Yusuf Yigini Seventh session of the GSP Plenary Assembly | 5 - 7 June 2019 | FAO HQ, Rome, Italy

1. GSP Global Data
Products
Towards a Global Soil Information System
Yusuf Yigini - GSP Secretariat

2. Status and Progress (Data)
• GSOCmap Global Soil Organic Carbon Map
• >>> V1.0 (2017) >>> V1.2.0 (2018) >>> V1.5 (June 2019)
• GSERmap Global Soil Erosion Map
• 3-level approach for a harmonised product
• Implementation: Sensitivity to erosion (2019) -> Erosion risk (2020) -> Monitoring
(2020-2021)
• GSSmap Global Soil Salinity Map
• methodology and technical specs being developed Using EC as the main indicator of
salinity, number of predictors as covariates including relevant indicators
• Implementation: 2019
• GSOCseq Global Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration Potential Map
• Multi-phase country-driven process supervised and guided by the ITPS and international
expert groups
• Using RothC process-based modelling
• Implementation: 2019-2020
• SoilSTAT Detailed Concept Note Ready
• Raster based reporting unit, priority indicators, connected with FAOSTAT
• Implementation: 2020 - 2024
GloSIS Data Products – 2019 2020

3. GSERmap
G l o b a l S o i l E r o s i o n M a p

4. GSER19 : Three Specific
Actions
1. Plan of Action for Erosion Control
2. Economics of Soil Erosion
3. Global Soil Erosion map (GSERmap)

5. Multi-phased + Country-driven
• Phase 1 Global scale products that are
globally consistent, thus allowing for a
comparison between geographic regions and for
identifying hotspots
• Phase 2 National scale products that
will follow an uniform methodology allowing the
incorporation of available national data
• Phase 3 National scale products based
on field or on-screen visual interpretation of soil
erosion signs achieved through monitoring
programs

6. Multi-phased + Country-driven

7. Main Actors
• ITPS
• Overall scientific guidance
• GSP Secretariat
• Capacity Development, Data Collection,
Communication, Dissemination
• INSII
• Implementation, Data Production
• INSII + P4WG + Soil Erosion Expert
Group
• Technical Product Specifications, Guidelines, QA/QC
• Soil Erosion Expert Group
• Scientific Support, Phase 1 Data Products

8. TimeLine

9. GSSmap
Global Soil Salinity Map

10. Pillar 4 - GSSmap
• Pragmatic and Simplified Approach for
Global Assessment
• EC will be the main indicator for Soil
Salinity Digital Soil Mapping
• Ground data + Predictors including relevant
indices from RS Data
• Depth (Top Soil - Subsoil)
• 0-30 , 30- 100cm
• GSSmap will trigger 2nd Level assessment
for high risk areas, hotspots
Status: Concept Note Technical Specs Ready

11. Main Actors
• ITPS
• Overall scientific guidance
• GSP Secretariat
• Capacity Development, Data Collection,
Communication, Dissemination
• INSII
• Implementation, Data Production
• INSII + P4WG + Soil Salinity Experts +
ICBA
• Technical Product Specifications, Guidelines, QA/QC

13. SoilSTAT
Monitoring global soil condition

14. SoilSTAT
• Detailed Concept Note, GSP PA 7th
• Initial discussions with the FAO Statistics Group
• Implementation Phase will start in 2020
SoilSTAT is the statistics component of the Global Soil Partnership’s
Global Soil Information System (GloSIS) and the tool for monitoring
global soil resources. The GSP and its partners will design SoilSTAT
and populate it as with harmonized, interoperable national soil indicators.
The name of the system mirrors the FAOSTAT family of global-status
databases used for monitoring.

15. Activity Time Responsibility Notes
Finalization of the SoilSTAT concept note 03 2019 Pillar 4 WG, INSII
Global soil indicators: a methodical
assessment and indicator fact sheets
04 2019 Pillar 5 WG, INSII
Final Review 04 2019 ITPS
Plenary Assembly 2019 06 2019 GSP members,
national focal points
Endorsement
Guidebook for SoilSTAT 04 2020 See section 6
Includes Decision on Native Spatial
Reporting Unit(s)
Finalization of indicator specifications
SoilSTAT Central Architecture 07 2019 – 04 2020 GSP, FAO-CIO, GSP-
SDF
Testing with the indicators soil organic
carbon decline
01 – 04 2020 Voluntary INSII
members, SDF, GSP
Secretariat,
SoilSTAT Guidebook V1.0 06 2020 Endorsement GSP 8
th
PA
SoilSTAT in action
priority indicators
07 2020 – 04
2022
GSP
FAO
INSII members
Coordinated by GSP
Secretariat, assisted by
P4WG

16. Thank You…
GSP Secretariat Pillar 4 Team
Yusuf Yigini, Kostiantyn Viatkin , Isabel Luotto
Slide Design: Matteo Sala