This presentation was presented during the 3 Parallel session on Theme 1, Monitoring, mapping, measuring, reporting and verification (MRV) of SOC, of the Global Symposium on Soil Organic Carbon that took place in Rome 21-23 March 2017. The presentation was made by Mr. George Zalidis, from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki - Greece, in FAO Hq, Rome

1. Soil Spectral Libraries for monitoring &
reporting on Sustainable Development
Goal indicators in Northern Greece
Nikolaos L. Tsakiridis, Nikolaos Tziolas, George Galanis, Eyal Ben-Dor, George C. Zalidis
Prof. George Zalidis
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Agriculture
Director of the Laboratory of Applied Soil Science
Director of the Laboratory of Remote Sensing and GIS
Scientific Coordinator of i-BEC
ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF
THESSALONIKI
INTERBALKAN
ENVIRONMENT CENTER

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international organization linking local
and regional communities.
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▸ Utilize Earth Observation Data
▸ Protect Natural Resources
applying NEXUS Approach
▸ Stakeholer Engagement
▸ RD of new Products & Sevices
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Organisation of
Link the community
of users
Not just data but
also how these
data can be used
to address key
questions
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4. CONCRETE & SUSTAINABLE
IMPACT TO GEOGLAM
The Role of SOC
▸ Determine ecosystem and agro-ecosystem
function, influencing soil fertility, water
holding capacity
▸ Indicator of overall soil quality associated
with nutrient cycling and its interaction with
climate change
▸ Impact on the productivity of vegetation and
in agricultural yields

5. OVERALL METHODOLOGY
Platform Tier Knowledge TierData Tier
SOCIETAL BENEFIT
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6. SAMPLING AREA - THE NESTOS RIVER DELTA
Data Tier

7. BUILDING THE GREEK SSL
▸ 474 Soil Samples
▸ Chemical Analysis of SOC
▸ 350 - 2500 nm - Sampling Output of 1nm
▸ Standard Protocol
[V. Kopačková and E. Ben-Dor, 2016]
Data Tier

8. MACHINE LEARNING
5-FOLD CROSS-
VALIDATION
BOOSTED REGRESSION
TREES
SIGNIFICANT & ROBUST
RESULTS
Scatter Plot of the Best Model
PredictedSOC
Real SOC
Platform Tier

9. 
SDG GOAL BASED APPROACH
Knowledge Tier

10. Develop
Innovative Solutions
for & with end-users
Mobile Soil Sensor System
[vis-NIR Spectrometer]
Field Diagnostic Toolbox
Complete Set of
Measurements in the field
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initiatives and H2020 projects
FUTURE WORK

11. BUILDING A REGIONAL LIBRARY IN SOUTH-EASTERN
EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
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▸ Building of a Regional Standardized SSL [Task 4.2]
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