A component or module is a discrete portion of a tool that has a particular function. Components can be assembled in different combinations to create hacks or tools. The larger the library of components, the more “genetic” diversity to choose from when creating new tools or hacks.
The Cool Farm Tool is an online calculator that enables farmers to measure their greenhouse gas emissions, and understand mitigation options for agricultural production. Originally initiated by Unilever, the CFT greenhouse gas emissions calculator is based on empirical research from a broad range of published data sets and IPCC methods. The tool calculates emissions estimates from N2O emissions based on an empirical model built from an analysis of over 800 global datasets. These datasets refine IPCC Tier 1 estimates of N2O emission by factoring in the guiding drivers of N2O emissions such as rate of N applied, soil texture, soil carbon, moisture and soil pH.
Farmers and representatives from agribusiness, government agencies, non-profit organizations, and universities form the Northeast, Southeast and Midwest Cover Crops Councils. Organizational objectives include: define knowledge gaps, foster multi-state/multi-institutional research and collaboration with farmers, report cover crop best management practices, and develop web-based cover crop decision support tools to promote cover crop adoption and maximize cover crop benefits accrued.
A Creative Commons license is one of several public copyright licenses that enable the free distribution of an otherwise copyrighted work. A CC license is used when an author wants to give people the right to share, use, and build upon a work that they have created.
The CSA Connector is a tool that will connect all of the relevant participants in the emerging climate smart commodity marketplace—buyers, producers, technical service providers, and certifiers–with each other and with the information needed to support transactions among them. Those using the connector will ultimately have easy access to a wide range of resources, including environmental claims registries, calibration data sets, and other information libraries.
The ability of an individual or organization to obtain and ‘move’ their data from one place, platform, etc. to another
Addresses who has control over, ownership, and manages of data or databases and under what conditions (e.g., laws, agreements, etc.). This term is used differently by different groups and lacks a universal definition, data sovereignty is usually referenced in the context of an individual’s ability to fully create and control their credentials, identity, and related information about themselves and their work. In the context of this narrative, data sovereignty ensures that the individual or community about whom data is collected has knowledge of and meaningful consent over how that information is used and shared by others by providing these individuals and communities with the tools and resources to control, interpret, and act on their own data.
The terms Decision Support Tools or Decision Support Systems (DSS) refer to a wide range of computer-based tools (simulation models, and/or techniques and methods) developed to support decision analysis and participatory processes. A DSS consists of a database and different tools coupled with models and is provided with a dedicated interface in order to be directly and more easily accessible by non-specialists (e.g. decision makers). DSS have specific simulation and prediction capabilities but are also used as a vehicle of communication, training and experimentation. Principally, DSS can facilitate dialogue and exchange of information thus providing insights to non-experts and supporting them in the exploration of management and policy options.
The terms Decision Support Tools (DST), or Decision Support Systems (DSS), refer to a wide range of computer-based tools (simulation models, and/or techniques and methods) developed to support decision analysis and participatory processes. A DSS consists of a database and different tools coupled with models, and it is provided with a dedicated interface in order to be directly and more easily accessible by non-specialists (e.g.that is, decision- makers). DSS have specific simulation and prediction capabilities andbut are also used as a vehicle of communication, training, and experimentation. Principally, DSS can facilitate dialogue and exchange of information, thus providing insights to non-experts and supporting them in the exploration of management and policy options.
The DeNitrification-DeComposition (DNDC) model is a computer simulation model of carbon and nitrogen biogeochemistry in agroecosystems. The model can be used for predicting crop growth, soil temperature and moisture regimes, soil carbon dynamics, nitrogen leaching, and emissions of trace gases including nitrous oxide (N2O), nitric oxide (NO), dinitrogen (N2), ammonia (NH3), methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2).
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