Soil Science Australia Conference 2023

Soil Science Australia National Conference “Our Soil: Spirit of a Nation” aimed to further research, innovation and understanding of soils across Australia and beyond.

The conference was held in Darwin from 25 to 30 June 2023. It brought together over 300 soil scientists, industry representatives, researchers, practitioners and policymakers to further soil research and understanding of soils.

The conference is Australia’s leading conference for presenting advances in soil science.

The Australian National Soil Information System (ANSIS) was launched during the conference on the 27 June 2023. 

The ANSIS team also delivered the below listed scientific presentations at the conference:

1. Re-building the Australian National Soil Information System to better support sustainable soil management. Presenter: Peter Wilson
2. Australian National Soil Information System – information models for data harmonisation and delivery. Presenter: Alistair Ritchie
3. Controlled vocabularies for improving soil data utility in a web-enabled world. Presenter: Megan Wong
4. Soil state and trend assessment framework for Natural Capital Accounting. Presenter: Gerard Grealish
5. Social Architecture for ANSIS: A Socio-Technical Approach to Achieving Policy Outcomes. Presenter: Laura Kostanski 
6. Effectively communicating soil science: the role of communications in raising the profile of ANSIS. Presenter: Jeda Palmer 
7. Soil information products developed from using the Australian National Soil Information System. Presenter: Gerard Grealish