Soil Navigator decision support system (DSS)

{Tool} Soil Navigator decision support system (DSS). Creator(s): Debeljak, Marko. Issuing Organisation(s): Jožef Stefan Institute. (2024)

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Summary

The Soil Navigator helps them answer the question: ‘how can I best manage my land in order to meet all expectations?’ Farmers can also submit their ambition levels regarding the five functions and baseline soil and management information for a given field. Together this enables the Navigator to give advice on issues such as field margin management, nutrient management, fertilisation and agricultural lime supplementation.

EPrint Type:	Practice tool
Teaser:	A Decision Support System for assessing and optimizing soil functions.
What problem does the tool address?:	The soil has a key role to play in terms of combating climate change, feeding 10 billion people in 2050, and preserving and rejuvinating biodiversity. A large percentage of the soil is owned by farmers, placing pressure on them to resolve these major issues. The LANDMARK project showcases how scientists from Wageningen University & Research are working with 21 partners from 14 European countries to develop a ‘soil navigator’ for farmers, an assessment tool for policy makers and a policy framework for Brussels.
What solution does the tool offer?:	The Soil Navigator decision support system (DSS) was developed in the Horizon 2020 project LANDMARK. It assesses the initial capacities of five soil functions within a field, including primary productivity, nutrient cycling, water purification and regulation, carbon sequestration and climate regulation, as well as biodiversity and habitat provision. In addition, this evidence-based DSS offers targeted solutions and management recommendations to improve the supply of several soil functions simultaneously and assisting farmers and farm advisors to make the right decisions for long-term sustainability.
Country:	Slovenia
Type of Practice Tool:	Calculation tools
Keywords:	climate change, climate change adaptation, climate-smart agriculture, resilience, soil health, soil quality, soil management, soil conservation, nutrient management, nutrient cycling, nutrient cycles, soil fertility, organic fertilizers
Agrovoc keywords:	Language Value URI English climate change http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1666 English climate change adaptation http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1374567058134 English climate-smart agriculture http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1361789093890 English resilience http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1374480530924 English soil quality http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_a9645d28 English soil health -> soil quality http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_a9645d28 English soil management http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7176 English soil conservation http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7165 English nutrient management http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_330697 English nutrient cycling -> nutrient cycles http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_12869 English soil fertility http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7170 English organic fertilizers http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4592
Subjects:	Soil > Soil quality Soil > Nutrient turnover Environmental aspects
Research affiliation:	European Union > Horizon Europe > OrganicClimateNET > selected tools European Union > Organic Farm Knowledge Slovenia
Horizon Europe or H2020 Grant Agreement Number:	101136880
Related Links:	https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/56035, https://organicclimatenet.eu/, https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/55530, https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/55534
Project ID:	OFK
Deposited By:	Rüger, Madelaine Lea
ID Code:	56035
Deposited On:	25 Jul 2025 13:26
Last Modified:	25 Jul 2025 13:26
Document Language:	English
Status:	Published

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