS President is elected by the IUSS Council for a two-year period. Since 2017, the change in office is January 1. The election is more than two years in advance. The IUSS President is the scientific leader, and the Secretary (instead of the former Secretary-General) is the organizing leader. The first IUSS President according to

72-568: The study and the application of soil science; to stimulate scientific research and to further the application of such research. The IUSS is a founding partner of the International Year of Planet Earth and supports all of its activities. The IUSS has contributed to the International Year of Planet Earth's brochure "Soil – earth's living skin", which has been translated into several languages. The IUSS publishes monthly

81-402: Was designated by the national soil science society that was responsible for the next World Congress of Soil Science. This was normally a four-year period. The change in office was immediately after closing the World Congress. However, many tasks of scientific leadership were done by a Secretary-General. The last IUSS President according to this regulation was Jae Yang, who acted from the closure of

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