The Land-Potential Knowledge System (LandPKSThe Land-Potential Knowledge System (LandPKS) is a simple free and open source software tool and mobile application deve… More) is a simple free and open sourceOpen source is a publicly accessible software design that can be modified and shared by multiple users. This allows the … More
software tool and mobile application developed by USDA/ARS that supports land
use planning and management. It includes modulesA component or module is a discrete portion of a tool that has a particular function. Components can be assembled in dif… More that allow non-soil scientists
to (a) determine the sustainable potential of their land (LandInfo), (b) monitor the
health of their land (LandCover and SoilHealth), and (c) record management activities
(LandManagement). The land potential assessments will be updated based on new
evidence regarding the success or failure of new management systems on different soils.
The knowledge engine, together with mobile phone applications and cloud computing
technologies, facilitate more rapid and complete integrationSystem integration is defined in engineering as the process of bringing together the component subsystems into one syste… More of local and scientific
knowledge into land management.